Dinner in the Park 2025

For over 50 years, everyone at Union Station Homeless Services has celebrated Thanksgiving with those in need. Food insecurity is on the rise as the cost of groceries has risen significantly.

Will you help today?

To help USHS provide a warm Thanksgiving meal, please drop off food donations in-person or donate online through out Amazon or Target wish lists.

List of Urgent Needs

About Dinner in the Park

  • November 19th & 26th | 9am-5pm

    Adult Center
    412 S. Raymond Ave.
    Pasadena, CA


    We need 750 frozen turkeys this Thanksgiving to help feed the thousands of program participants and community members we serve! Participate in our Turkey Drive or donate much needed Thanksgiving sides like mashed potato boxes, pies, and dinner rolls!

  • November 19th | 9am-3pm

    Adult Center
    412 S. Raymond Ave.
    Pasadena, CA


    Community members can pick up a meal box with all the ingredients needed to prepare a Thanksgiving meal at home — available until supplies last!

  • November 25th

    Multiple Locations

    We will provide sit-down meals for Union Station program participants at Centennial Place, Heritage Square South, Eagle Rock Tiny Village, Huntington Villas, Casa Luna, Hilda Solis Iris House, Le Blanc, and Heritage Hotel, until supplies last.

  • November 26th | 10am-3pm

    Adult Center
    412 S. Raymond Ave.
    Pasadena, CA


    Community members can sit-down or carry-out a hot Thanksgiving meal at our Adult Center. To-go meals begin at 10:00am, and onsite dining begins at 11:00am.

  • November 27th

    Adult Center
    412 S. Raymond Ave.
    Pasadena, CA

    Family Center
    825 E. Orange Grove Blvd
    Pasadena, CA


    We will provide sit-down meals for Union Station program participants at the Adult Center and Family Center.

Urgent Needs

We need your help collecting a total of 850 pies, 7900 dinner rolls, and unsalted butter!

Urgent Food Needs
Food Donation Needs
Paper Goods Needs
Amazon Wish List
Target Wish List

Drop Off Donations:

USHS Administrative Building
825 E Orange Grove Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91104
Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm

USHS Adult Center
412 S Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105
Every day, 8:30 am - 2:30 pm

Volunteer Shifts

We have a variety of volunteer shifts available to make Dinner in the Park happen this year! You and your friends, family, organization, or business can help out this year by preparing food, packaging meal boxes, carving turkeys, serving hot meals, and more!

Registration for volunteer shifts at Dinner in the Park will open October 31st!

Please note that if this is your first time volunteering with Union Station Homeless Services, please fill out our volunteer registration form HERE. For questions, contact volunteer@unionstationhs.org.

Sponsorship Opportunities

SoCalGas volunteering at Dinner in the Park
2025 Sponsorship Packet

Dinner in the Park is made possible thanks to the generous support of our corporate partners, who have made contributions to end hunger and homelessness in our community. We welcome new and renewed corporate commitments for Thanksgiving Dinner in the Park 2025.

Fill out our inquiry form below to get started or call Venice Dunn at 626.944.0032.


Media & Contact

Audree Ho - Volunteers
volunteer@ushs.org | 626.240.0720

Venice Dunn - Sponsorships
venice.dunn@ushs.org | 626.944.0032

Tian Martinez - Public Relations 
tian.martinez@ushs.org | 626.977.4350


PREVIOUS SPONSORS

Presenting Sponsor

Pete Nelson & Patrick McEntee


Platinum Sponsor

Tsutayo Ichioka & Satsuki Nakao Charitable Foundation

Gold Sponsor

Jerry Kohl

Rhodes & Elizabeth Trussell


Silver Sponsor

Tom Boyle & Wendy Lees

Brad & Lisa Freer


Bronze Sponsor

Charles & Octavia Thuss

Desarae Jones

Mike Chen


Community Sponsor

Pansky Markle logo
California Credit Union
Pasadena Rotary Club

Shelly Allen & Bob Kohorst

SWCA Environmental Consultants

Donations In-Kind

Morongo