Food Pantry Archives - Carol's Kindness https://www.carolskindness.org/category/food-pantry/ Redistributing otherwise wasted food to food insecure people in East Austin, Texas. Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:44:21 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.carolskindness.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Asset-1.png Food Pantry Archives - Carol's Kindness https://www.carolskindness.org/category/food-pantry/ 32 32 We are so thankful for our specialty donors https://www.carolskindness.org/2026/03/18/we-are-so-thankful-for-our-specialty-donors/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:38:53 +0000 https://www.carolskindness.org/?p=15600 I said recently it seems like it is raining food, great healthy food. Carol constantly reaches out to possible new donors. We have recently upped our game from grocery stores, […]

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]]> Many thanks to our superstar Volunteer, Derek https://www.carolskindness.org/2026/02/25/many-thanks-to-our-superstar-volunteer-derek/ Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:48:19 +0000 https://www.carolskindness.org/?p=15243 First of all, Derek is a real people-person, and he is always trying to help others. He is organized, kind, humble, cheerful (sounds like a boy scout) and “spiritual.” He […]

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]]> Austin is COLD, Gus Garcia is closed-Carol serves on the Drive https://www.carolskindness.org/2026/01/28/austin-is-cold-gus-garcia-is-closed-carol-serves-on-the-drive/ Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:21:27 +0000 https://www.carolskindness.org/?p=14851 Carol says My pantry at Gus Garcia may be canceled for today because the rec center is closed but people/camps that know my address are coming to my house to […]

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]]> OMG Where did they all come from? what a week https://www.carolskindness.org/2026/01/21/omg-where-did-they-all-come-from-what-a-week/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:26:24 +0000 https://www.carolskindness.org/?p=14811 OMG!! I had to double-check the sheets, but we saw 262 clients yesterday (up over 100 from last fall and 90 from last week) with 545 household members fed! This is definitely a […]

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]]> WOW, what a week, and Saturday was the frosting on the cupcake! https://www.carolskindness.org/2025/11/16/wow-what-a-week-and-saturday-was-the-frosting-on-the-cupcake/ Sun, 16 Nov 2025 15:11:21 +0000 https://www.carolskindness.org/?p=14092 WOW, what a week, and Saturday was the frosting on the cupcake! We had massive donations capped off with 2 extra pallets from the food bank, making a total of […]

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]]> OUR MISSION: responding to the SNAP issues https://www.carolskindness.org/2025/11/02/our-mission-responding-to-the-snap-issues/ Sun, 02 Nov 2025 14:44:29 +0000 https://www.carolskindness.org/?p=13702 Being privately funded by donations and grants and being a salvage pantry is allowing us to jump right in and respond to the potential cut off/delay of SNAP for many […]

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]]> A day of outreach on the streets and camps of Austin https://www.carolskindness.org/2025/09/21/a-day-of-outreach-on-the-streets-and-camps-of-austin/ Sun, 21 Sep 2025 12:45:38 +0000 https://www.carolskindness.org/?p=13212 Jeff and Debb have taken on an almost daily mission to feed the brothers and sisters on the streets with fresh food and more from Carol’s Kindness Plus each week. […]

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]]> a volunteer’s roadtrip to the pantry https://www.carolskindness.org/2025/07/29/a-volunteers-roadtrip-to-the-pantry/ Tue, 29 Jul 2025 11:44:55 +0000 https://www.carolskindness.org/?p=12710 A note posted from Tommy after Saturday’s pantry with Maya (his dog): It was a pleasure to finally meet Dianne LS Koehler after many texts & Carol Rabun the backbone […]

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]]> We welcome Central Texas food bank as a donor https://www.carolskindness.org/2025/07/13/we-welcome-central-texas-food-bank-as-a-donor/ Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:26:00 +0000 https://www.carolskindness.org/?p=12521 Carol’s Kindness Plus has applied many times over the last few years to become a site for the food bank but some rule got in our way as we are […]

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]]> Coffee, Java, Joe, Super Power In A Mug https://www.carolskindness.org/2025/05/27/coffee-java-joe-super-power-in-a-mug/ Tue, 27 May 2025 21:25:57 +0000 https://www.carolskindness.org/?p=12121 Coffee, Java, Joe, Super Power In A Mug, all names for that dark colored liquid in the cup. We have been so blessed at our pantry to receive gourmet coffee […]

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