For over 50 years, everyone at Union Station Homeless Services has celebrated Thanksgiving with those in need. Food insecurity is on the rise as the cost of groceries has risen significantly.
Will you help today?
To help USHS provide a warm Thanksgiving meal, please drop off food donations in-person or donate online through out Amazon or Target wish lists.
DINNER IN THE PARK 2026
Urgent Needs:
We need your help collecting
1,000 turkeys
15,000 boxes of cornbread
2,500 cans of green beans
and more!
Dinner in the Park Needs:
Drop-off Locations
USHS Administrative Building
825 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91104
Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
USHS Adult Center
412 S Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105
Every day, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
About Dinner in the Park
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Turkey Drive
November 9th & 10th | 9am-4pm
We need 1,000 frozen turkeys to meet the needs of our community.
Drop Off Location:
Adult Center
412 S. Raymond Ave.
Pasadena, CA -
Thanksgiving Meal Kit Distribution
November 18th | 9am-3pm
Community members can pick up a meal box with all the ingredients needed to prepare a Thanksgiving meal at home — available until supplies last!
Pick Up Location:
Adult Center
412 S. Raymond Ave.
Pasadena, CA -
Thanksgiving Meals at USHS Housing Locations
November 24th
We will provide sit-down meals for Union Station program participants at interim and permanent supportive housings sites across the San Gabriel Valley.
Serving Locations:
USHS Housings sites in Altadena, El Monte, El Sereno, and Pasadena.
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Dinner in the Park
November 25th | 10am-3pm
Community members can sit-down or carry-out a hot Thanksgiving meal at our Adult Center.To-go meals begin at 10:00am
Onsite dining begins at 11:00am.
Adult Center
412 S. Raymond Ave.
Pasadena, CA
Volunteer Shifts.
We have a variety of volunteer shifts available to make Dinner in the Park happen this year! You and your friends, family, organization, or business can help out this year by preparing food, packaging meal boxes, carving turkeys, serving hot meals, and more!
Registration for volunteer will be available through the volunteer portal on Monday, November 2nd.
Please note that if this is your first time volunteering with Union Station Homeless Services, please fill out our volunteer registration form HERE. For questions, contact volunteer@unionstationhs.org.
Sponsorship Opportunities.
Dinner in the Park is made possible thanks to the generous support of our corporate partners, who have made contributions to end hunger and homelessness in our community.
We welcome new and renewed corporate commitments for Thanksgiving Dinner in the Park 2026.
Fill out our inquiry form below to get started or reach out to Venice Dunn at 626.944.0032.
Sponsorship Inquiry.
Media & Contacts.
VOLUNTEER INFO
Audree Ho
volunteer@ushs.org | 626.240.0720
SPONSORHIP INFO
Venice Dunn - Sponsorships
venice.dunn@ushs.org | 626.944.0032
PUBLIC RELATIONS & MEDIA
Tian Martinez - Public Relations
tian.martinez@ushs.org | 626.977.4350