KANSAS CITY, Mo. - - A number of nonprofits handed out complimentary Thanksgiving meals Thursday. The Keystone United Methodist Church served lunch from noon to 2 p.m. in the Waldo community.
" I would say a typical mix for us has to do with a third of individuals who are homeless who understand about us since we've been doing this for 22 years, about a third are elderly who reside in the community who need a location to be, and about a 3rd are church members who just like coming together and belonging of the community," Keystone Thanksgiving Volunteer Coordinator Pam Collins stated in an interview with BNN Thursday.
One participant BNN talked to said he was really grateful for what Keystone did.
" It's a really touching thing," Darryle Anthony Lee stated. "I do not wish to begin crying on video camera and whatever else, but like I explained to, I simply lost my brother, and everything else, so we're all broken up right now."
East of downtown, the Hope Faith day center served the homeless Thanksgiving meals in the Paseo West area.
" They feed us. They let us come and take showers, await here until they close, that's about it," Hope Faith participant Laurie Whisler stated in an interview with BNN Thursday.
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Starting December 1, Hope Faith will also open up its winter shelter again for simply the 2nd year.
Last year, Executive Director Doug Langner stated there was a lot of usage for it.
" It is insane that we offered cots and concrete, and 110 people a night would wish to come stay here with really minimal things," Langner said. "Now we're doing a couple things to enhance it this year, generally to use programs to move their life forward like longer term things, however still, that just shows how I guess desperate individuals are just for safe shelter."
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