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A Note from Our Executive Director | |
Welcome to the month of March! One exciting thing that happened last month is The Caring Place was voted at the Best Place to Volunteer/Give in Georgetown. What an honor! Thank you for taking the time to vote for The Caring Place. This was our 11th year to receive the "Gold" award in this category. We know you do more than voting though. Many of you take the time to shop, donate and volunteer here. You are our supporters in so many ways and we truly appreciate you. Your efforts ensure your neighbors can get through difficult times. You can find a summary of the good work you helped us do in 2021 in our recently published Annual Report. Find the Annual report at the bottom of the newsletter.
If you'd like to support the work of The Caring Place, I'd like to encourage you one last time to give during our Amplify campaign. The funds from this campaign make a huge impact on neighbors who need food or help with utilities, rent and medical bills. These are bills that make up the most basic of needs in a household. And they are bills that impact health and stability of our most vulnerable populations. If you are ready to grow your giving heart, this is certainly the campaign to support. The Caring Place's Amplify campaign has powerful matching dollars available this year. We only have until March 3rd at 6:00 p.m. to utilize them. Your gift, no matter the size, can help us do that.
| A reminder about what we do... before you make that Amplify donation... | If you or someone you know need a little help, we hope this gives you a short summary on how we can assist with basic needs. It's not always easy to ask for help, but we think providing for basic needs is one way we can be good neighbors. | | |
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Would you like to be a good neighbor with us? Can you help us provide for basic needs by giving a monetary gift? The deadline to give online on the Amplify portal is Thursday, March 3rd at 6:00 PM.
All donations are being matched! How?
- Our Board of Directors made an amazing contribution to create a wonderful matching fund of $40,000.
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Businesses and individuals in our community also gave to create a match before the campaign began! This created an additional $18,000 in matching funds. Big thanks to Steger & Bizzell, First Texas Bank, Eagle Bank, Prosperity Bank, Texas Crushed Stone Company, Georgetown Railroad Company and The Gabriels Funeral Chapel and Crematory for your contributions to to sponsor matching funds for The Caring Place!
- The nonprofit, I Live Here I Give Here, has raised matching funds for Basic Needs organizations, too which are awarded pro-rata.
- With some of these matching funds created through I Live Here I Give Here, the more we raise, the more we receive.
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Each donation our community makes to The Caring Place on the Amplify platform, dollar for dollar, will be matched until our special sponsor funds are depleted.
If you have questions about Amplify please email Rita at rturner@caringplacetx.org. Or if you are ready to give, CLICK HERE!
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Here's the rest of the news at
The Caring Place!
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Pictured is our staff distributing food in Bartlett on our remote distribution day. | |
Neighbors may visit the Food Pantry at 2000 Railroad Avenue, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday or Friday from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM. The Food Pantry is closed on Wednesdays in order to distribute food in other parts of our service area. Need Food? Learn More... | | |
It's true that paperwork is part of the daily routine in Programs & Services, but we are grateful for many improvements this year to streamline processes. | |
Financial Assistance for those in The Caring Place service area includes rent, mortgage, utilities, transportation, emergency dental and prescription assistance with proof of crisis. Please call 512-943-0700 and follow the prompts for the basic needs assistance you are requesting. You can find additional information The Caring Place website at caringplacetx.org/gethelp. | | |
We encourage you to tell your family, friends and neighbors about the expansion of item donation hours. Your donations have a huge impact on store revenue which supports The Caring Place's efforts. | |
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Our Donation drive through just expanded hours again!!! We are now open Monday - Saturday, 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM. Visit our website to learn more about what we take. Learn More...
Pro Tip: Place your items in a box, bag or bin that you can part with so that we may quickly take your items and move to the next car.
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Pictured Adella and Suzy, some of our loyal customers. | |
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The Shops at The Caring Place is open to the public on 2000 Railroad Avenue, Monday - Saturday from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM.
Second Helping is open to the public on 3700 Williams Drive, Tuesday - Saturday from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM.
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Pictured are volunteers Jan and Katherine working in Programs & Services pre-pandemic. | |
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Each week we have many dedicated volunteers coming in to do a variety of tasks to support our mission. Slowly even some of our Programs & Services volunteers are making their way back to help us better serve those needing financial assistance.
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Peggy (above) volunteers at BOTH of our thrift store locations as a Cashier! | |
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Speaking of Volunteers, we have some immediate volunteer needs for Cashiers in our thrift stores!
Current needs are at our 2000 Railroad Avenue location on Mondays and Wednesdays.
We also have volunteer shifts available at Second Helping at 3700 Williams Drive Wednesday through Saturday!
Would you like to volunteer as a Cashier? You can start by filling out an application!
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A member of our team would love to help you navigate questions or concerns at The Caring Place.
- Monetary Donation Assistance
- Amplify Campaign
- Item Donations
- Programs & Services
- Community Engagement and Speaker Requests
- Volunteer Relations
- Media Requests
You can email us at info@caringplacetx.org and your question will be forwarded to the correct department.
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2021 Annual Report
We love sharing our Annual Report with you! If you are interested in the numbers around here, please visit us at caringplacetx.org/annualreport. You can view a summarized version or download the full report at that location.
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We hope you stay connected with us on our Social Media! It's a great way to learn the latest info and share the care! | |
The mission of The Caring Place is to provide for the basic human needs of all people in our community in a welcoming, respectful and caring way. | |
Thank you to our partners: | | | | |
