SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- Efforts are underway to help more than a thousand military families in the San Diego region who have been heavily impacted by the ongoing government shutdown.

To ease the strain on military families, Liberty Military Housing is hosting a drive-thru meal drive Thursday and Friday from 5-6 p.m. at its community services office located at 7468 Wellington Way.

Families can sign up through a lottery system and, if selected, visit the drive-thru meal drive. Liberty Military Housing will provide dinner for four and a patriotic-themed dessert.

The drive-thru meal drive kicked off on Monday and has served 250 families each night throughout the week.

According to the organization, one in six military families face a lack of access to adequate food, with about 15% who re

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