Across our state, low-income families and individuals find it difficult to access food, let alone fresh, nutritious food. Reliance on cheap, unhealthy food contributes to a serious health issue for Georgia, where 30 percent of adults and 35 percent of children are obese.
In Georgia, almost 2 million people receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, or food stamp) benefits. The high cost and low accessibility of fresh food, compared to the relative low cost and high availability of processed foods, leaves them with limited options to feed their families.