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Make a Monetary Donation to our Food Pantry!

We've heard some groups like to call this a "No Food Food Drive!"  See the image with the stacks of corn?  This illustrates how your dollar can fill our pantry for our neighbors in need.  You can now borrow a "Little Blue Barrel" and have a monetary food drive or make a monetary donation at caringplacetx.org/donate.

What is the Little Blue Barrel Program?

The “Little Blue Barrel” encourages monetary gifts to the Food Pantry.  Simply borrow a Little Blue Barrel for your church, neighborhood, business, club or other organization and start collecting money for The Caring Place Food Pantry.  Your dollars go a long way.

• Contact Rita Turner at rturner@caringplacetx.org or 512-943-0702 to arrange the reservation of a Little Blue Barrel.
• Please provide name, organization (if applicable), address, phone number and email address.
• The Little Blue Barrel will be loaned for a 7-day period. This allows The Caring Place to deposit any checks that may be put in the barrel.  If your fundraiser is complete in less than 7 days, please feel free to drop off the Little Blue Barrel to Rita at 2000 Railroad Avenue or call 512-943-0702 for a local pick up.
• Please keep the Little Blue Barrel in your possession during your week of fundraising.  Since you are receiving monetary donations, we recommend that you do not leave the Little Blue Barrel unattended at events or in public.
• If a donor would like a receipt, please have them provide their name and address and attach it to their donation.

On average in 2020, The Caring Place could purchase 14 pounds of food, the equivalent of 12 meals, for every dollar spent.

How?  We are Platinum Partners at the Central Texas Food Bank.  This partnership provides us with deep discounts and access to a lot of fresh and shelf stable food!  Our community can’t get deals like this at the grocery store.  Here are some pricing examples of some recent trips with our truck:

$0.15 - a 16oz jar of peanut butter

$0.35 - a 48oz bottle of vegetable oil

$0.60 - a  64oz bottle of apple juice 

$0.15 - a 15oz can of peas

$0.15 - a 15oz can of diced tomatoes

$0.95 - 5LB bag of chicken strips

Thanks so much for helping feed our neighbors in need by hosting our Little Blue Barrel! 

Food & Necessity Drives & Pantry Donations

Food & Necessity Drives:

To ensure we are filling the Food Pantry with the items we need most, we prefer assigning your group a particular item to collect during your Food or Necessity Drive. Why "Food & Necessities?" because we give out more than food - Think hygiene items, diapers, detergent, toilet paper and other basics.

Here's how we can help make your Drive successful:

• We can arrange to drop off and pick up a large blue barrel with The Caring Place logo.
• If you are delivering your donations to The Caring Place, please utilize our north parking lot at 2000 Railroad and park in the Pantry Donation "RESERVED" space with the blue sign. We will come out to unload for you. 
• Pantry Donations can be made during Food Pantry operating hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday, 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM and on Thursdays from 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM.
• We will email you a flyer to customize with your organizational information before your Drive. The flyer will include the item you are collecting for The Caring Place. 
• We record and track the weight of your organization's donations.

Ready to get started?

Submit the Blue Barrel Drive Request Form below and our team will reach out to coordinate the details with you. To email our team with any questions please reach out to fooddonations@caringplacetx.org

The Caring Place - Blue Barrel Drive Request Form

Thank you for your interest in supporting The Caring Place! Hosting a Blue Barrel Drive (whether for items or monetary donations) is a wonderful way to make a significant impact in our community. Please fill out the form below: 

Contact Information

First Name *

Last Name *

Email Address: (Required)

Organization/Group (if applicable)

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Phone number: (Required)

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Drive Type (Required)

Drive Type (Required) ----- Big Blue Barrel Little Blue Barrel Online Fundraiser Only Not sure, let's chat!

Preferred Start Date

Please note we only drop off and pick up Big Blue Barrels on Thursdays

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End Date

Location of the Drive

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Estimated Number of Participants

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Individual Donations:

The Caring Place takes Pantry Donations* Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday in the north parking lot of our 2000 Railroad location between 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM and on Thursdays from 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM. Look for the blue Pantry Donations "RESERVED" sign to drop off your food and necessity donations. Pull in the reserved parking spot and someone will come to unload your donations. This option is preferred if you are making donations for groups and you need us to weigh and track your donations.

*Please only deliver food and toiletries donations at the designated area. Household items must be dropped off at the other side of our building for sanitary reasons. For current item donation hours click HERE.

Look for this sign to drop off Food & Hygiene donations