City Rescue Mission Preps For Record Numbers on Thanksgiving
With Jacksonville unemployment hovering around 10 percent, City Rescue Mission is anticipating a record turnout for their annual free Thanksgiving dinner. The New Life Inn on State Street in downtown Jacksonville is preparing to feed upwards of 500 men, women and children on Thursday. Volunteers will be prepping more than 80 turkeys and other traditional Thanksgiving dishes on Wednesday from 1-3 p.m.