Irving Cares 2022 Q3 Newsletter

QUARTER 3, 2022

The Gala Tickets are Available Now!

The Irving Cares Gala returns on Friday evening, September 9, 2022, at the Irving Convention Center. Our “Party with a Purpose” theme will feature live music from The Pictures Band. Doors open at 6:30PM with cocktails and the silent auction. Tickets are $150 each and are available for purchase at irvingcares.org/The-Gala. A wide array of sponsorship opportunities are available. If you are interested in participating as a sponsor but don’t see the right option for your family or organization, please call Irving Cares events coordinator, Terri Oliver at (972) 721-9181 or email toliver@irvingcares.org to discuss custom opportunities.

The Irving Cares Gala supports programs to address the needs and ease the burdens of low income and working-class families in Irving. With your help, individuals are guided to a pathway to self-sufficiency, earning a living-wage and supporting their family for a better future. Because of friends like you, for 65 years, Irving Cares has been rooted in the community. It is the caring support of neighbors-helping-neighbors that makes the City of Irving such a great place to live and work. Join us for a bedazzled night on the town! Visit irvingcares.org/The-Gala today to purchase your tickets and sponsorships, or make a donation, book hotel rooms, view auction items and raffle prizes and more.

How You Can Make a Bigger Impact Every Month!

When you partner with Irving Cares by Giving Every Month (GEM) you shine. You can help neighbors who are one crisis away from hunger, homelessness, or living in darkness. Your monthly gift does so much to help Irving residents experience hope and thrive. Make a monthly impact by selecting your GEM level today.

$10/month

for one year

Click here to provide

15 families one week

of groceries.

$20/month

for one year

Click here to provide emergency utility assistance for a family.

$50/month

for one year

Click here to provide a new employee with the resources to be job-ready.

$70/month

for one year

Click here to provide education or job training for one individual.

$100/month

for one year

Click here to provide emergency rent assistance for a family.

$145/month

for one year

Click here to provide

12 Irving adults with

GED testing.

Are You Counting the True Cost of Inflation?

The good you make happen at Irving Cares is so important. Thank you for making Irving a better place to live for everyone.

You have witnessed, firsthand, the increases at the gas pump, food prices, and for basic daily needs like bath soap or shampoo. Our vulnerable neighbors are feeling it even more during this inflationary time. That’s why you play such an important role in Irving!

The graphic below shows the increases in costs of basic food items at the grocery store (comparing May 2021 to May 2022). Here are a few notable increases:

During this time when school is out and children are home, would you dig deep to help your neighbors put nutritious food on the table? When you donate to the Irving Cares food pantry, you are giving a lifeline to Irving families in need. Click here to make a donation to the Irving Cares Food Pantry.

*U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics – Politico Datapoint on Agriculture