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950 families may go without Thanksgiving turkey meal
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Violetta York never thought she would need any help feeding her family.After all, she was working two jobs and earning $5,000 a month.Then tragedy struck forcing her to go on disability. It got worse as other family members lost their jobs as the housing market imploded triggering the Great Recession.Today, York tries to make do with $1,000 a month in disability payment. The loss of her jobs plus others in her family being laid off forced her children and grandchildren to move in with her.