the study of foods and nutrients and their effect on health, growth, and development of the individual.

 what we call a community that comes together to start and care for a garden. Community gardens can serve as a catalyst for neighborhood development, beautification, recreation, therapy, and food production. The Atlanta Community Food Bank helps communities start gardens by providing seeds, education and volunteer support.

the national network of more than 200 food banks (formerly known as America’s Second Harvest). Feeding America Food Banks have operated in the U.S. for over 30 years. Feeding America headquarters are located in Chicago, IL. The Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB) has been affiliated with the national network since it began in 1979.

a private, nonprofit distribution warehouse often affiliated with Feeding America, the national network of food banks. Food banks provide a central location for the receiving of donated food and distribution of food and grocery products to local nonprofits in their communities. (Note: There are some food banks that are not affiliated with the Feedi [..]

A food drive is a community-wide effort to collect non- perishable foods for distribution to the hungry. Food drives are organized by groups such as schools, congregations, associations, and businesses. They are sometimes sponsored by a grocery store, TV or radio station, and/or held in conjunction with a special event in the local community.

federally funded program administered by the state of Georgia to provide funds for food banks to purchase high nutrition food products for distribution to partner agencies serving children and families with children. Funding approval comes from the state legislature annually. Not to be confused with SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) [..]

the Atlanta Community Food Bank’s (ACFB)’s educational project - a series of interactive curricula and educational programming designed by the ACFB to inform a wide range of audiences about hunger and poverty and solutions to these issues such as food banking and government aid.

refers to those legally constituted, nongovernmental entities, incorporated under state law as charitable or not- for-profit corporations that have been set up to serve some public purpose and are tax-exempt according to the IRS. All food banks and their partner agencies are IRS approved nonprofit agencies.

each Feeding America certified Food Bank has an assigned service area. The ACFB has 29 counties in its service area, which covers the metro Atlanta area and much of north Georgia.

A place that temporarily houses homeless people, usually overnight; meals are almost always served. Some shelters are for families, and others for individuals. Some have a limited time that a family or individual can stay, and others will let people stay for extended periods of time.