Harvest Outreach was founded in 1987 by Shelia Reed to reach out to the less fortunate in the community of Dalton and has grown from a house that housed only men in the beginning to many entities today. To meet the short term emergency needs of the hurting not only in Dalton and Whitfield County but in Calhoun Georgia as well. The growth has led Harvest to the point where they have a mens shelter, a separate womens childrens shelter, a community kitchen, free health clinic, food bank and in Calhoun a mini-soup kitchen and clothing store and free dental to be added.