Wichita police will deliver Thanksgiving dinner to families in need

Tomorrow begins the 14th year Wichita police will team with Union Rescue Mission to deliver Thanksgiving meals to families in need.

Officers will deliver about 100 meals to families they’ve had contact with before and have identified as needing help this season. Reasons range from financial setbacks, to being the victims of a crime or having a loved one in jail and struggling to put meals on the table, according to Union Rescue Mission executive director Denny Bender.

Meals will include “the works,” Bender said. Turkey, dressing, vegetables and pumpkin pie will be in the dinner boxes.

Patrol officers, accompanied by men from the mission’s rehabilitation and recovery program, will begin delivering food tomorrow at 9 a.m.

They will repeat the process again at Christmas.

This story was originally published November 20, 2017 at 10:33 AM with the headline "Wichita police will deliver Thanksgiving dinner to families in need."