Real Help.Real Hope.Real Impact.
Since 2019, Helping Hands of Ga Metro has shown up for our neighbors — one meal, one mentor, one moment at a time and we're just getting started.
Fresh produce distributed with the Atlanta Community Food Bank
and still growing
Fresh produce distributed with the Atlanta Community Food Bank
and still growing
Fresh produce distributed with the Atlanta Community Food Bank
and still growing
Fresh produce distributed with the Atlanta Community Food Bank
and still growing
The Need Is Real — And It's Close to Home
Metro Atlanta looks prosperous from the highway. But behind that skyline, thousands of our neighbors — individuals, students, families, and children — are going without. Here’s what the data shows across the communities we serve.
Food insecurity
1 in 6
1 in 5
1 in 7 / 1 in 5
Georgians face food insecurity today (15.6% of the state population).
Georgia children don’t reliably know where their next meal is coming from (21.7%).
Residents / children across our 29-county metro service area — including Gwinnett, Fulton, DeKalb, Cobb, Clayton, Rockdale and Henry — still face food insecurity despite the region’s prosperity.
HHGM is addressing this every week — through mobile food pantries, hot meals, and partnerships like our produce distribution with the Atlanta Community Food Bank — but the need keeps growing faster than any one organization can meet alone.
Youth aging out of foster care
~11,000
~700 / year
1 in 4 / <3%
children are in foster care in Georgia right now.
young people age out of Georgia’s foster care system annually — many right here in Gwinnett, Fulton, Rockdale, Cobb, Henry, Clayton and DeKalb Counties — often with no family safety net waiting for them.
of youth who age out of care nationally ever earn a diploma or GED, or complete a college degree — the odds Legacy Life Centers exist to change.
These young people are turning 18 with no diploma path, no trade skill, and no family to call. That’s precisely the gap a Legacy Life Center is built to close.
Our Response — The Legacy Life Center Vision
One Legacy Life Center. Every Community. A Real Way Forward.
Statistics don’t feed a family, tutor a struggling student, or sit with someone in their darkest moment — people do. That’s the whole idea behind the Legacy Life Center: one dedicated hub in every community we serve, built around four simple promises.
- A full plate, every time. Mobile food pantries and hot meals for anyone who needs them — no judgment, no barriers.
- A path forward for students. Tutoring and mentoring, honest guidance on trade careers vs. college, and support completing a GED.
- Someone to talk to. Licensed counselors and chaplains available for mental health support and crisis care, including for young people leaving the foster system.
- A place that shows up. A local Legacy Life Center in Gwinnett, Fulton, Rockdale, Cobb, Henry, Clayton and DeKalb Counties, ready to strengthen, guide, and direct someone right when they need it most.
This is the vision: not just responding to a crisis once, but building a permanent, trusted place in every community where hope has an address.
Get Involved — Partners, Sponsors & Volunteers
Help Us Build the Next Legacy Life Center.
We can’t do this alone — and we don’t want to. We’re looking for partners, sponsors, and volunteers who want to help strengthen food security, education, and mental-health support in their own community.
- Partner With Us — join HHGM’s network of community and resource partners.
- Become a Sponsor — fund a mobile pantry run, a tutoring cohort, or a Legacy Life Center scholarship.
- Volunteer Today — serve a meal, tutor a student, or support an outreach event.
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It’s about making a difference in people’s lives. Remembered or not, lived out in a small town or on the world stage, the journey of relevance matters. ~Marian Deegan
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The Metro Atlanta Area
With a population of over 5.5 million, Metro Atlanta is Georgia’s principal urban area, and the eighteenth largest metro area in the United states. About 24% of the population are impacted by low income and are in need of support for food, education support and more. It is our aim to reach as many people as we can.