Charlotte, North Carolina
Adopt A Family
Thanksgiving Edition 2026
150 Families.One Community.
One Table.
Churches. Schools. Businesses. Families. Neighbors.
Six weeks. October 4 through November 21. Last year Eastgate fed 25 families. This year, Charlotte is coming together to put a Thanksgiving meal on 150 local tables.
Need Thanksgiving Assistance?
Eastgate Charlotte
shared effort
Our shared goal
150 families
Every box represents more than food. It represents a family knowing their community sees them.
Choose your part
Everybody can do something.
No organization has to carry the whole need. Together, we can carry it.
Sponsor
Put a complete Thanksgiving meal on a local family’s table.
Take actionPartner
Bring your organization into one shared Charlotte-wide effort.
Take actionVolunteer
Pack, welcome, load, organize, and serve alongside your neighbors.
Take actionRequest Assistance
Ask for a Thanksgiving meal with dignity, warmth, and privacy.
Take action
Our story
What Started With 25 Can Become 150
Last year, Eastgate Charlotte rallied around a simple goal: help provide Thanksgiving meals for 25 families.
This year, we’re expanding the table. Instead of asking one congregation to do six times more, we’re inviting our entire community to participate.
If churches, schools, businesses, organizations, and neighbors each carry a piece of the mission, together we can serve 150 families.
This isn’t about one organization getting the credit. It’s about our community making sure families are cared for.
Community partners
We Can Reach 150 Families Together.
Your organization doesn’t have to create its own Thanksgiving outreach from scratch. Join a shared effort and choose what works for your people.
2026 timeline
Important Dates
Our six-week campaign begins October 4, food donations close November 15, and it all leads to the Big Packing Serve Day on November 21 from 10 AM to noon at Eastgate.
Campaign Launch
October 4, 2026
Partner Registration
Date coming soon
Food Collection Begins
Date coming soon
Family Application Deadline
Date coming soon
Final Donation Deadline
November 15, 2026 — last day to donate food items
Big Packing Serve Day
November 21, 2026 · 10 AM – 12 PM at Eastgate Charlotte
Thanksgiving Distribution Day
Date coming soon
Final milestone150 families may sound like a big goal. But when a city comes together, nobody has to do everything. Everybody can do something.