Family YMCA of Greater Augusta will be giving away boxes of fresh food to families in need at area YMCA locations beginning Saturday, May 8 through next week.

In partnership with the USDA’s Farmers to Families program, the Y will provide free boxes with 10-12 pounds of fresh food to families in need. YMCA membership is not required to pick-up a box.

Fresh food boxes will be available at the following times and locations:

Saturday, May 8

• 10am-2pm at YMCA Team Headquarters

• 11am-3pm at Augusta South Family YMCA

• 12pm-3pm at Steiner Branch Family YMCA

Monday, May 10

• 7:30am-12pm at Wilson Family YMCA

• 8am-12pm at Thomson Family YMCA

• 9:30am-4:30pm at YMCA Team Headquarters

• 3pm-7pm at North Jefferson Family YMCA

• 3pm-7pm at Burke County Family YMCA

Address for each location can be found on the Y’s website at thefamilyy.org.

Cheryl’s Kitchen Food Program is part of a year-round effort to address child hunger. The Y has provided more than one million meals and snacks to people in need throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.