Feast of Hope at La Mesa Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque's International District
Honorina, 2, clings to her Thanksgiving meal take-out box with her mother, Safi, and sister Bernadette, 13, during the Feast of Hope at La Mesa Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque's International District on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. The family requested that their last names remain anonymous. The event provided meals for approximately 1,600 people, including those who received deliveries and those who came to the church to pick up their food.
Volunteer Elena House organizes Thanksgiving meal take-out boxes for distribution to people waiting in line during the Feast of Hope at La Mesa Presbyterian Church on Thursday.
Natalie Robles, 4, holds up a sweatshirt while browsing through donated clothing at the clothing pantry during the Feast of Hope at La Mesa Presbyterian Church in Southeast Albuquerque on Thursday.
Volunteer Scarlett Walton, 16, assists with packing Thanksgiving meal take-out boxes during the Feast of Hope event at La Mesa Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque's International District on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. The event provided meals for approximately 1,600 people, including those who received deliveries and those who came to the church to pick up their food.
Dieumersi, 3, looks up at volunteer Ella Jean Fenoglio as she hands him a Thanksgiving meal take-out box during the Feast of Hope at La Mesa Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque on Thursday. He’s standing alongside his mother, Safi, and his two sisters, Honorina, 2, and Bernadette, 13. The family requested that their last names remain anonymous.
Brenda Lozoya has fun with her two children, nine-year-old Zoe Lozoya, and six-year-old Mateo Lozoya, right, as they wait in line for Thanksgiving meal take-out boxes during the Feast of Hope event at La Mesa Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque's International District on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. The event provided meals for approximately 1,600 people, including those who received deliveries and those who came to the church to pick up their food.
Volunteer Melinda Kelly organizes clothing on racks inside the clothing pantry during the Feast of Hope at La Mesa Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque's International District on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025.
Volunteer Peggy Warner serves up turkey as volunteers put together Thanksgiving meal take-out boxes for deliveries and people coming to the church during the Feast of Hope at La Mesa Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque’s International District on Thursday.
People wait in line for Thanksgiving meal take-out boxes during the Feast of Hope at La Mesa Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque on Thursday. The event provided meals for approximately 1,600 people, including those who received deliveries and those who came to the church to pick up their food.
Kimberly Rodriguez, 8, holds her puppy named Chanel while picking up Thanksgiving meal take-out boxes with her mother, Elyenay Hoyos, during the Feast of Hope event at La Mesa Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque's International District on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. The event provided meals for approximately 1,600 people, including those who received deliveries and those who came to the church to pick up their food.
Henry Hood, 63, who has been experiencing homelessness, waits in line to pick up a Thanksgiving meal take-out box during the Feast of Hope event at La Mesa Presbyterian Church in Albuquerque's International District on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. The event provided meals for approximately 1,600 people, including those who received deliveries and those who came to the church to pick up their food.