Please note: The application process for the Thanksgiving Food Drive will be open annually during October.
Are you in need of groceries for Thanksgiving? You are the reason our organization exists. Here are some things you need to know to receive help.
1. All Thanksgiving food recipients MUST be pre-approved. All recipients must submit an application before the deadline.
2. Applicants must live within a Longview postal address and meet income requirements.
3. To complete an application, please visit one of the following participating non-profit organizations before October 31..
- Longview Community Ministries, 506 N. Second Street
- Salvation Army, 519 E. Cotton Street
- Newgate Mission, 207 Mobberly Avenue
- Caring & Sharing, 1303 Mobberly Avenue
- Longview Public Library, 222 W. Cotton St.
- Maude Cobb Convention Center, 100 Grand Blvd.
4. All applications will be reviewed by the Thanksgiving Food Drive. Pre-approval letters will be sent in November to qualifying applicants.
5. Information about picking up your food:
- You MUST be approved in advance (2026 Application Period is October 1-31).
- Must bring pre-approval letter and identification. If you cannot attend on pick-up day, please send your pre-approval letter and identification with someone else to pick up for you.
- Pick-up is Tuesday, November 24, 2026 from 11 am – 2 p.m.
- Your specific pick-up time should be listed on your acceptance letter.
- We will not hold boxes.
- We don’t deliver.
- Food box pick-up will be conducted as a DRIVE-THRU event at the Longview Convention Complex, 100 Grand Blvd. All recipients should be pre-approved. Recipients will stay in their vehicles and volunteers will provide a Thanksgiving Food Drive box.
