The Chattanooga Area Food Bank broke ground at the expansion of the food bank’s distribution center on South Hamilton Street in Dalton this week. The area food bank provides assistance to local food banks across Northwest Georgia – including Chattooga County.
Last year, the Chattanooga Area Food Bank received a $2.4 million community development block grant from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development that will allow the food bank to buy the warehouse, renovate it and expand the food bank’s operations in Northwest Georgia.
Improvements will include:
• Increased capacity for refrigerated and freezer storage for perishables and frozen products.
• An increase in dry storage from 7,600 to 9,600 square feet.
• The addition of three dock doors to provide improved shipping and receiving.
• Space for volunteers and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) outreach.
One-third of the food distributed by the Chattanooga Area Food Bank is distributed in nine Northwest Georgia counties from the Dalton distribution center: Whitfield, Murray, Catoosa, Chattooga, Dade, Fannin, Gilmer, Gordon and Walker. Last year, the food bank and its partner agencies distributed 6.5 million pounds of groceries in the Northwest Georgia region.
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