The Brief
- Cheri Bailey hosted a free dinner for 300 people in Mableton after SNAP benefits were delayed by the government shutdown.
- Denise and Bryan Perry offered the Mableton Banquet Hall to host the meal, supporting Bailey’s grassroots effort.
- Bailey plans to continue organizing free community dinners, saying, “When the system fails, love steps in.”
MABLETON, Ga. – When government benefits were delayed by the ongoing shutdown, one Cobb County woman decided to do something about it by feeding her neighbors herself.
What they’re saying:
Business owner Cheri Bailey says she knows exactly what it’s like to depend on food assistance. “Born and raised in public housing, we grew up on food stamps. Without food stamps, we probably would not have eaten,” Bailey said.…