Many charity events are seeing an increase in demand as the cost of living rises.
As the holiday season begins, many people will go without unless someone steps up to provide assistance.
“When we started, we started with just a couple hundred turkeys. It grew into 400 last year, and now we are at 600. So we hope to continue maybe next year we get to 800 and continue to build off of that success,” said Adriel RochaLynn Miller said she waited for four hours to receive a turkey as part of the “Turkey Time” Thanksgiving Giveaway hosted by Feeding Northeast Florida and the Jaguars Foundation.
It’s getting harder for people to feed their families. According to Feeding Northeast Florida, in the eight counties in Northeast Florida, 250,000 people do not know where their next meal will come from. Of those, 80,000 are children, so food drives and donations to charities are critical. For Linda Blue’s family, each person brings a different item to ease the load on Thanksgiving Day — a day that she says is not just about food but also about fellowship. Blue said all of the vehicles lined up in Lot J shows there’s a big need.On Jacksonville’s Westside, bells were ringing Friday as the Salvation Army of Northeast Florida kicked off this year’s Red Kettle Campaign.
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