Holiday Giving Project Fills Thanksgiving Baskets — And a Growing Need
St. Patrick's and Edison students bring communities together to serve those in need
The line stretched out the door of the parish hall at St. Patrick's Catholic Church on Norbeck Road late Tuesday afternoon. It was a sign of the season and a sign of the times. This week the county's Holiday Giving Project distributed thousands of Thanksgiving food baskets to low-income residents around the county. This year, with the lingering effects of the Great Recession hanging over the holidays once again, there are even more mouths to feed. The Holiday Giving Project helped 9,000 families last year, said the Rev. Rosetta Robinson, the director of congregation and community emergency support for Interfaith Works, a nonprofit contracted by the county to coordinate the program. This year the network of about 20 churches and nonprofits …
