Remember as a kid, looking forward to your birthday party? That’s how we feel at Irving Cares as we plan The Great Harvest, which will be our 60th Birthday Party! We'll have games to play, presents to open, the best meal you’ve had in a long time, and CAKE! Join the...
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Employment Services Program
Irving Cares ExxonMobil Paid Summer Internship
Opportunity for College Student Through ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program - Irving Cares is now interviewing full-time college students for a paid summer internship in our Employment Services Program. The intern’s responsibilities will include collecting job...
The Employment Services Program Changed Pat’s Life!
Our friend, Pat, wrote a review of Irving Cares, "This place is amazing! Mary Shelton helped me so much! I lost my job of 10+ years in 2015 due to downsizing because of the economy. I started a small cleaning company when I could not procure employment that would...
Valuable Volunteers and Donors
Our faithful volunteer, Chris Arrington, picks up donated bakery goods every weekend from long-time supporters, Tom Thumb. This weekend Chris had some help from a beautiful young lady, a student at The Hockaday School, and daughter of Carista Ragan Hill! Do you have...
The Baron and Blue Foundation Provides Funds to Irving Cares
Generous $10,000 support of operating expenses was received in December. The Baron and Blue Foundation, founded in 2002 by Lisa Blue and Fred Baron, strives to enhance the function of nonprofit organizations in the Dallas Community by assisting to maintain existing...
Generous Donor helps Cynthia #WeatherTheStorm
Cynthia is planning to return to work. But this year she's battling cancer, and living on income from disability payments. It's hard to make ends meet. When Kevin heard about #WeatherTheStorm, he made a donation that helped her avoid eviction this month. Case...
Last Christmas She Needed Help
An anonymous donor paid her rent, helping her #WeatherTheStorm, today she's making a donation saying, "This donation is inspired by the fact that Irving Cares was there for my daughter and me so that we were not homeless during the Christmas Holidays. May God bless my...
Holiday Shopping? No Problem
Shop Cheers for Irving Cares! Irving Cares has partnered with D’Vine Wine on the square in Granbury to offer private-labeled vintages promoting Irving Cares’ services. Share good cheer with your family, friends, and co-workers while sharing the mission of Irving...
#GivingTuesday is November 29
Irving Cares has joined #GivingTuesday, a global day of giving to encourage and celebrate generosity worldwide. #GivingTuesday kicks off the holiday season to inspire people to give back in meaningful ways. After the shopping sprees of Black Friday and Cyber Monday,...
Thank you PPAI!
PPAI (Promotional Products Association International) brought their holiday food drive donation today - food, gift cards, and cash! Thank you, Gretchen and Sara, and everyone at PPAI!