PORCH Marietta, an all-volunteer nonprofit dedicated to reducing food insecurity, celebrates its third anniversary by announcing it has donated over 100,000 pounds of groceries to Marietta food pantries since its inception in February  2002. This translates into over 83,000 meals for neighbors in need. 

In 2024, PORCH Marietta’s network of participating neighborhoods held 398 food drives and delivered more than 54,000 pounds of food to serve over 44,000 individuals. They also helped start a new food pantry serving students at Marietta Middle School. In addition, PORCH Marietta used financial donations to provide over $4000 worth of fresh milk and eggs to the Center for Family Resources and a year’s worth of snacks for students at each of 12 different Cobb County and Marietta City Title 1 schools. 

“In 2025, we are seeing a growing number of people facing food insecurity,” said Liz Platner, chapter leader of PORCH Marietta. “By picking up a few items next time you’re shopping and leaving them on your porch or by contributing financially, you can help us make a meaningful change in Marietta. This is the power of crowdsourcing – individual donations of all sizes create a big impact.”  

PORCH Communities was started in 2011 in  Chapel Hill, and there are now over 550 neighbor hoods in 13 states serving their local communities.  

PORCH chapters have collectively distributed  more than $15 million worth of food to neighbors in  need. The PORCH Marietta chapter was founded in  February 2022.  

Contributing non-perishable food to 15 local  food pantries on a monthly basis is the flagship pro gram of PORCH Marietta. To date, PORCH Marietta  has donated over 100,000 pounds of food to these  pantries. They collect food via monthly neighborhood food drives, based on customized wish lists  from the pantries. Neighbors put the requested  groceries out on their porch and volunteers pick up  and deliver them to the pantries. Currently there are  over 50 Marietta neighborhoods participating. To  add your neighborhood to the team, contact  marietta@porchcommunities.org. For more  information or to make a financial contribution,  visit porchcommunities.org/porch-marietta.