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Helping families like mine focus on what matters

Nov 25, 2025, 6:39 PMfeedingamerica
Feeding America Your support can still be doubled this Thanksgiving. |

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Like so many people in our country right now, my husband and I both work hard, yet it's still tough to get food on the table for our family.

The holidays can be especially hard, but our food pantry helps us make them brighter. The turkey, yams, and stuffing we get helps us share a special meal as a family.

When you make a gift to Feeding America’s Thanksgiving Drive, your impact can be doubled for families like mine, up to $260,000, thanks to an anonymous group of donors.

 
Woman holding a turkey.
Kristy (me!), Salt Lake City, Utah
 

The holiday food box is almost like opening a birthday box. It's just full of surprises! And it feels like a weight lifted off our shoulders.

When we don't have to worry about how to make a holiday meal happen, we can just be ourselves. For us, joy is in sharing food—passing it around the table, the smells filling the house, seeing my goofy, wonderful family all together. Our hearts are as full as our plates.

Everyone deserves that peace of mind, especially during the holidays. Can you join us with a $25 gift before time runs out on our Thanksgiving Drive challenge match?

Thank you for being part of this huge operation helping families get the food they need during the holidays. I can tell you first hand that the holiday food boxes you help fill are spreading joy.

Feels like our world can really use more of that right now.

- Kristy, a neighbor in Utah

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