Best Foods to Donate to Thanksgiving Food Drives

Tis the season for giving and my favorite type of giving is food. I love filling grocery bags with goodies for Thanksgiving food baskets. on. I've put in many hours in food banks, food pantries and shelter missions. There are certain foods and personal items that are donated in abundance (canned beans and corn). Some items come in that there's little call for. Other foods seem to run out quickly--peanut butter, tuna, turkeys, sweet potatoes. So I've compiled a list of Best Thanksgiving Items for Food Drives 

Free Thanksgiving Dinners in Michigan

Organizations and churches in Metro Detroit are gearing up to provide Thanksgiving dinner for those in need this year. Here are groups that host a community meal or provide free groceries to cook a Thanksgiving meal at home. Are you unemployed, disabled, shut-in, elderly, homeless, or otherwise in need? Contact one of these organizations to get food assistance. Some offer support specifically for veterans, also.

Many of these are available in other areas of Michigan. If you live elsewhere in the U.S., use this guide to locate free Thanksgiving dinners from similar agencies in your states. Churches, Second Harvest Gleaners, food banks, food pantries, VA and social services groups are good resources.

If you'd like to donate food for holiday baskets or help with meal preparation or serving, contact these groups. With Michigan cuts in food stamps and welfare cash assistance and high unemployment in Detroit, the need for assistance will be even greater in 2012.  Where to find free 2012 Thanksgiving meals

Best Foods to Donate for Thanksgiving Canned Good Drives (and Worst)

Best Items to Donate to Thanksgiving and Christmas Canned Goods and Food Drives Tis the season for giving. My favorite type of giving is food, grocery and personal hygiene donations for food banks and homeless shelters. Here's a list of the canned goods and food donations to give this holiday season. Read More