Sweetwater Mission

Sweetwater Mission
Founded in 1968 to effectively assist clients in overcoming the barriers commonly associated with poverty and long-term unemployment and help them to transition toward self-sufficiency.
OUR SERVICES:
• Client-Choice Food Market open Monday-Saturday 9:00am to 12:30pm
• Food delivery to senior citizens and disabled neighbors who live alone and have no transportation
• Clothes Closet open Monday through Saturday 9:00am to 12:30pm
• Work Training and Life Skills programs focused on transforming lives
• Financial aid provided through partnerships with social workers
• Food Stamps, Medicaid and Child Care application assistance
• Social enterprise for individuals who have experienced chronic homelessness and live with disabilities
• Family coaching and support services
OUR CLIENTS:
• Food and Clothing for our low-income, disabled neighbors in Cobb and Douglas counties
• Work training and life skills programs offered to Metro Atlanta community
OUR FUNDING:
• Financially supported by churches, businesses, civic and collaborative partnerships
• No government funding.
OUR NUMBERS:
• Average of 1,000,000 pounds of food distributed annually
• Average 175,000 pounds of fresh produce annually
• Average more than 100,000 clothing items annually
• Average over $100,000.00 distributed annually to prevent homelessness and stabilize families
• We operate with a staff of 5 Full-time and 6 part-time employees
• We operate with approximately 200 volunteers
• We have over 32,000 families annually
• Effectively, about every 2 ½ minutes we are open to the public, we are serving a family
• All of our families that receive food and clothing live at or below 125% of Federal Guidelines for poverty
OUR ACCOLADES:
• We are the largest distributing food pantry to the Atlanta Food Bank and in the State of Georgia
• We are the lead agency in Cobb & Douglas counties for the United Way Kids Home Program.
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
• Financial contributions
• In kind donations
• Sweetwater Mission Foundation Fund
• Volunteer
• Support our fundraisers and initiatives