FAQ: Atlanta Community Food Bank's 2025 Hunger Champions Awards
TL;DR
The Atlanta Community Food Bank's Hunger Champions program showcases how strategic partnerships with organizations like Kroger provide competitive advantage through community recognition and enhanced corporate reputation.
The Atlanta Community Food Bank systematically recognizes Hunger Champions across five categories based on specific contributions, with winners selected through established criteria during the previous fiscal year.
The Hunger Champions program strengthens community bonds by celebrating those who help provide over 1.5 million meals to neighbors in need, making tomorrow better through reduced food insecurity.
Volunteer Raymond Wright helps distribute 150,000 pounds of food monthly while The Schoen Foundation contributed $1.5 million to fight hunger across metro Atlanta.
Found this article helpful?
Share it with your network and spread the knowledge!
The Hunger Champions awards recognize people and organizations that have made exceptional contributions to fighting hunger in the community, with winners selected in five categories: Food Donor of the Year, Partner Agency of the Year, Public Official of the Year, Supporters of the Year, and Volunteer of the Year.
These awards are important because they celebrate community leadership and recognize those who have generously committed time and resources to fight hunger, especially as food insecurity continues to rise in Georgia and funding sources shift.
The Kroger Company won Food Donor of the Year for their consistent food donations, providing over three million pounds of food last year including more than 1.4 million pounds of perishable foods like meat, deli items, and produce.
Margie's House was named Partner Agency of the Year for distributing over 409,000 pounds of food (with 42% being produce) and being the largest Commodity Supplemental Food Program partner, while also offering additional services like a clothing closet and community garden.
Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper was named Public Official of the Year for his work to increase state budget funding for the Georgia Grown Farm to Food Bank Program and for advocating for food banks by testifying about their work and expanding awareness with state officials.
The Schoen Foundation was named Supporters of the Year for investing $1.5 million to bolster the Food Bank's response to food insecurity, including $1 million toward the Transforming the Neighbor Experience campaign to support expansion efforts.
The winners were announced at a luncheon hosted at the Atlanta Community Food Bank headquarters in Atlanta, GA on November 07, 2025.
Nominees for the Hunger Champions are selected based on their contributions during the previous fiscal year, recognizing those who have gone above and beyond to advance the Food Bank's mission.
Kyle Waide serves as the President & CEO of the Atlanta Community Food Bank and emphasized the importance of community support in sustaining vital programs for neighbors in need.
Curated from 24-7 Press Release
