Where to find help with Thanksgiving meals in the Capital Region
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Where to find help with Thanksgiving meals in the Capital Region Sarah Darmanjian WNYT ALBANY, N.Y. (WNYT)- Across the Capital Region, organizations, churches, and community groups are working to make sure everyone who needs it has food for Thanksgiving. Below you’ll find details on meal sign-ups, free community dinners, and food distribution. Thanksgiving meal sign-ups Albany Co. Sheriff’s Office Thanksgiving Dinner Registration deadline Tuesday, Nov. 17 Register by calling 518-487-5440 or by email at [email protected]. Watervliet Thanksgiving Dinner meal Registration deadline Friday, Nov. 13 at 4 p.m. Register on the City of Watervliet website . Meal delivery will be Wednesday, Nov. 25 beginning at 2 p.m. Thanksgiving dinners Nov. 19 Community Love Thanksgiving Dinner 6-8 p.m. Registration preferred through the City of Albany website . Arbor Hill Community Center, (2 nd Ave. entrance), 50 Lark St., Albany Nov. 21 Community Turkey Dinner 6-7:30 p.m. Rotterdam United Methodist Church, 1915 Helderberg Ave., Schenectady Nov. 26 Free Thanksgiving Dinner at the SHAC 1-3 p.m. SHAC Community Center, 27 Lake Ave., Averill Park Agape Love Thanksgiving Dinner Dinner and Dessert from 2-5 p.m., Dessert and Games 5-7 p.m. Salvation Army, 37 Broad St., Glens Falls Free Thanksgiving Meal 12-2 p.m. Christ Church United Methodist, 54 Bay St., Glens Falls Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner 11 a.m.-1 p.m. The Harvest Place, 1248 Broadway, Rensselaer 19 th Annual Thanksgiving Dinner 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m. Tabernacle of New Hope, 3 Morris Ave., Schenectady Regional Food Bank Thanksgiving Food Distribution 10 a.m. Regional Food Bank Thanksgiving Food Distribution at all locations. For more information or other locations go to the Regional Food Bank’s website . Albany Co. Regional Food Bank Albany Distribution Center, 965 Albany Shaker Rd., Latham Albany Co. Board of Elections Parking Lot, 260 S Pearl St., Albany Metropolitan Baptist Church, 105 2 nd Ave., Albany Macedonia Church, 26 Wilson Ave., Albany Fuze Box, 12 Central Ave., Albany Connect Center, 49 Johnston Ave., Cohoes Green Island Ford Parking Lot, 75 Tibbits Ave., Troy Watervliet High School, 1245 Hillside Dr., Watervliet Columbia Co. Hudson Shop Rite Plaza, 351 Fairview Ave., Hudson Fulton Co. Gloversville Transit Station, 109 W Fulton St., Gloversville Montgomery Co. Centro Civico, 143 E Main St., Amsterdam Canajoharie Middle School, 25 School District Rd., Canajoharie Rensselaer Co. ICC South Troy, 1450 5 th Ave., Troy Troy City Hall, 433 River St., Troy Lansingburgh High School, 320 7 th Ave., Troy Rensselaer High School, 25 Van Rensselaer Dr., Rensselaer Hoosick Falls High School, 21187 NY-22, Hoosick Falls Sidewalk Warriors Distribution, 35 State St., Troy Saratoga Co. Mechanicville Community Center, 6 South Main St., Mechanicville Schenectady Co. Schenectady High School, 1445 The Plaza, Schenectady Sycamore Collaborative, 839 Albany St., Schenectady Schoharie Co. Middleburgh Jr./Sr. High School, 291 Main St., Middleburgh Warren Co. East Field, 175 Dix Ave., Glens Falls Washington Co. Whitehall Jr./Sr. High School, 87 Buckley Rd., Whitehall More Thanksgiving food distribution events Nov. 23 Pittsfield Community Food Pantry 10 a.m. 110 South St., Pittsfield, Mass.