Atlanta Nonprofit, Safe Hands Company, Works With Artists To Combat Food Insecurity
There are three artists around the country participating in the first way of the “Safe Hands Artist Series.”
Courtesy of Safe Hands
Earlier this year The World Food Programme reported that the number of people facing food insecurity would double by the end of 2020. An Atlanta nonprofit is trying to combat this crisis with art.
The Safe Hands Company co-founder Christi Woods and Atlanta artist Yoyo Ferro spoke with WABE’s “City Lights” about this initiative.
The nonprofit was established this year to fight world hunger, and their efforts to fight this battle have only gotten more difficult due to COVID-19.
They created the “Safe Hands Artists Series” to help raise funds for people facing food insecurity. The artists keep 50% of the proceeds and the other 50% goes towards the “Rise Against Hunger” organization. Safe Hands already donates 25% of its proceeds to “Rise Against Hunger” and other charities that support communities facing food insecurity.
Ferro is one of the artists participating in this collaboration. He’s an Atlanta-based muralist and artist from the countryside of Brazil.
“I like to make art, put smiles on people’s faces, but when you can do that plus give people food. I think it’s a big deal, it’s very cool,” he said.
He continued, “It’s crazy to think that this is a problem in a first world country, you know? So I’m very happy to be able to use my art to help that way.”
Woods said this won’t be the last of working with artists and creatives in order to continue the fight against world hunger.
Work from the artist’s participating in the initiative can be viewed here. It will be on sale until Sept. 30.
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