Memorial Day 5K, 10K, 1Mile run walk down the Campion Trail by Bodies Race Company. Costume contest, kids dash, and vendors booths with goodies make this a fun event for the whole family! Register in time for the free T-shirt, and compete for the age division...
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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.
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...
CHRISTUS Health – A Summer Squeeze Winner
We congratulate CHRISTUS Health as the Irving business with the greatest increase in the percentage of money and food donated during the Summer Squeeze, from March 1 through April 30. They donated 8,672 lbs, a 923% increase from 2015. We appreciate their help...
Are you working on the Summer Squeeze Challenge!
Summer is coming, which brings higher grocery bills for families when children are home from school. Food pantry requests increase, and donations can be slim during summer months. You can make a difference! Host a food drive to benefit Irving Cares in March or April...
Do you recognize this community leader?
She wears so many hats, including one as a Board member of Irving Cares! Kitty Boyle’s community service includes city, county, state and national parks, hospitals, libraries, heritage and historical societies, with a major emphasis on education. As administrator of...
When Aiden got $100, he decided to give it away.
When he found $100 on the school playground, Aiden gave the money to his teacher in case someone was looking for it. When no one claimed the money, the school returned it to Aiden as a reward for his honesty. But Aiden didn't want it. He told his mom he wanted to make...
Christmas Came Early Thanks to Hoblitzelle Foundation & David Weekley Homes
The new refrigerators arrived this morning! We'll use them to store fruit and veggies, bakery items and eggs. Kyle Taylor said, "This will allow us to expand amounts and types of dairy products, and maintain better quality fresh fruits and vegetables that come from...
Irving Women’s Network Tour & Food Drive – A Great Success!
The IWN and their guests met today to learn about Irving Cares, and since they are community-minded, caring people, we learned a lot from them too! They also brought in a generous donation of food and funds. A food order to feed a family of 4 for a week contains 10...
Landry Elementary Pre-K Students Have Food Drive
We are so impressed by Ms. Trina Rison's class at Landry Elementary School! They wanted to help children in need, and collected more than 200 pounds of cans for the food pantry. Thank you!