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Healthy Savannah Calls on Chatham Co. to Weigh in on Nutrition and Food Insecurity

Healthy Savannah is scheduling three listening sessions to receive community input from residents of Garden City, Thunderbolt and Georgetown in helping redesign the Savannah-Chatham Food Policy Council. The first upcoming meeting, which is free and open to the public, is planned for Tuesday, April 12, from 6:00-7:30 p.m. at Garden City Cooper Center, 700 Davis Ave, Savannah GA 31408.

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