Food banks across the area are handing out Thanksgiving meals to those in need this week.
The Community Food Bank of New Jersey plans to distribute 65-hundred turkeys, roasters and hams as well as 35-hundred holiday Thanksgiving meal boxes out of its warehouse in Hillside Monday. The community food bank helps hundreds of food pantries in New Jersey. Meanwhile, In New York, There are a number of places giving away Thanksgiving meals this week including Einstein Community Center in Co-Op City in the Bronx Monday and the Community Kitchen on East 7th Street in Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon.