30-Thousand fill Atlanta's Turner Stadium to Hosea's Feed-The-Hungry

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THANKSGIVING, CHRISTMAS, MARTIN LUTHER KING'S DAY AND EASTER, FOUR TIMES per year Hosea's Feed The Hungry Foundation services the homeless and destitutes.

The applicants fill the Atlanta's Fulton County Turner Field Baseball Stadium. Thousands of poverty driven families from all across Atlanta environs come to get a free full course balanced meal. And the sick, shut-ins and senior citizens can have their special service of home delivery of their dinners.

However, all during the year, Hosea's Feed The Hungry Organization service individuals who drop by their Atlanta office in Northwest Atlanta.

At the Turner Field site these are featured:

• "Children's Toy Center" - toys will be given out to children
• A Barber and Beauty Shop will be set up with hot showers, clean clothing and toiletries
• Church services
• Free flu shots
• Legal aid counseling
• Free medical check-ups
• Free long-distance calling to family nationwide

Being a non-profit organization, Hosea's Feed The Hungry and Homeless is open toreceive donations of food and funding to keep its operations in tact and to serve the needy public.

Since the economy is in a downturn, this organization has felt the pangs of the depression.Hosea Feed the Hungry and Homeless was founded in 1971 by the late civil rights legend Reverend Hosea Williams and his wife Juanita Williams. Afemo and Elizabeth Williams-Omilami took over the reins of the organization in 2001 after Reverend William's death.

In addition to the annual Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner events, the Omilami's have added additional dinner events for Martin Luther King Day holiday and Easter.

Hosea Feed The Hungry & Homeless is a year-round organization providing food, shelter, clothing, job training and human resources referrals to poor and homeless individuals. Since its inception, the organization has served over 1-million meals to the needy.

Other services provided by this wonderful organization include clothing, toiletries, food baskets, rent and utility assistance, public transportation, temporary housing, educational programs for children, community outreach and job skills training.

Additionally, Hosea Feed The Hungry played an integral part in aiding Hurricane Katrina victims in Atlanta.

For additional information, please contact:



Elizabeth Williams-Omilami, Director (pictured above)
404-755-3353 ext 307
http//:www.hoseafeedthehungry.com
P.O.Box 4672 Atlanta, GA 30302-4672