Amid shortages, Georgia groups seek baby formula donations for low-income families

The nationwide baby formula shortage has left store shelves empty at an Atlanta CVS. WABE photo/Jess Mador
The nationwide baby formula shortage has left store shelves empty at an Atlanta CVS. (Jess Mador/WABE)

The statewide nonprofit organization Helping Mamas —  which provides struggling parents with supplies for babies and children such as diapers, cribs, car seats and baby formula — urges anyone with extra unopened, unexpired baby formula to consider donating it.

Many retail chains in Georgia and around the United States are limiting customers’ baby formula purchases amid ongoing nationwide shortages and supply chain disruptions.

Jamie Lackey, founder of the Norcross-based group Helping Mamas, says the supply crunch hits low-income families the hardest. Many lack transportation to drive from store to store seeking baby formula.