Care for Real distributed toy drive donations to families on Tuesday, December 17. Executive Director Lyle Allen described this as their best year ever in terms of quantity and quality of donations. According to the Care for Real Facebook page gifts were provided for over 800 children. Thank you to everyone who donated either at … Continue reading Care for Real toy drive provided gifts to 800 children
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This weekend the holiday celebrations continue in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood. While you are in the area for shopping, visiting Santa, and other fun please drop off a donation for the Care for Real toy drive. Drop off locations and online giving options are detailed below. Late Night Andersonville is on Friday, December 6th. Stores stay open … Continue reading Andersonville weekend events and toy drive update
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
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
Care for Real distributed toys to more than 600 Edgewater families on Tuesday, December 18. I was excited to be there to see some of the people who would benefit from donations to toy drives, such as the one I promoted on this site. The gallery below contains images from the toy distribution. Care for Real … Continue reading Care for Real Toy Distribution
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