Free Thanksgiving dinners will be offered on Thursday by the following:

St. Vincent De Paul Society Youth Groups -- 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday at St. Luke's Parish Hall, North Church and East C streets in Belleville. For delivery in the Belleville area, call 618-514-2320 and provide name, address, phone number and number of meals.

* New Shining Light Holiness Deliverance Church, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Thursday, 740 Broadway, Venice. Also, free caps and gloves giveaway. A Thanksgiving service will be held at 9 a.m.

* Cosgroves' Kitchen -- 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 3718 State St., East St. Louis. Carryouts available in kitchen.

* Mom's Soul Food, noon, 3905 North Belt West, Belleville. To participate or donate, stop by or call 618-416-6712.