Thanksgiving Meals

OVER 500 FAMILIES SERVED

THE CAMPAIGN

What it is. This program reaches out to the heroes in our community who bring abused and broken children from shattered homes into their own (even if just for a short time) to give them a safe and stable place to try to be a kid again.

This program is not intended to fill a financial need. This program fills a love and compassion need. Some of these families are quite well-off financially. However, the fact that they open up their home to somebody else’s child in need is priceless.

Community feedback. Over the years, we’ve gathered feedback from the families. It is clear that providing a Thanksgiving meal helps foster parents focus on celebrating the holiday, instead of both cooking a complex meal and juggling trials and tribulations that these often unique and stressful situations require.

What we pour into these families can not come from a wallet, but from a volunteer’s heart. The big key of this outreach program surrounds the volunteers delivering to the foster family, meeting them on their turf, and being intentionally open-hearted with gratitude for their service to our community’s kids.

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HOW IT WORKS

When you choose to donate a Thanksgiving meal, this is how it will work.

1. You will register to adopt one or more foster families.
2. We will send you the details about the families you’ve adopted.
3. You will coordinate with the family on logistics (grocery shopping/gift card, hot and ready to eat, cook ahead).
4. Deliver the Thanksgiving meal to the foster family.
5. BONUS: Connect for Christmas or future needs.

Tips. Some families choose to make a gift basket. Some families bring in their churches and larger groups to coordinate the experience for multiple foster families.