Feeding the need this Thanksgiving. In San Jose, Loaves and Fishes Family Kitchen saw a record number of people come through the door for a free Thanksgiving meal Thursday.

Nearly 134,000 people in Santa Clara County rely on federally funded food assistance to pay for groceries.

The need this year is tremendous, and David Hott, the CEO of Loaves and Fishes Family Kitchen, told NBC Bay Area this year in the first 15 minutes, more people came through the doors than the entire number they served last year.

“The grocery costs are… I was at Walmart and I just bought a few things and it was almost $200. That was hard,” said Karaleen Mork, a Morgan Hill resident.

Mork says she makes just enough at her job that she no longer qualifies for food stamps but still struggles to make ends meet.

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