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...
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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,...
Bank of the West hosts Holiday Canned Food Drive
Please support hungry families in Irving with a donation to the Bank of the West Holiday Food Drive! Both locations in Irving are taking donations through December 18.
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!
Have You Ever Thought About Toilet Paper?
Probably not! But what if you didn't have it, or any money to buy it? Irving Cares gives toilet paper in every food pantry order. It's just a little extra help. Next time you shop, consider adding an extra package of toilet paper to help families in need. It's one...
City Rec Centers Host Holiday Canned Food Drive
All through November, Irving recrecation centers will collect canned food and pantry items for Irving Cares food pantry. Collection bins will be located near each center’s front office and will be accessible during regular business hours. For a list of rec center...
Pioneer Natural Resources
What fun last Friday when Pioneer Natural Resources Company came to help at Irving Cares! Gabby and her group did great work, filling orders, then sorting and stocking donated goods that come from our retail partners. Kyle Taylor even got to use some smarty-smart...
Vizient brings Birthday Bags, laundry detergent and more!
As part of their "Community Day," volunteers from Vizient, Inc. collected cake mixes, icing and birthday candles to make Birthday Bags that Irving Cares will distribute to families through the food pantry. They brought laundry detergent and more! These volunteers...
You Made a Difference on North Texas Giving Day!
You made history yesterday with your generosity! Irving Cares received more than $18,000 in donations on North Texas Giving Day - the largest amount ever. Thank you! Overall, more than 142,000 donations raised $37 million dollars for more than 2,500 North Texas...