Groups around the Capital Region are giving back to the community for Thanksgiving. 

Watervliet's everyday heroes came together to help feed about 300 people this Thanksgiving.

Local firefighters and police officers joined local volunteers at Watervliet High School on Wednesday to prepare dozens of meals to be delivered. They dropped off warm Thanksgiving dinners to people in about 140 households across the area.

Organizers say they started cooking those meals at the high school Ttuesday thanks to donations of cash and materials from the community.

"I think it's a great feeling for everyone to say they were thought of and they were taken care of and that there are other people out there who really want to help," said Watervliet Mayor Charles Patricelli. 

And in the city of Troy, Capital Roots is also helping feed families with its Squash Hunger program. 

Organizers say just this week, the group distributed more than 20,000 pounds of top-quality produce from 10 local farms to nearly 30 organizations.  

"All of our food comes from local farms all around the region," Capital Roots CEO Amy Klein said. "So we work with these farms to buy their products and infuse money into the local farm economy and make sure that top quality food goes to emergency food programs and other individuals so that everyone has great quality food."