Real Life Center

Name

Real Life Center

Legal name

Real Life Center, Inc.

Website

https://reallifecenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Services

NAICS

Community Food Services (624210), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423)

SIC

Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Community-Based Senior Centers with Adult Day Services (HLADAIAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Health, Wellness & Lifestyle Noncredit Programs (EDAAAEAH)

Keywords

• Food assistance services
• Community nonprofit support
• Financial aid programs
• Educational life skills classes
• Mobile food pantry distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Tyrone

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: The organization is funded entirely through charitable donations from individuals, businesses, churches, and foundations. Donors can give to Greatest Need (unrestricted), Food Acquisition, or the RLC Orchard. The organization also accepts corporate donations, employer matching gifts, tribute gifts, legacy gifts, IRA distributions, and Kroger Community Rewards.
2. Event Sponsorships: Corporate sponsors support Real Life Center events like the annual Scavenger Hunt, providing brand visibility while contributing financially.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Real Life Center provides free food assistance, emergency financial aid, educational classes, job support, chaplaincy services, and senior programs to individuals and families in need in Fayette and Coweta Counties, Georgia. Core offerings include the weekly Market (fresh produce and bread), monthly Pantry (non-perishables for Full Program clients), the Mobile Food Pantry at Grace Church, the Backpack Buddies school food program, Summer Buddies meal delivery, a 3-acre RLC Orchard producing fresh fruit, free educational classes across six life-skills categories, job coaching and resume support, limited rent/utilities assistance, and faith-based chaplaincy support.

Product overview

Real Life Center is a nonprofit food assistance and community support organization offering a tiered program structure. The Introductory Program provides basic needs access including the Market (fresh produce and perishables weekly), educational classes, financial counseling, job support, and senior programs. The Full Program adds monthly pantry access to non-perishables, emergency financial assistance, and goal setting support. Complementary programs include the Mobile Food Pantry (monthly distribution of approximately 10,000 lbs), Backpack Buddies (weekly food bags to nine schools), and Summer Buddies (summer meal delivery). Additional services include Job Support, Chaplaincy, Emergency Assistance, and the RLC Orchard (3-acre fruit-producing farm). All programs operate from a holistic care philosophy addressing physical, emotional, relational, financial, mental, educational, and spiritual needs in Fayette and Coweta Counties, Georgia.

