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Where to go for food help
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• Servants of the Lord. (770) 922-6206. Saturday and holiday meal delivery. Call for interview and to start delivery, no age limit. Sponsored by Conyers First Methodist Church.

• Presbyterian Church of the Resurrection, 676 Ga. Highway 20 NE, Conyers, (770) 922-5553, pcres@bellsouth.net. For Rockdale residents; once a month; must provide driver's license or proof of residency and pick up food. Call in orders by Wednesday and pick up on Thursday morning.

• Rockdale Emergency Relief, 350 Tall Oaks Drive. (770) 922-0165. Rockdale residents can receive a box of non-perishable food every three months. You must have Social Security card and picture ID at time of pick up. You also must arrange your own pick up.

• Monastery of the Holy Spirit, Ga. Highway 212. (770) 483-7228. Every Tuesday 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. A variety of food, breads, pastries and canned goods. Eligible once every three months. Must show a current picture ID.

• Rockdale Baptist Church. (770) 483-8392. Small box of food every three months.

• Old Pleasant Hill Baptist Church. (770) 483-8392. Tuesdays noon to 1 p.m. First come, first served. Must be a Rockdale resident and show picture ID. Eligible for a box of food every two months. Answering machine

• Solid Rock Baptist Church. (678) 342-3434. Rockdale and Newton residents. Tuesday through Thursday mornings 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Thursday nights 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Must have picture ID and a $8 donation if possible. Eligible for one box of food, once a week. They may deliver if disabled and an emergency. Taken on a case by case basis.

• United Way 211. For any referrals just dial 211 on your telephone, or (404) 614-1000.

• The American Red Cross, (404) 876-3302

• Meals on Wheels, (770) 278-7230

• The Resource Center for Community Action, (770) 760-1346

• The Women, Infants & Children (WIC) program, Rockdale County Health Department, (770) 785-4345