Metro Atlanta Shoppers Help Raise $128K to Fight Childhood Hunger

Staff Report From Georgia CEO

Wednesday, August 12th, 2026

Metro Atlanta shoppers helped raise more than $128,000 to fight childhood hunger this summer, far surpassing the campaign's original goal.

Kroger's Atlanta Division announced Tuesday that customers and employees raised the money during its "Kick Hunger to the Sidelines" campaign, which ran from June through July. Customers donated by rounding up their purchases at checkout.

 

The campaign raised more than two-and-a-half times its original goal of $50,000.

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