October 1, 2021

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Ready to give someone a Hunger Free Holiday? The Little Blue Barrel monetary Food Drive will help you do just that! With no extra space to store additional food from week to week, The Caring Place is launching the Little Blue Barrel!

Learn more at: caringplacetx.org/bluebarrel or give at: caringplacetx.org/donate

Your Donated Items Are Important, Too! We take item Donations Mondays from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m.* Do you have quality furniture you need picked up? We can do that on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; please call 512-943-0711 to schedule or you can visit caringplacetx.org/donatemystuff for more information and to view our pick-up map.

Shopping for Good!

Shopping in our thrift stores supports our mission to provide for the basic human needs of all people in our community in a welcoming, respectful and caring way. Store Hours: The Shops at The Caring Place at 2000 Railroad is open Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Second Helping at 3700 Williams is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Would you like to tell us about your last thrift shopping experience at The Caring Place? You can do that on this Survey! We'd love to hear from you! Need more ideas on how to do some "Shopping for Good" during the holiday season? We have them! Learn more at caringplacetx.org/holidays.

Frequently Asked Questions

Donation Days Explanation In order to prioritize our mission, our donation hours are temporarily reduced. Here's a quick look at why we can't expand those hours just yet: We understandably have a reduction in volunteer staff and will continue to see this until the pandemic is better under control. We distribute food 2-3 times a week in our drive through which is normally used for item donations. Warehouse staff now work in multiple areas to cover labor needs. Due to sharing the drive through with our Food Pantry, we also have reduced storage capacity.  We want you to know how much we appreciate your dedication to donating items here. It remains important that we fill our stores, so that we can support our mission. We couldn't prioritize it the way we do, without you! Thank you!

An Update On Our Full Reopening Schedule Our planned construction to increase space and efficiency had some unanticipated delays and COVID cases are back on the rise, impacting volunteer staffing. This news hinders our ability bring back many in person services and utilize our space fully. The good news is we have successfully navigated almost contactless services for a while now, so we don't have to change anything at this time. With your support, we have also dealt with our storage issues by purchasing food in bulk when we need it. Even though the timing is changing, we are still working towards our initial goals. Demolition began in September and we look forward to showing you the improvements.

Financial Help for Neighbors:

Our Programs & Services format and hours remain modified due to COVID-19 and will stay updated at caringplacetx.org/covid19. Here are the details the community needs to know before arriving at The Caring Place for services or food: Programs & Services via Telephone: Hours: Monday - Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Services: Financial Assistance includes help with rent, mortgage, utilities, transportation, emergency dental and prescriptions. Assistance is available with a verifiable proof of crisis. While our lobby remains closed, financial assistance is handled remotely. If you have difficulty with this process, please call us to discuss other options that may be available to support your needs. Non-financial assistance (i.e. clothing, appliances, housewares, etc.) is not available at this time.Call 512-943-0709 and leave a message regarding your need and someone will contact you within 48 hours with the next steps. Please be sure to leave a valid phone number with a working voicemail so that we can contact you as quickly as possible.   

Food Programs:    Fresh Food for Families and the drive through Food Pantry are open to all neighbors in need. The Caring Place practices social distancing at this time, so you will not need to exit your vehicle during food distribution. You do not need to bring any documentation to receive food, but will need to answer a few questions from your car. After your first visit, receiving food each week is a quick process. Have questions about Food Programs? Please call our main line at 512-943-0700 or learn more at caringplacetx.org/getfood.

Drive Through Food Pantry On Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. join us in the 2000 Railroad drive through to receive shelf stable food and occasional fresh items. Fresh Food for Families On the 1st, 3rd and 5th Monday of the month The Caring Place offers "Fresh Food for Families" in the 2000 Railroad drive through. The fast-paced event runs 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m. The next events this month are October 4th and 18th.

Food Programs in the Bartlett Area: October 13th (2nd Wednesday of the month) drive through distribution is 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church at 645 West Clark St. in Bartlett. 

Learn the Latest at TCP...

Press & Blog  Hunger Free Holidays happens with Little Blue Barrel (9-22-21) Take a Shopping Survey TCP Rated 4 Star Charity for 7th Year (8-11-21) We are Hiring! (9-15-21) Volunteer Appreciation Video (6-2-21) Annual Report Link to: Blog and Media Link to: Past Newsletters

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