A handful of volunteers recently stood in a bland, classroom-like space in the YMCA at 3800 E. Linwood Blvd. in Kansas City, Missouri. They were plotting out the details for how to get families cloth bags filled with turkeys and fixings for their Thanksgiving tables.
Joey Thomas, proprietor of 180V Barber Salon in the historic 18th & Vine neighborhood, and founder of The KNOW Joey? Foundation has been sponsoring this annual Thanksgiving giveaway for 18 years.
He and his staff knew this year would be hard. Federal workers are still recovering from lost pay during the longest government shutdown in history. SNAP recipients are receiving smaller and delayed benefits and greater restrictions. Prices are higher for families and businesses…