A Monmouth County charity handed out a thousand care packages to homeless people in the Garden State.

Anderson’s Meet the Need held its sixth Friends Feed the Homeless initiative at three different sites, including one in Neptune. The organization handed out food, along with items to keep residents warm during the cold weather.

Meet the Need President Reggie Anderson says they needed to help the people who are out in the cold 24/7.

Volunteers gave out bags filled with cold-weather essentials like blankets, hats, gloves and scarves.