Place your vote for Irving Cares as Best Nonprofit! Irving Cares served more than 12,000 residents in the past year with food, financial assistance, and employment services. 100% of people surveyed said the food will help prevent hunger in their household; 99% said the pantry improved their ability to deal with a financial crisis. YAY!
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Irving Cares Receives Excellence in Impact Agency of the Year Award from North Texas Food Bank
Kyle Taylor, Director of Community Engagement, and Board Member, Doris Harris, accept the North Texas Food Bank Excellence in Impact Agency of the Year Award from NTFB CEO, Trisha Cunningham, and Desiree Dillon, NTFB Director of Agency Relations.
CHRISTUS Health Volunteers Feed More Than 193 People
Last week while volunteering in the food pantry, folks from CHRISTUS Health sorted food, filled the shelves, and fed hungry Irving residents. Their help made a difference! On Friday alone, they filled orders to feed more than 193 people! We appreciate the...
Alejandra and her family Weather The Storm
Alejandra was a stay-at-home mom until her husband's hours were cut, and then she had to get a job. The expenses kept piling up, and the family came to Irving Cares for rent assistance to prevent eviction. They had no money to buy Christmas gifts, so their Case...
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!
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...
The Great Harvest Sets Attendance Record
For the second year in a row, with reservations for 430 friends, The Great Harvest ~ An Evening to Care set a record! It was a fantastic party raising nearly $270,000. We welcomed friends,...
Gold N Carats Donates Diamond Necklace
Generous donors, Jim and Lucinda Rogers of Gold N Carats, designed and created this gorgeous necklace for The Great Harvest Live Auction. It's an 18K white gold diamond pendant with 1/2 carat of princess and round cut diamonds on a 20" white gold chain. Join us on...
YOU make Irving Cares a Success!
See the latest Annual Report and celebrate success with Irving Cares! A nationally recognized small business with help from over 1,600 volunteers, 130 got help finding jobs and 93% stayed employed. An average of 805 hungry families per month were served 382,308...