As rain poured Thanksgiving Day, hundreds of folks from all walks of life gathered in the Spokane Salvation Army building for a free feast.

Around 400 plates filled with turkey, stuffing, potatoes and other fixings were prepared for the Thanksgiving feast. This is a tradition for the Salvation Army in Spokane, said Captain David Cain, who helped coordinate the meal.

“A lot of the folks that we serve are in some of the toughest social spaces in our community,” Cain said. “They’re facing some of the toughest issues – homelessness, poverty, they’re impacted by the foster care system, families that are exiting homelessness. So all of those things, they’re isolating. People are kind of driven to the fringes and they feel alone.”

The Salvation Army puts on events like this to remind people th

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