Our Impact
1 in 7 people in Georgia go without sufficient food regularly. 10% of seniors and almost 20% of children do not have enough food to eat. Through our Food Co-ops and Mobile Pantry, we strive to reduce those numbers, focusing on not only feeding families, but providing a community to support them in stability.*
We are proud of what we’ve accomplished alongside our partners and community — working together to build the recipe for food security.
For 35 years, our impact has continued to grow!
Take a look at our 2025 numbers:
~83 lbs of food
distributed to each family
every two weeks*
*varies based on family size
community
84% of co-op members report a sense of respect and togetherness
from their co-op
271 Co-op meetings
297 co-op members
feeding 1,000+ family members
14,279
Mobile Pantry boxes
I feel like I can do anything! I’m a better person now.
Ethel
Co-op Member
The greatest impact we see through our work is in the lives of our co-op members. Urban Recipe is a unique food model, walking alongside members often for years at a time, filling their pantries, and supporting their overall wellbeing.
Ethel is a long-time co-op member, receiving food and participating in the South Atlanta Food Co-op, hosted by Focused Community Strategies, for 14 years. Her lifestyle, confidence, leadership skills, and stability have increased through her experience. Hear more in her own words.
You can be part of the impact Urban Recipe is having on the Atlanta community, in the lives of people like Ethel.
Get involved as a:
Co-op Locations
11 co-ops serve members
from 58 zip codes around metro Atlanta and beyond:
3 school-based co-ops (serving families, faculty and staff associated with the school),
4 residence-based co-ops (serving families living in a particular residence or zip code),
and 4 open co-ops (open to anyone)
*Georgia statistics on this page are provided by our partners at the Atlanta Community Food Bank.
Volunteer
Join our team of dedicated volunteers and help us in our mission to provide food support to those in need.
Donate
Your contribution helps provide regular, sustained support through food co-ops and emergency food support through free mobile food pantries.
