"Helping Others... Help Others"
Love of People's 12 Annual Community Thanksgiving​
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Each Thanksgiving, Love of People brings Acadiana together to ensure no one is left hungry or alone. What began in 2013 with 150 meals has grown into a powerful community tradition—serving over 5,000 meals across Opelousas, Sunset, Lafayette, Youngsville, and New Iberia.
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Through partnerships with local businesses, organizations, volunteers, and supporters like you, we deliver hot Thanksgiving dinners to those who need them most—spreading not just food, but friendship, culture, and care.
This holiday, you can help keep the tradition alive.
Join us in building a Thanksgiving where the spirit of giving thrives, and where our community comes together as one.
Who We Are
Love of People is a nonprofit organization, developed in 1993 with the mission of
“Helping Others, Help Others”.
Our mission remains the same: to help individuals, families, service industry workers, musicians, artists and the elderly grow as a part of a productive environment, in order to improve community and family living.
Love of People continues to stay true to their mission by giving back to the community through projects and events.
Community Impact Initiatives
Imagine a world where 'Helping others, Help others' isn't just a phrase but a way of life. Welcome to Love of People, a nonprofit organization that has been making a difference since 1993.
At Love of People, we're on a mission to create a more productive, compassionate, and thriving community and family living environment. We believe that by helping individuals grow, we can achieve just that. But we can't do it alone.
We've seen the impact our projects and events have on local communities, and we're passionate about doing more. We understand the power of collective action, and we invite you to join us. Your support, whether through volunteering, donating, or sponsoring, can make a world of difference.
Local businesses, community members, and philanthropists, we need your help. Together, we can turn our mission into a reality. Visit our website to learn how you can get involved, or contact us today to discuss partnership opportunities. Let's make 'Helping others, Help others' more than a mission statement; let's make it a way of life.
Discover Love Of People's Impact:
Explore How 'Helping Others, Help Others' Comes to Life
Now in its 9th year, Williams Bros Diaper Drive (Formerly Julian's Diaper Drive) serves as a great opportunity to make a positive impact on the community while also instilling important values in children.
Connecting local businesses with the communities they serve. We strive to identify areas in our community that are most in need and, working together, utilize our most valuable resource - our culture - to uplift and strengthen our entire community.
Creating a non-judgmental community event that offers Christmas Spirit and opportunities. Offering people who live in underserved communities the mechanisms to connect to various job opportunities and support structures.
Providing life care services for the aging, retired, and elder musicians and artists in our community, The event is a fabulous night of music with a top-notch house band that features some of Acadiana's musical treasures.
Love Of People Featured Event
THANKSGIVING RAFFLE
Enter Our Raffle to Win a Thanksgiving
spread for up to 10 Guests!
Produced by Taco Sisters
YOU COULD WIN!
Taco Sisters Turkey
Raku Vase by Bruce Odell
Handmade Wooden Bowl by Arthur Mcvicor
The Moonlit Path Candles
Magnolia Studios Cocktail Stirrers
Flower Arangement by Sam Fontenot
Pamplona's Sangria
Side Dish From Blanchards
Poupart's Cakes, Pies and Bread
Cake from Collette's Cakes
Carpe Diem Coffee
Side Dish from Saucy Bawbq
Contact Love of People
1400 NW Evangeline Thwy, Lafayette, LA 70501
(337)-988-0076