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. 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 25 NCs in 18 neighborhoods around Decatur and Greater Atlanta. On the second Sunday of each month from 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm, NCs and individual donors bring their collected donations to Holy Trinity Parish at 515 E Ponce de Leon Ave, Decatur, GA. Drop-off is contactless, with volunteers retrieving donations from NC’s vehicles. Volunteers are masked at all times. Holy Trinity limits the number of volunteers and keeps a roster for contact tracing.
Started in 2010 in Chapel Hill, NC, PORCH is an all-volunteer, grassroots hunger relief organization that has collected and donated more than $2.1 million in hunger relief across all their communities.
Help us receive and process donations on 2nd Sundays. If physical tasks are not for you, checking expirations dates is a job you can do while sitting, so please join us!
Drop-off and sorting take place at Holy Trinity Parish, 515 East Ponce de Leon Ave, Decatur, GA. Come to the double red doors on Sycamore Place.
To get involved complete our Volunteer Form
or email us at: Decatur@porchcommunities.org
Volunteer Form
Neighborhood coordinators recruit neighbors to donate food, then pick up the donations before each monthly food drive. The NCs bring their neighborhood’s donations to the drop-off held from 3-4:30 pm on the 2nd Sunday of each month except December.
Want to donate but don’t have a neighborhood coordinator? Individual Donors are welcome, too! Just drive up with your donations.
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In 2020, during our first 6 months of operation, PORCH-Decatur collected 964 bags of non-perishable food, valued at $19,280, and received cash donations totaling $1,320.
Non-perishable food and cash donations support the work of Decatur Emergency Assistance Ministry (DEAM). The bulk of our food donations were sent directly to DEAM, as well as a donation at $778 at year end.
April 2021 Most Needed Items (non-perishables only):
PLUS:
• aspirin/ibuprofen
• vitamins
Founded by Barbara Hardin, Dot Moye and Hope Baker, PORCH Decatur joins the growing network of PORCH affiliates.