The Raul Jimenez Thanksgiving Dinner, a San Antonio tradition for 46 years, is preparing to serve a larger crowd this Thanksgiving due to increased need and recent budget cuts.

Each year, the nonprofit feeds about 25,000 seniors and people in need at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, with more than 4,000 meals delivered to homebound seniors.

This year, the organization plans to serve 29,000 meals, including up to 4,500 home-delivered meals, responding to a surge in requests amid economic challenges and the potential impact of a government shutdown.

“With the way things are now — loss of wages, increase in food costs — I think it is time for us to prepare for more guests,” said CEO and President Patricia Jimenez.

The Thanksgiving Day event, founded in 1979 by San Antonio restaura

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