ATLANTA, GA (November 24, 2020) – Yesterday, T.I.’s Harris Community Works, a subsidiary of Us or Else Corp (501c3), hosted the 15th Annual Turkey Giveaway and distributed over 1,000 turkeys and produce (greens & sweet potatoes) to pre-selected underserved families and seniors in Atlanta’s Westside community. Despite the restrictions due to the ongoing pandemic, Harris Community Works successfully continued the longstanding tradition by holding the event outdoors and setting up a drive-through pick-up.
Harris Community Works partnered with the City of Atlanta along with other important contributors, including Humana, Kroger, AKOO, Bankhead Seafood and more. Grammy Award-winning recording artist, actor and philanthropist Tip “T.I.” Harris was on-site helping out, along with Councilmember Andrea Boone, family members, friends, local Atlanta representatives and dozens of volunteers.
Harris Community Works (HCW), a subsidiary of Us or Else Corp (501c3), is a non-profit, charitable organization that works to empower and elevate the community through education, awareness, and opportunity. HCW focuses on community impact projects that help improve lives through community transformation initiatives, civic engagement efforts, community outreach, and youth development programs. HCW’s mission is to work with public, private, and community partners to ignite change through economic development, neighborhood revitalization, community transformation, support services and programs for distressed communities.