...It is a labor of love born out of a desire to partner with families that are experiencing fear about the inability to provide meals for their families due to an unexpected financial setback.  Illness, job loss, or any number of hardships facing today’s families can trigger economic destabilization within a home. When forced with the option of paying bills or buying food, most families lose sight of the bigger picture of household economics in favor of providing for immediate needs.   Papa’s Pantry’s goal is to partner with these families THROUGHOUT the crisis period by providing the family’s food needs in order to reduce the strain on already overburdened finances while they tend to the business at hand... stabilization.

In 7 years, Papa’s Pantry has grown from a part-time effort to a full-time commitment.  Born in the basement of my home in August of 1998, I operated the pantry while still working full-time with a major Atlanta corporation.  In the summer of 2003, leaving the comfort of a steady paycheck behind, I devoted myself to full-time service through The Pantry; certainly a leap of faith. When Papa’s Pantry noted its 6^th birthday in the summer of 2004, we celebrated the Grand Opening of our new office in Canton.  Just like the opportunities that have fueled our growth over the past many years, our new location provided more opportunities for expansion than we ever dreamed possible

In April of this year, we moved into a larger facility in Woodstock and now have the space to provide life skills coaching and classes, as well as tutoring in-house!

Papa’s Pantry has provided food assistance to hundreds of families, and we have seen exponential growth.  Leveraging funds, it takes approximately $30 per family to provide 2 weeks of meat, milk, and produce to our partnered families. These perishables are funded through financial donations that are received from caring members of the community. Non-perishable goods are also provided to families through in-kind donations from individuals, churches, businesses, and local civic organizations.  The year-round food assistance provided includes both perishable and non-perishable items, including items like toiletries, paper goods, and baby items.  

Papa’s Pantry and I need your help.  I hope you have a few minutes to browse through the website to identify the many efforts currently underway at Papa's Pantry.  You may want to donate your time, money or gifts to The Pantry, I encourage you to give us a call at 770.591.4730.

We look forward to serving the community and sharing Christ’s love together with you.

Blessings,
Lynne Saunders
Founder, Papa’s Pantry, Inc.