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Charity helping families make ends meet with food assistance [Video]

  • Heartland Hope Mission is serving 7,000 Thanksgiving meals in Omaha this year
  • Pastor Chelsea Salifou says the demand is because of compound inflation
  • Heartland Hope Mission helps with food assistance, financial advising, job referrals, and preventing homelessness
  • The distribution will be open again on Monday and Tuesday
  • People can also donate a meal by giving money to the charity 

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When it comes to making ends meet during the holidays, some families in south Omaha are finding crucial help here at this food bank. 

I’m Maria Osnaya in south Omaha where one non-profit is on track to help tens of thousands this year. 

“And then take you over here.” “Okay,” replied Drewes.

Mother Jennifer Drewes hopes she didn’t have to come back here to Heartland Hope Mission.

Drewes said, “We don’t come here consistently so the last time we came here was COVID.”

Drewes is here to pick up a Thanksgiving meal — in fact, she’s not alone. She’s one …

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