Thanksgiving Dinner Distribution From the Salvation Army in Reading
The Salvation Army Reading Citadel gives out Thanksgiving dinners to families once a year at its Thanksgiving Distribution, held on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. In 2022, the Reading Citadel provided over 970 families with Thanksgiving Dinner.
Beyond the day it happens, the page gives few details. It does not say who qualifies, whether you have to sign up in advance, what documents to bring, where the distribution takes place, what time it starts, or whether there is any cost. Those are the things to ask about before the holiday.
For questions, the Salvation Army Reading Citadel lists a general number, (610) 373-5208, and an email address for Captain Hector Cid-Ciriaco, Hector.Cid-Ciriaco@use.salvationarmy.org. The corps is based at 301 South 5th Street, READING, Pennsylvania 19602. There is also a contact form at easternusa.salvationarmy.org/eastern-pennsylvania/reading-pa/contact-us for people looking for help.
Because this happens only once a year and on a single day, it is worth asking well before Thanksgiving week how to be included. The Reading Citadel also runs a separate Angel Tree program for Christmas gifts, which has its own sign-up in October.
Source: easternusa.salvationarmy.org/eastern-pennsylvania/reading…, read September 26, 2026.
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In The Salvation Army Reading Citadel’s words
Thanksgiving Distribution: We bring folks together for the holidays during our Thanksgiving Distribution on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving. In 2022, we provided over 970 families with Thanksgiving Dinner.
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The Salvation Army Reading Citadel
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