Dear Friends,

I want to take a moment to remind you that our Donations hours have temporarily changed due to the extreme heat. We are incredibly thankful to our leadership for allowing us to make this change for the safety of our staff and volunteers. And we are equally grateful to you, our community, for noting these new hours and donating your gently used items to The Caring Place. I am very proud of this Donations team this summer. They always go above and beyond in any circumstance and this heat has been no exception. They look forward to greeting you Monday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. at the 2000 Railroad Avenue drive-through. We will operate during these temporary hours until the extreme heat breaks. Watch for notifications about our schedule on our website and on Social Media.

In other news, our furniture pick-up service is expanding its service area! If you have quality furniture in good condition, we'd love to pick it up for you. In the Donations section below you'll find our new map and learn how to have your items picked up.

Thank you once again for supporting our mission at The Caring Place by donating items. It is one of the easiest ways to support our mission to provide for basic needs in our community. I hope you'll now read the rest of the newsletter to learn what else is happening at The Caring Place.

Stay Cool,

Justin Arzola, Donations Manager

We are currently looking for:

• Assistant Retail Manager (Full-Time)
• Retail Associate (Full-time)
• Retail Associate (Part-Time)
• Food Pantry Assistant (Full-Time)

What do we have to offer? Full-Time employees enjoy:

• Competitive compensation & benefits package;
• Health insurance benefits;
• Paid Time Off, including 13 paid holidays;
• Retirement savings program with a workplace match;
• A caring and positive workplace.

Would you like to learn more about these positions? Please visit caringplacetx.org/jobs. If you love the values at The Caring Place and look like a fit for one of these positions, send our Human Resources Manager an email expressing your interest! You can email [email protected] with questions.

The Shops at The Caring Place is open to the public at 2000 Railroad Avenue, Monday - Saturday from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Second Helping is open to the public at 3700 Williams Drive, Tuesday - Saturday from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

What's New? And if you like what you see in these pictures, head out to Second Helping to see what new items they have. A Baby Boutique and a more eclectic offering of linens, finer or vintage clothing, boots, and more are making their way into this location.

We are implementing store sales again! These sales often have little notice, so be sure to follow us on Social Media where we publicize the latest store news! Sometimes, however, you do get first contact about a sale through this newsletter - and today is that day! Keep Reading!

Due to extreme heat, our Donation drive-through is temporarily open Monday - Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 2000 Railroad Avenue. Visit our website to read about what we take.  Learn More...

Below you'll find our updated furniture pick-up map. Call 512-943-0711 to schedule a furniture pick-up. Would you like to see a larger picture of the map?  We thought so! Visit caringplacetx.org/donatemystuff for that and more!

Neighbors in need may visit the Food Pantry at 2000 Railroad Avenue, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Friday from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. to choose food for their household once a month.

The Food Pantry is closed on Thursdays in order to distribute food in other parts of our service area. This is a list of those communities and their drive-through locations:

• Jarrell Area Drive through Pantry: 1st Thursday of the month, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at the JISD Annex on 508 N. 5th St. in Jarrell
• Bartlett Area Drive through Pantry: 2nd Thursday of the month, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church on 645 West Clark St. in Bartlett
• Granger Area Drive through Pantry: 3rd Thursday of the month, 12:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. at St. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church on 105 Guadalupe St. in Granger

If you choose to utilize the remote distribution in your community, please note that it counts as the once-a-month Food Pantry selection.

One thing about our volunteers is they all have a story to tell.  With the recent addition of a summer intern in the Communications department, we've decided to start sharing some of those stories.

We think you will love these short insights into who our volunteers are, why they are here, and some of the fun they have while volunteering.  You'll also note they have pretty big hearts!

While we probably won't get around to telling a story from EVERY volunteer, we hope the ones you read will make you smile, and maybe even inspire you to volunteer yourself!