A Montgomery County nonprofit says it鈥檚 getting dozens of calls every day from families who need a little extra help getting food on the dinner table. This weekend, is hoping to meet the need with Thanksgiving meals for 30,000 families.
It鈥檚 just some of the many giveaways happening around the region leading into Thanksgiving next week.
鈥淲e’re receiving 40 to 50 new emergency inquiries a day, and so we’re trying to find ways to just be able to service as much as possible through this hunger crisis,鈥� said Dave Silbert, executive director of So What Else, which his holding its giveaways at its headquarters in the Randolph Hills Shopping Center.
鈥淲e’re navigating sort of a large-scale, long-term hunger crisis,鈥� he added.
In recent days, Silbert said, a Montgomery County school reached out after their food pantry vendor couldn鈥檛 help.
鈥淥ur kids are really struggling, so we’re just receiving those kinds of messages every day,鈥� he said.
That鈥檚 why they鈥檙e helping out as much as they鈥檙e able to, but also hoping anyone else who is able to help will do so.
鈥淚f you don’t want to go grocery shopping and add a few more items to your cart and donate them toward us, you can certainly go on our website,鈥� said May Nash, deputy director at So What Else. 鈥淚t’s only $24 to donate to a family of four for a Thanksgiving meal. I think that is a pretty reasonable price that we’re able to get a full meal for families.”
鈥淚 think people forget that this is a very wealthy area, so they don’t realize that there are people that are still food insecure,鈥� she added.
So What Else will be distributing meals on Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 4924 Wyaconda Road in North Bethesda.
Other distribution events happening in Maryland include:
Saturday, Nov. 22:
- 8:30 a.m.: along with ALIVE, will be distributing hundreds of turkeys to underserved populations, while supplies last.
- 9 a.m.: Prince George鈥檚 County Council members Calvin Hawkins and Shayla Adams-Stafford with the at 6801 Sheriff Road in Landover.
- 9 a.m.: Prince George鈥檚 County Council Vice Chair Krystal Oriadha is hosting a free food giveaway on Saturday at at 6800 Marlboro Pike in Forestville, and run while supplies last. A free turkey and other Thanksgiving staples will be distributed to more than 1,000 families on a first-come, first-served basis.
- 10 a.m.: Prince George鈥檚 County Council member Wala Blegay will at Metropolitan Baptist Church on 1200 Mercantile Lane in Largo.
- 11 a.m.: Prince George鈥檚 Council member Wanika Fisher, in partnership with the Prince George鈥檚 County Police District I, will host a giveaway for Prince George’s County residents. at the Prince George鈥檚 County Police Department on 5000 Rhode Island Ave.
Sunday, Nov. 23:
- So What Else will be distributing meals on Sunday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 4924 Wyaconda Road in North Bethesda.
- 2 p.m.: will be distributing food at the Bowie Community Center at 3209 Stonybrook Drive.
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