A Family-Style Thanksgiving, When There's No Family Nearby

KINGSTON, N.Y. — Almost a week before Thanksgiving, residents at Chiz’s Heart Street group home begin their preparations. With six turkeys to defrost and brine, more than 50 pounds of sweet potatoes to cube and giant trays of stuffing to mix, this is not a one-day job. The meal will be served family-style, but many of the 60 residents do not feel welcome or comfortable being around their own kin. Often, they’ve come to live in one of the five houses in the complex from local shelters, psychia...