PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- People came to the William Way Community Center on Thanksgiving Day for more than just a meal. They came for something they may not have been able to find at home.

"William Way has meant so much to me, especially during the holidays, since I don't have many immediate family. It's so affirming to have a place to go," Rick White said.

"I'm from Alabama, and I can't be with my family today, so this is my family today," Joshua Wall told Action News.

He brought a friend with him.

"And I said, 'No processed food today. Let's have a homemade meal because that feels like home,'" recalled Wall.

"It's wonderful. It feels like family here, and I haven't even met anybody yet," Chris Moore said.

"I'm glad I came. I had nowhere to go, nothing to do today. My family is all l

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