Register for the 11th Annual Member Conference!
We invite all of our Member organizations to send a representative to join us at this year’s Member Conference! Please click the “register” button below to reserve your seat!
Are you looking to become a new Member?
The Food Bank of Northeast Georgia provides our members access to millions of pounds of food they might not otherwise have. Members gain access to food either through our online inventory system or by selecting items from our sharing floor.
To learn more about becoming a Member with the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia, please click here.
Online Ordering
The online inventory system provides bulks, cased items for distribution. All items are ordered in case or pallet-size quantities. The shopping floor provides supplemental food and is a lot like a grocery store allowing members to hand select less-than-case amounts of food from the shelves or pallets of miscellaneous product.
If you are having difficulty with accessing your account or placing an order, please contact your Food Access Coordinator.
Sharing Floor
The Sharing Floor is the Food Bank’s layout of donated foods, similar in style to a small grocery store. Here, Members may obtain items in individual packing rather than bulk. Members must have registered shoppers before they can access the Sharing Floor at either our Athens or Clayton locations. If you would like to register your organization to access the Sharing Floor, please contact your Food Access Coordinator.
Members with registered shoppers can schedule a one hour, on-the-hour appointment each week during open hours:
- Athens Sharing Floor – 8:00am-4:00pm
- Clayton Sharing Floor – 8:00am-12:00pm, 1:00pm-3:00pm
To schedule or cancel an appointment, Members can call the Athens Sharing Floor at (706) 354-8191 extension 106 or the Clayton Sharing Floor at (706) 354-8191 extension 212 or 208.
Sharing Floor and Online Ordering Closure Dates
For information on the Athens Sharing Floor click here
For information on the Clayton Sharing Floor click here
Food Bank Programs
Food 2 Kids
Food2Kids, the Food Bank’s childhood nutrition program, centers around In-School Pantries and Mobile School Pantries. In these programs, Members help support, order, and organize food distributions in schools, Boys & Girls Clubs, etc. Members are encouraged to connect with their local schools to see how best they can serve the children and families in their community.
To learn more about the Food2Kids program, please contact our Childhood Nutrition Specialist, Tracey Massey, at tmassey@foodbanknega.org or (706) 713-9319.
Senior Staples
Senior Staples is a program in which the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia packs boxes of shelf-stable foods meant as a form of monthly supplemental food assistance for those 60 and older. Senior Staples is intended to serve homebound seniors and seniors with health concerns which may prevent them from waiting in lines for food assistance. Participating Members order a select number of boxes each month (as determined by the Senior Nutrition Specialist) and cover the shared maintenance fee per each box.
This program currently has limited capacity for Members. However, if a Member would like to be considered as openings are made for this program, please provide a written request including your Member Reference Code to Noah Cooke at ncooke@foodbanknega.org.
SNAP
The Food Bank of Northeast Georgia’s SNAP department is available to assist those looking to apply for food stamps. To learn more about this program or if you are looking to assist a Neighbor in accessing an application, please click here.
Food Bank Logo for Member Use
Downloadable versions of our logo for member use:
For full color please click here
For the black and white version please click here
Member Resources
For a walkthrough on reporting statistics and explanation of the questions asked, see our Statistics Reporting Guide.
For answers regarding if your expired food is still safe to eat, see the Food Keeper App.
To learn more about the 211 local food locator and resource hotline, visit United Way of Northeast Georgia’s website.
For more information on food safety and handling of refrigerated and frozen foods, see the Food Keeper Brochure.
To learn more about food insecurity in Georgia, visit Feeding America’s Map the Meal Gap.
Have Questions? Need Help? Reach Out to Your Membership Coordinator!
For members located in Barrow, Clarke (Agencies with names starting with A-F), Oglethorpe counties: Tracey Massey at tmassey@foodbanknega.org or 706-713-9319
For members located in Banks, Clarke (Agencies with names starting with G-Z), Franklin, Hart counties: Stevie Jandrlich at sjandrlich@foodbanknega.org or 762-356-4128
For members located in Jackson, Madison, Oconee, and Elbert counties: Noah Cooke at ncooke@foodbanknega.org or 706-713-9315
For members located in Habersham, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, White counties: Annie Barnum at abranum@foodbanknega.org or 706-960-9205
Is our website showing out-of-date or inaccurate information? Please contact Hannah Southall at hsouthall@foodbanknega.org or 706-354-7845
