Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. employing more than 7,000 in Georgia will distribute $1.5 million in communities to assist with recovery from the COVID-19 outbreak. Pilgrim’s Pride has requested proposals to be considered with decisions awaited before the end of 2020. Pilgrim’s Pride will assign funding to communities in which Companypoultry processing plants are located including Atlanta, Canton in Cherokee County and Carrollton in Carroll County.
The intent is to work with local community leaders to identify programs relating to food insecurity and deficiencies in community infrastructure and emergency relief.