This holiday season, we’re highlighting ways to help people experiencing food insecurity. It’s kind to sign up to volunteer on — or donate for — Thanksgiving to make sure less-fortunate community members can enjoy the holiday. But while organizations generally have a large supply of help for Thanksgiving Day, the fact is unhoused people and housed families struggling to pay the bills must eat every day.

Here are two organizations working to make sure those daily meals are available to those in need.

Loaves and Fishes of Contra Costa County: This nonprofit offers hot lunches, available as a sit-down meal or a grab-and-go, to anyone weekdays at its locations in Antioch, Oakley and Walnut Creek and daily in Martinez and Pittsburg. The five dining rooms have food pantries offering free groceries. Its mobile unit also distributes lunches to the public at locations in Antioch, Pittsburg and Bay Point, as well as to nonprofit partners.

Volunteers can run food drives, sign up to prepare or serve food, or serve as an ambassador. The organization also offers a 12-week free culinary arts program. Loaves and Fishes is seeking shelf-stable foods like nut butters, canned meats (tuna, chicken, etc.), fruits and vegetables, pasta and pasta sauce, rice, beans, mac ‘n’ cheese, snack cups, snack bars, casserole soups like cream of mushroom or cream of celery, bottled water, gallon or snack size zipper bags, lunch brown bags, pre-wrapped individual rolls of toilet paper and travel-size toothpaste. No glass, please. Of course, the nonprofit accepts cash donations as well as stock and old cars. Sign up to donate monthly through The Lunch Club. Contact 925-293-4792 or loavesfishescc.org

Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen: This San Jose-based nonprofit is not related to the similarly named Contra Costa organization. But it also provides hot meals to anyone weekday afternoons at two San Jose locations. Loaves & Fishes also delivers meals to 20 partner organizations and directly to Meals on Wheels clients throughout Santa Clara and San Mateo counties to feed seniors, children and homeless and homebound people. It also offers medically tailored meals to clients with particular health conditions and food service to people living with HIV/AIDS. Its A La Carte food trucks take surplus prepared and packaged food from corporate and university campuses, cafeterias, grocery stores and catered events directly to schools and community locations where people are experiencing food insecurity.

Volunteers can work in the garden, pack meals, sort donated goods, help in the kitchen or serve or deliver meals. The “Holiday Vibes and Volunteer” program lets your employer turn your company holiday party into a festive volunteer project, like assembling snack kits. You can also make one-time or monthly monetary donations. Contact 408-922-9085 or loavesfishes.org