Irving Cares is powered by volunteers! Did you know that in the past year more than 1,490 people worked 21,842 hours! Based on the Independent Sector estimate, the value of one hour of volunteer work is $24.14, meaning volunteers donated a value of $527,265.88 to...
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See Your Impact in the 2017 Annual Report
People in need in Irving couldn't get the help they need without your support of Irving Cares. Generous volunteers donated 1,490 hours by offering a hand up to others. Your support changed lives by helping 145 people get and keep a job, providing rent & utility...
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...
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...
Fabulous Items at The Great Harvest
Be sure to join us at the Irving Convention Center this Friday, Sept. 16, for a fabulous evening of friends, food and fundraising. We have some wonderful auction items! Cool River $100 gift certificate, weekend night at the Omni Mandalay Las Colinas with breakfast...
Interns and Volunteers Helping Others
We have young people helping all around the agency this summer! Melissa Gonzales is an Employment Services Intern hired through a grant ExxonMobil Community Summer Jobs Program. She's teaching in the weekly Job Search Seminar. Roderick Crick is working with...
TXU is Energy in Action
Yes, they are! These volunteers work hard helping others. TXU is a great supporter of Irving Cares and many more good works in the community. Thanks, TXU!
Boy Scout Eagle Project Enhances the Food Pantry
Aditya Shah, finished his Eagle Scout project this weekend, building shelves and re-finishing the floor in the food pantry waiting room. It looks great, and we are thankful for his hard work.
Thank you, Sharmon, for your thoughtful leadership!
Sharmon Chilton began her partnership with Irving Cares in 2008 in the food pantry where she enjoyed serving our neighbors. She says, “Irving Cares is special to me because it engages the community by encouraging, educating and empowering people.” Now she’s on the...
It’s a bright and lively Thursday morning!
Check out these 6th grade volunteers from Faustina Academy! They are bursting with energy, and helping our Irving neighbors in need!