For a lot of people the holidays are a time for joy and excess. For others the holidays only emphasize what they don't have. As Edgewater's food pantry Care for Real spends most of its time focusing on providing people with basic needs: food, clothing, and help finding jobs, but each holiday season they also … Continue reading Toy drive: Help Care for Real spread joy to kids in need
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Care for Real will distribute backpacks full of school supplies to kids in need on Tuesday, August, 13. Over 650 families have signed up to receive supplies but according to a recent email from Executive Director Lyle Allen donations have been low this year. Additional donations can be dropped off today, tomorrow or Monday. According … Continue reading Care for Real in urgent need of school supplies for Edgewater kids
One of my favorite things about school was shopping for brand new school supplies at the beginning of each year. Unfortunately, a lot of families cannot afford to buy their kids the supplies they need for school. This is why Care for Real is again having a school supply drive. They will distribute school supplies to children … Continue reading Care for Real school supply drive: Help Chicago kids by shopping
What do I want for my birthday? With only 19 shopping days left I'm sure that question has been on your mind. Well, as much as I'd love a massage, maid service or a MacArthur Fellowship, what is probably more in reach is to collect birthday and greetings cards for kids that the staff at … Continue reading What I want for my birthday
I've decided what I want for my 40th birthday. I want you to help me collect birthday cards for children in the hospital. Although I've structured a blog around it, I don't really care about my birthday. You know who cares about birthdays? Kids. You know what would suck as a kid? Being in the … Continue reading Send birthday cards for children in the hospital
Kim Z. Dale 