Hunger is a Year-
Round Issue

PORCH Decatur is a local non-profit organization under the umbrella of PORCH Communities; we are an all volunteer, grassroots hunger relief organization. We collect food and cash donations through monthly neighborhood food drives, and distribute donations to feed hundreds of at-risk families in our community.

Barbara Hardin, Dot Moye and Hope Baker founded PORCH – Decatur in July 2020 as an ongoing response to community need. Ellen Bishop joined Barbara and Hope after the sudden death of our co-founder, Dot, in July, 2021.

We are sponsored through Holy Trinity Parish and organized within the structure of the national PORCH organization, enabling us to get up and running quickly as the scope of hunger in our community was laid bare during the pandemic.

The PORCH model uses a network of neighborhood coordinators (NCs) to solicit and collect donations from their neighbors. PORCH – Decatur currently has 26 NCs in 19 neighborhoods around Decatur and Greater Atlanta. Once a month, the NCs and individual donors bring their collected donations our intake event. Donations of non-perishable food, toiletries and monetary donations benefit Decatur Emergency Assistance Ministry (DEAM) and the Atlanta Community Food Bank as well as programs such as Church of the Common Ground, an outdoor faith community for the homeless of Atlanta.

• When: Second Sunday of each month from 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm, except in December
• Where: Holy Trinity Parish at 515 E Ponce de Leon Ave, Decatur, GA

APRIL 10, 2022 MOST NEEDED ITEMS: 

• Whole grain foods
  • Whole wheat pasta
  • Brown rice
  • Whole grain cereal
  • Whole wheat flour
  • Whole grain crackers
  • Plain oatmeal
• Shelf stable milk (cow, soy, rice, etc.)
• Fruit, dried or canned in light syrup or juice 
• Low-sodium, no salt added vegetables
• Low-sodium pasta sauce in plastic container
• Foods high in protein
  • Natural peanut butter or almond butter (no hydrogenated oil)
  • Dried beans
  • Dried peas
  • Dried lentils
  • Canned tuna – canned in water, not oil
  • Canned salmon – canned in water, not oil
  • Canned chicken – canned in water, not oil
  • Unsalted nuts
• 100% fruit and/or vegetable juice
• Cooking oil
  • Olive oil
  • Avocado oil
  • Canola oil

• ONGOING NEEDS FOR DEAM
• 1 lb. pasta & pasta sauce
• small boxes of Jell-o
• canned meats
• small boxes corn muffin mix
• pop top canned veggies
• sweet cereal
• deodorant soap
• toothpaste
• sanitary pads
• toilet tissue
• deodorant
• powdered laundry detergent or pods

• CHURCH OF THE COMMON GROUND NEEDS
• Brown Paper Lunch Bags
• Bottled Water (16oz)
• Wrapped Soft Snacks (like granola bars)
• Drink Powder Flavor Packets (indiv. size)
• Mustard or Mayo Packets (indiv. size)

Get Involved

Supporting Neighborhoods

Contact us at Decatur@porchcommunities.org if you would like to contact your neighborhood coordinator or if you do not see your neighborhood listed.

Founded by Barbara Hardin, Dot Moye and Hope Baker, PORCH Decatur joins the growing network of PORCH affiliates.