POLK COUNTY, Iowa —

Some central Iowa food pantries are asking for the public’s help as they work to provide turkeys for people in their communities.

November is always busy, but many pantries say they're seeing more people use their services.

“On average right now, we serve about 2,200 families a month," said Patty Sneddon-Kisting, the Urbandale Food Pantry's CEO.

Sneddon-Kisting tells KCCI she and the team anticipated that number increasing to 2,400 families in November. However, as the month reached its third week, the pantry is seeing more than that.

"We're on pace to serve over 3,000 families this month," said Sneddon-Kisting.

The pantry's leader, like in years past, pre-ordered 1,000 turkeys and turkey breasts to have them available for this time of the year. Sneddon-Kisting te

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