• By Todd Luck
• Posted Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Local organizations donate Thanksgiving meals to DSS clients

Winston-Salem First continued their Thanksgiving tradition of delivering donated turkey meals to the Forsyth County Department of Social Services that were distributed to DSS clients on Monday, Nov. 25.

Winston-Salem First Church delivered 61 Thanksgiving meals that included a turkey and all the fixings, which will feed more than 200 children and adults, to DSS. The meals were distributed to clients of Foster Care Services as well as clients of Child Protective Services and In Home Services whose financial constraints would make it difficult for them to provide a Thanksgiving meal for their family.

DSS is one of the organizations that receive Thanksgiving meal donations from Winston-Salem First on an annual basis. This year, the church donated more than 253 meals to local organizations.

Social Work Program Manager Kimberly Nesbitt thanked DSS’s community partners for helping make this holiday special for their clients.

“Our partnership with Winston-Salem First is one of the highlights of my holiday season,” she said. “It is wonderful to see our social workers connect with the families they serve to ensure that they have resources for a family meal. We are grateful for this opportunity.”