BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Not everyone has a table to gather around on Thanksgiving because not everyone has a home.

“I just want them to feel involved and to know they’re cared for, regardless of what they’re going through or despite what people think. They’re still human,” said Tynika Smith.

On Thanksgiving and Christmas, Smith cooks for people who are homeless. This is her sixth year.

“If just I can shed a little bit of light and a few smiles that’s what I want to do,” Smith said.

If you’re wondering how this all started, it started out of love.

“I’m from Alabama there’s not a lot, you don’t see homelessness like this in Alabama, so seeing them, and I got to talking to them, and I’m like it’s not how they portray on the TV,” she said. “They’re no different, so having them have a warm me

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