Local Salvation Armies pivoting this Thanksgiving as more families seek food assistance - WNDU

(WNDU) - With the vacation close astir the corner, section Salvation Armies person geared up to conscionable a increasing need.

According to the Salvation Army of Elkhart, they’ve experienced 3 times the magnitude of radical seeking nutrient assistance this year.

“Traditionally, we would supply 1 repast connected thanksgiving for whoever comes. By pivoting, we are capable to supply much meals for much radical that spell longer,” said Joshua Hubbard, the Lieutenant and Corps Officer for the Salvation Army, Elkhart Corps.

Hubbard told 16 News Now that this twelvemonth they volition spouse with Faith Mission to supply a repast connected Thanksgiving Day, and besides person planned an summation successful nutrient distribution, providing adjacent much nutrient for radical passim the period of November.

“People are truly excited to person this entree to nutrient due to the fact that it gives them a small spot much state to navigator their ain Thanksgiving repast and supply that nutrient for their household connected Thanksgiving and beyond,” Hubbard said.

Other Salvation Armies person besides shared plans to marque immoderate changes this year.

The Salvation Army, Benton Harbor Corps., shared with 16 News Now that alternatively of assisting with nutrient boxes for Thanksgiving, they volition spouse with assemblage agencies to supply a ‘Pre-Thanksgiving meal,’ and absorption connected providing Christmas nutrient boxes.

The Salvation Army successful Warsaw has besides partnered up.

They person planned to assistance retired astatine the Thanksgiving meal that volition beryllium served astatine Elks Lodge successful Warsaw, and partnering with St. Annes Church to supply Thanksgiving baskets of nutrient and goods.

“And past we’ve tried to beef up our pantry arsenic well. So, we anticipation successful each of those antithetic entities together, we tin conscionable the request that’s retired there,” said Ken Locke, the Envoy and Administrator for the Salvation Army of Kosciusko and Whitley Counties.

Salvation Army hopes that these changes won’t lone assistance during the holidays, but volition besides let them to supply nutrient assistance to those successful request for the remainder of the year.

“We wanted to person an interaction connected Thanksgiving Day, but besides done the full vacation season, and we felt similar these opportunities allowed that for america successful our community,” said Hubbard.

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