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All assistance, including food orders, will be by appointment only.
Food, Rx, and Utility Assistance Appointment Scheduling
Same-day appointments may be made as available. Please call 404-373-2300 for utility bill assistance and call 404-373-9283 for food and Rx assistance ONLY.
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- 8:30am–11:30am
Food Selection Times
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- 9:00am–11:15 am
Donations / Deliveries
DEAM is closed for assistance on Wednesdays and only open for donations and deliveries.
- Wednesdays
- 8:30am–11:30am
Weather Closure
DEAM follows the weather closure policy of City Schools of Decatur. When CSD is closed, DEAM is closed.
DEAM serves more than 250 local families and 150 unhoused clients a month, providing critical assistance to ease hunger, prevent utility service disconnection, and purchase life-sustaining prescriptions for qualified residents.
Urgent & Ongoing Food Pantry Needs
DEAM relies on contributions of non-perishable food and basic health supplies. DEAM buys many canned goods from the Atlanta Community Food Bank (ACFB) at pennies on the dollar, but the items listed below are always in short supply.
Ongoing Item Needs
Donations of non-perishable food items that are especially needed on a continuing basis:
- Canned fruit
- Cereal
- Condensed soups
- Corn muffin mix
- Feminine hygiene products
- Granola Bars
- Hearty soups
- Juice box
- Pasta sauce
- Peanut butter crackers
- Powdered (or pods) laundry detergent**
- Razors
- Reusable cloth bags
- Saltine Crackers
- Small paper bags/paper grocery bags
- Toilet paper
- Toiletries – travel size
- Tuna packets 2.6 oz
- White rice 1 lb bag
- Yellow rice 1 lb bag
- Winter Needs: Jackets, blankets, gloves, hats, hand sanitizer, small packs of tissues
**(Economy-sized boxes of these are most welcome)
December 2025 Most Needed Items
- Applesauce cups
- Baked beans
- Bar soap
- Canned beef stew
- Canned chicken
- Canned chilli
- Canned fruit
- Canned soup
- Canned tuna
- Canned veggies (mixed veggies, carrots, peas)
- Cereal
- Collard greens
- Cooking oil
- Jelly
- JIFFY
- Pasta
- Pasta sauce
- Peanut butter
- Peanut butter crackers
- Saltine crackers
- Toilet paper
- White rice
- Yellow rice
- Holiday Foods: Stuffing, gravy, collard greens, yams,
cranberry sauce, etc.
A high percentage of your donation reaches people
At DEAM, we strive to help qualified clients move from a place of need to one of independence.
Eighty-five percent of every dollar donated to DEAM goes to serving clients. The remaining 15% covers operating expenses. You can be assured that any monies donated to our ministry are used efficiently and effectively to benefit those in need.
Volunteers are the Backbone of All We Do.
We want to hear from you about your desire to serve others.