Community groups are coming together to help those in need of a Thanksgiving meal as the effects of the 43-day government shutdown and Pennsylvania budget impasse continue to have ripple effects for those whose food stamps were cut off or missed paychecks.

From sit-down dinners to drive-thru distribution events, here are some of the free Thanksgiving events happening around southwestern Pennsylvania.

To have your free Thanksgiving meal event added to the list, email details and a link to the event to localnews@post-gazette.com.

Saturday, Nov. 22

Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh’s Annual Thanksgiving Distribution: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., 1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd., Pittsburgh

In partnership with the University of Pittsburgh’s Clinical and Translational Science Institute, the Urban League of

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