Activities on Thanksgiving at the Provo MTC ranged from devotional and music program with Elder Quentin L. Cook to a service project and a movie with Christmas lights and songs, too.
Food pantries run by rural churches are often a lifeline for older, retired residents or those living with a disability. Come to the Table is a program run by Rural Advancement Foundation International-USA, which aims to help North Carolina s faith leaders learn about the root causes of hunger, and the role industrial agriculture plays in perpetuating food access inequities. Justine Post, Come to the Table program director, pointed out while many churches offer critical stopgap services, congregations want to move beyond emergency services, to address the systemic issues. .
The Utah Food Bank is responding to what it calls record levels of need for food assistance across the state. Lingering economic effects of COVID-19 compounded by rising inflation are presenting challenges for many Utah families as winter arrives. A survey from the American Farm Bureau Federation reports Thanksgiving dinners will cost 20% more this year than last. .