DENVER ( KDVR ) — Thanksgiving is right around the corner, and many organizations are still looking for help so everyone can enjoy a holiday meal.
While there are plenty of places to donate or volunteer on or near Thanksgiving, many Denver organizations are specifically looking for help to either purchase a Thanksgiving meal for others, supply a meal or pass out food on the holiday.
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Whether you’re looking to donate your time, money or food, there are plenty of places that still need help.
Donate, volunteer in Denver for Thanksgiving
These Denver programs are asking for the following:
- The Denver Rescue Mission is asking for frozen turkey drop-offs or monetary donations to their annual turkey drive. They are also asking for Thanksgiving items like boxed mashed potatoes and canned yams.
- The Epworth Foundation is asking for volunteers or monetary donations to feed 7,500 families this year. The Thanksgiving meals are in danger of being canceled for the first time in decades as they need to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars this week to continue.
- Project Angel Heart is looking for monetary donations to deliver medically tailored meals and a special Thanksgiving meal to severely ill neighbors.
- Ms. Betty’s Harvest Madsgiving is asking for volunteers to prep, cook and deliver Thanksgiving meals, or for monetary donations to go toward the ingredients.
- People can donate either food or money to the Simmons Foundation for Youth and Change , which provides free Thanksgiving meals
- Mile High United Way is asking for donations for Thanksgiving baskets for families.
- Community Ministry’s volunteer hours for Thanksgiving are filled up, but they are still accepting food donations.
- Dorinda Levy Thanksgiving Fund feeds families the complete Thanksgiving meal. They’re asking for monetary donations to supply the items.