Help Put Hope on the Table This Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a time to gather around a table, share a meal, and give thanks for God’s blessings. But for many of our homeless friends, there may be no home, no family table, and no one waiting for them on Thanksgiving Day.

That’s why the Rescue Mission of Salt Lake hosts our annual Thanksgiving Banquet. We want to do more than provide a hot meal. We want to provide hope.

Each year, hundreds of men, women, and children come through our doors for a traditional Thanksgiving meal. They are welcomed with dignity, kindness and fellowship. Most importantly, they have an opportunity to experience the love of Jesus Christ.

For someone who has spent months or even years feeling forgotten, a warm meal and a welcoming seat at the table can be the beginning of hope. A meal can open the door to a conversation. A conversation can lead to a relationship. And that relationship can point someone toward a new life through Jesus Christ.

Our Thanksgiving outreach also extends beyond those who are homeless. Many working families in our community are struggling to keep up with the rising cost of groceries. Our Thanksgiving Family Food Boxes help these families put a Thanksgiving meal on their own tables, allowing parents and children to celebrate together without having to choose between a holiday meal and other essential expenses.

Last year, the Mission distributed more than 2,400 family food boxes. This year, we want to reach even more struggling families while providing a Thanksgiving banquet for our homeless neighbors.

Will you help us put hope on the table this Thanksgiving?

Your gift to the Rescue Mission of Salt Lake will help provide Thanksgiving meals and family food boxes while giving us an opportunity to remind people that their circumstances do not have to define their future. Through Jesus Christ, there is hope for a new beginning.

Please give today and help make this Thanksgiving a time of food, fellowship, and hope for our homeless friends and struggling neighbors.

Together, we can make sure no one is forgotten this Thanksgiving.