Correspondent photo / Sean Barron

YOUNGSTOWN — Two dominant social service agencies in the Mahoning Valley served bountiful Thanksgiving meals to the less fortunate and those facing challenges.

The Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley hosted its annual Thanksgiving community dinner Thursday at its Martin Luther King Jr. headquarters.

The St. Vincent de Paul Society served its annual Thanksgiving meal at its Williamson Avenue dining hall on the South Side on Wednesday.

Both events drew sizable crowds.

In the photo above, Denise Kelly of Canfield, left, serves stuffing for the Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley’s annual community dinner. The occasion also marked her first time at the mission, she said. Next to Kelly is Barbara Jackson of Boardman, another volunteer.