Rockdale County Emergency Relief Fund, Inc. (RER) provides emergency financial assistance, food, and clothing to Rockdale County residents experiencing a temporary financial hardship due to an unforeseen circumstance, such as a job layoff, medical emergency or long-term illness, ensuring families have access to the resources they need to help them maintain stable housing and work towards regaining financial security. RER addresses the urgent needs of families suffering from financial insecurity, allowing them to maximize household resources in an effort to retain housing and find employment, and ultimately get them back on the road to financial stability and self-sufficiency.
Over the past 45 years, RER has served the residents of Rockdale County providing emergency assistance. RER has expanded its portfolio of services to include a full-service food bank, clothing distribution program, holiday assistance program, referrals for emergency housing, financial literacy education, as well as direct financial assistance with mortgage, rent, and utility payments.
RER serves approximately 3,500 households in Rockdale County.
For more information about RER’s programs or how to get involved, contact RER at info@rockdalerelief.org or (770) 922-9210.
RER Community Food Bank
The RER Community Food Bank, founded in 1999, is a full-service food bank providing emergency food and household items to low-income individuals and families living in Rockdale County. The Food Bank helps ensure local residents experiencing food insecurity have access to the nutritional food needed to live an active and healthy life. Clients are referred by local social service agencies, churches, and, local community groups. RER also accepts self-referrals. Participants may visit the Food Bank once every three months, or a maximum of four times per year.
Emergency food is a critical step in addressing food insecurity and helping families regain stability. RER intervenes when families are struggling to provide food for themselves. Financial pressures such as unemployment, health care issues, housing, and low wages continue to strain the budgets of households with low to moderate incomes. Low-income households are often forced to choose between providing enough food for themselves or their families and paying rent and utilities to maintain stable housing. Middle-income families are also feeling the pressure, increasingly reporting difficulty affording groceries. RER’s Food Bank helps ease the immediate strain of food insecurity allowing families to spend their resources maintaining stable housing and finding employment, which will help get them back on the road to financial security.
The Food Bank accepts donations of non-perishable items Monday – Friday, 9am – 4pm.
For more information about RER Community Food Bank, contact RER at foodbank@rockdalerelief.org or (770) 922-9210.
Contact Information:
Rockdale County Emergency Relief Fund, Inc.
PO Box 80369
350 Tall Oaks Drive S.E.
Conyers, GA 30013-8369
P (770) 922-9210
F (770) 918-2153
info@rockdalerelief.org
www.rockdalecountyemergencyrelief.org
