GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Some local organizations and nonprofits are hosting free Thanksgiving meals this year for people in need.
Find a Thanksgiving meal near you:
ON THANKSGIVING
- Grand Rapids – Mel Trotter Ministries | Thanksgiving Community Meal on Thursday, Nov. 24 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Free shuttle offered by The Rapid | DeVos Place, 303 Monroe Ave. NW, Grand Rapids | Details
- Battle Creek – The Fire Hub | Pickup pre-packed Thanksgiving meal on Thursday, Nov. 24 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Battle Creek Central High School, 100 W Van Buren St., Battle Creek | Details
- Lowell’s Open Table | Lowell Community Thanksgiving Dinner on Thursday, Nov. 24 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. | First Congregational Church, 865 Lincoln Lake Ave SE | Details
- Portland – VFW Post 4090 | Free Thanksgiving meal on Thursday, Nov. 24 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. | Post 4090 Building, 1324 E Bridge St., Portland | Details
- Saranac Community Association | Free Thanksgiving Dinner on Thursday, Nov. 24 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. | Saranac American Legion, 69 North Bridge St., Saranac | Details
BEFORE THANKSGIVING
- Sturgis – Puff Cannabis Dispensary of Michigan | Giving away 1,700 free turkeys on Friday, Nov. 18 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Puff Cannabis Dispensary, 651 Wade Road, Sturgis | Details
- Grand Rapids – Guiding Light | Thanksgiving Community Meal for anyone in the Heartside neighborhood on Sunday, Nov. 20 from 12 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. | Guiding Light, 255 Division Ave. S, Grand Rapids
- Grand Rapids – Irish Roofing & Exteriors | Thanksgiving Meal Give Back on Nov. 20 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. | Irish Roofing & Exteriors, 6640 28th St., Grand Rapids | Details
- Muskegon Rescue Mission | 2022 Thanksgiving Community Feast on Sunday, Nov. 20 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. | Muskegon High School Cafeteria, 80 W Southern Ave., Muskegon | Details
- Grand Rapids – Urban Family Ministries | Free takeout Thanksgiving dinner from Elijah Libbett and family on Monday, Nov. 21 from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. | Urban Family Ministries, 543 Eastern Ave. SE, Grand Rapids
- Muskegon Rescue Mission | Thanksgiving basket giveaway on Monday, Nov. 21 from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and Tuesday, Nov. 22 from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. | Men’s Shelter, 400 W. Laketon Ave., Muskegon | Details
- Battle Creek – God’s Kitchen of Michigan | Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner on Tuesday, Nov. 22 from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. | First United Methodist Church, 111 E. Michigan Ave., Battle Creek | Details
- Kalamazoo – God’s Kitchen of Michigan | Free Community Thanksgiving Dinner on Tuesday, Nov. 23 from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. | Wesley Foundation, 2350 Ring Road North, Kalamazoo | Details
- Grand Rapids – Degage Ministries | Free Thanksgiving meal for Degage patrons from H.T. Hackney on Wednesday, Nov. 23 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. | Degage Ministries, 139 Sheldon Avenue
- Holland – Gateway Mission | Great Thanksgiving Banquet on Wednesday, Nov. 23 at 6 p.m. | DeVos Fieldhouse, 222 Fairbanks Ave., Holland | Details
If you are a part of a West Michigan organization providing free Thanksgiving meals and would like to be added to the list, send us an email at ReportIt@woodtv.com. Be sure to include a link.
