photo by: Ashley Golledge

The Just Food facility is pictured on Thursday, June 17, 2021.

Just Food is adjusting its Thanksgiving meal distribution this year to account for ongoing inflation and supply chain issues, the food bank announced Friday.

Thanksgiving food items will be distributed based on a “holiday points” system, similar to the points that patrons typically use to shop at the food bank. Each shopper who has signed up for Thanksgiving meals prior to Oct. 31 will receive 14 of those “holiday points” at check-in. The following items will be stocked separately from Just Food’s general merchandise and marked with orange point stickers:

• Frozen turkeys (10-12 pounds): 6 points

• Frozen chickens (5 pounds): 3 points

• Vegetarian lasagna: 6 points

• Canned goods: 1 point

• Bagged produce: 1-3 points

• Gravy packets: two for 1 point

• Rice (one-pound bags): 2 points

Supplies are limited and will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis. Patrons are also limited to one turkey or chicken per household. “Holiday points” can only be used during a single visit to Just Food.

Thanksgiving meal distribution will be available for six weekdays in mid-November — Tuesday, Nov. 15, through Tuesday, Nov. 22. Just Food will be open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Nov. 15, 17 and 22, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 16, 18 and 21.

Only existing Just Food patrons with an account in the food bank’s database prior to Nov. 1 can sign up for this year’s Thanksgiving meal distribution. Enrollment forms are available at the food bank, 1000 E. 11th St., during normal business hours or online here.