
Growth and Adaptation in the Fight for Food Security
When Urban Recipe began in 1991, we operated out of a church basement in Grant Park. We ran a singular food co-op, distributing food out of a small pantry and regular household refrigerator. Fast forward 35 years, Urban Recipe is now one of the largest partners of the Atlanta Community Food Bank. Distributing well over…

Urban Recipe – More than a Pantry
“When is your pantry open?”“What hours can I come pick up food?” These are questions we hear almost every day. And we always give the same answer: Urban Recipe is not a food pantry. But, in many ways, it’s something better. More than a Box of Food When families join an Urban Recipe Food Co-op,…

Mobile Pantry Increases Food Access
Urban Recipe runs food co-ops. We have spent years continuing to improve our co-op model to get food to people who need it. Five years ago, with the global pandemic, our model ran into a wall and we had to figure out a way to get families food, even without the co-op community. With partners…

Resolutions to Challenge Ourselves in 2025
Starting out the new year is always an exciting time of fresh goals and new beginnings. Everyone wants to go above and beyond for themselves and for their community. For an organization that has been around since 1991, we still like to take this opportunity to evaluate how we can better live our mission of…
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