The Table is Set for 2026
Updated: Aug 30
Thanksgiving has never been about what's on the table — it's about who's around it, and everything it took to get there.
This November, the Lifekind Foundation Thanksgiving Drive will reach 1,000 families in Southern California. Each family receives a complete holiday meal: a grocery gift card for the turkey of their choice, and a box packed with every traditional side. In the first two weeks of November, volunteers will pack and load all of it. On Thanksgiving Day, those families sit down. On Thanksgiving Day, those families sit down.
If your family could use a seat at the table
Registration is open now, and it takes two minutes from your phone. One simple form, in English or Spanish, and nothing else is required. We will text you your pickup day, time, and location once they are final. Register your family here.
If you want to help set the tables
We need hands. One three-hour shift — November 5–7 in Hemet or November 12–14 in Victorville — no experience needed, all ages welcome. Groups of ten or more get their own zone with their name on it. Sign up to volunteer.
If your business or congregation wants in
Partnership takes one page, not a committee — groceries, gift cards, logistics, local reach. Start the conversation.
If you want to set one more table
Every $100 sets a complete Thanksgiving for one more family, starting with the waitlist. Every way to give.
Distribution is Saturday, November 7 in Hemet and Saturday, November 14 in Victorville.
There's a place at this table for you.
Updated August 29, 2026: this year's distribution dates and locations have been finalized — see below.