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Products and services

• Introductory Program Entry-level program for individuals and families in Fayette and Coweta Counties needing basic, everyday support. Provides access to educational classes, financial counseling, job support, the weekly Market (fresh produce and bread), and senior programs. Enrollment is available Monday-Thursday 9-11am or Thursday 5-6pm with no appointment required.
• Full Program Comprehensive program providing all Introductory Program resources plus monthly Pantry access to non-perishable foods and household items (limited to 12 months), emergency financial assistance consideration for rent, mortgage, or utilities, and goal-setting support. Requires an enrollment appointment with a counselor.
• Market and Food Pantry The Market offers fresh produce, bread, and perishable items weekly as part of both programs, sourced from local grocery partners (Aldi, Kroger, Publix, Sprouts, Target, Walmart) via the Atlanta Community Food Bank and the RLC Orchard. The Pantry provides monthly access to non-perishable foods and household items for Full Program clients only.
• Monthly Mobile Food Pantry Monthly food distribution program in partnership with Grace Church and Atlanta Community Food Bank, distributing approximately 10,000 pounds of food per event. Held on the third Thursday of each month at Grace Church, 164 Flat Creek Trail, Fayetteville, GA; open to all Georgia residents.
• Backpack Buddies Weekly bag program delivering shelf-stable foods including breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, and fruit items to nine local schools (elementary, middle, and high school). Bags are discreetly distributed by school counselors on the last day of each school week to support children facing food insecurity.
• Summer Buddies Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 732,827 pounds of food distributed to families in 2025
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Leadership FayetteminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 December 2025Program launched by Fayette Chamber of Commerce in 1980. Real Life Center was invited to speak at Leadership Fayette's all-day meeting about community needs and service opportunities. Partnership aims to develop future community leaders committed to service.
• Fayette County Summer Lunch ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Summer Buddies Program launched to complement the Summer Lunch Program. While Fayette County program provides weekday lunches, Real Life Center fills gaps by providing breakfasts, dinners, and weekend meal supplies.
• Jim 'n Nick's Community Bar-B-QminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025New restaurant location opening in Fayetteville. Grand opening attended by Real Life Center Executive Director Greg Georgianni, indicating emerging community partnership.
• Atlanta Community Food BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor food supplier providing bulk food donations for Mobile Food Pantry distribution (121,176 pounds in 2025). Partner in Transforming Access Together Accelerator program providing grants of $35,000-$50,000 and leadership development. Coordinates grocery rescue program with Aldi, Kroger, Publix, Sprouts, Target, and Walmart.
• Grace ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosts monthly Mobile Food Pantry distribution site at 164 Flat Creek Trail, Fayetteville. Provides breakfast and many volunteers for distribution events. Partners in the collaborative Summer Lunch Program with 16 faith groups.
• Christian Brothers Automotive (Sharpsburg)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDonates refurbished vehicles to clients in critical need of reliable transportation. Each donated vehicle comes with 12 months of free bumper-to-bumper service. Owner Dave Shuford has been a faithful partner providing vehicles that 'arrive by grace' for families in need.
• Dogwood ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization that founded Real Life Center in 1998 (formerly Braelinn Church). Real Life Center is a mission of Dogwood Church with separate Board of Directors. Many volunteers come from Dogwood Church congregation.
• Fayette County SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Backpack Buddies program delivering food to 9 schools including elementary, middle, and high school. School counselors discretely distribute weekend food bags to food-insecure students. Also partners for Summer Lunch Program.
• Benchmark Physical TherapyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFive locations serve as off-site food donation drop-off points during normal business hours: Fayetteville, Newnan (Thomas Crossroads), Newnan, Peachtree City (Starrs Mill), and Senoia.
• HoshizakiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate volunteer group that helped with blueberry harvest in 2025. One of 10 volunteer groups contributing to orchard operations.
• Passion TrilithminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate volunteer group that helped with blueberry harvest in 2025. One of 10 volunteer groups contributing to orchard operations.
• EatonminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate volunteer group that helped with blueberry harvest in 2025. One of 10 volunteer groups contributing to orchard operations.
• Fayette Chamber of CommerceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaunched Leadership Fayette program in 1980. Real Life Center partnered with Leadership Fayette to share mission and inspire future leaders to embrace service and compassion.
• Fayette UGA ExtensionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided expert training to volunteers on best practices for pruning apples, blueberries, and peaches in the orchard.
• Peachtree City United Methodist ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch group that partnered with Wesley Way United Methodist Church for youth volunteer service day at RLC Orchard, picking blueberries and spreading wood chips.
• Wesley Way United Methodist ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch group that partnered with Peachtree City United Methodist Church for youth volunteer service day at RLC Orchard, picking blueberries and spreading wood chips.
• Share the LoadminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal service providing household support for busy families. Real Life Center connected client Monique with this organization, leading to a part-time employment opportunity.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Feeding America: National hunger-relief organization that coordinates the network of regional food banks including Atlanta Community Food Bank. Sets the framework and donor relationships Real Life Center operates within.
• Catholic Charities Atlanta: Faith-affiliated social services organization offering food, financial assistance, and education in metro Atlanta; comparable holistic support model across physical, financial, and educational needs.
• United Way of Greater Atlanta: Regional funder and convener of social services in metro Atlanta; comparable mission of addressing community hardship and a potential upstream funding/coordination partner for Real Life Center.
• Salvation Army of Greater Atlanta: Larger faith-based social services organization offering food, rent/utility assistance, and holistic programs in the same metro area; comparable service breadth but at much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Goodwill of North Georgia: Provides job training, career coaching, and workforce development in metro Atlanta; directly comparable to Real Life Center's Job Support program which placed 116 individuals in jobs in 2025.
• Meals on Wheels Atlanta: Provides meal delivery and senior services in the same metro Atlanta region; comparable mission of food assistance plus senior engagement that overlaps with Real Life Center's Senior Programs.
• Atlanta Community Food Bank: Major regional food bank and Real Life Center's primary bulk food supplier; both distribute food to food-insecure families in metro Atlanta through partner agencies and mobile distributions.

Regional players

• Food Bank of Northeast Georgia: Regional Feeding America affiliate serving a different Georgia geography; comparable distribution scale and mobile pantry model to Real Life Center's Mobile Food Pantry program.
• Second Harvest of South Georgia: Regional food bank serving a different part of Georgia; comparable operating model of food sourcing, partner agency distribution, and mobile pantries in a defined service territory.

Others

• Habitat for Humanity International: Faith-affiliated nonprofit addressing poverty through housing rather than food; comparable community-based, volunteer-driven, holistic-support approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/RealLifeCenter
• Instagraminstagram.com/reallifecenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/real-life-center

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Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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