HR461: HR461 Food Bank of Northeast Georgia; mission of connecting neighbors with nourishing food, its expansion to better serve communities across Northeast Georgia & ongoing contributions to economic stability, workforce development & community well-being; commend

This resolution is a ceremonial statement from the Georgia House of Representatives honoring the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia. It does not change any Georgia law. Instead it recognizes the organization's work distributing over 15.5 million pounds of food in 2024 across a 15 county service area in Northeast Georgia, its partnerships with farmers, businesses, faith based groups, and nonprofits, and its recent expansion including a new 65,000 square foot facility in Athens. The resolution formally commends the food bank for connecting neighbors with food and fighting food insecurity, and recognizes the role food security plays for families, veterans, seniors, and children in Georgia. It directs the Clerk of the House to send a copy of the resolution to the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia as a keepsake.

• Formally commends the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia for its mission of connecting neighbors with food and fighting food insecurity.
• Recognizes the organization's 2024 distribution of over 15.5 million pounds of food across its 15 county service area.
• Acknowledges the food bank's expansion, including a new 65,000 square foot facility in Athens, as increasing distribution capacity.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to send a copy of the resolution to the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia.
• Creates no new law, funding, or regulatory requirement; it is a symbolic statement of praise.

The resolution directly names the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia and its staff and partners, including local farmers, businesses, faith based organizations, and nonprofits. It also references the families, veterans, seniors, and children in Northeast Georgia who rely on the food bank's services.

The resolution carries no legal or funding effect, but it gives official state recognition to a regional food bank's work and expansion, which can raise public awareness of food insecurity and support community based efforts to address hunger in Northeast Georgia.

• The preamble (whereas clauses) describes the food bank's 2024 distribution of over 15.5 million pounds of food and its 15 county service area.
• The preamble notes the food bank's expansion, including a new 65,000 square foot facility in Athens, aimed at increasing distribution capacity and reducing food waste.
• The first resolved clause commends the food bank for its mission, expansion, and continued fight against food insecurity.
• The second resolved clause recognizes the role of food security for Georgia's families, veterans, seniors, and children.
• The final resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to provide a copy of the resolution to the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia.

1. 2025-02-28House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-02-28House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-02-28House Hopper (House)

• Houston Gaines (R, HD-120)Primary sponsor
• Marcus Wiedower (R, HD-121)
• Trey Rhodes (R, HD-124)
• Spencer Frye (D, HD-122)
• Holt Persinger (R, HD-119)

• food insecurity
• food banks
• Northeast Georgia
• community resolutions