Carol’s Kindness https://www.carolskindness.org/ 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 Carol’s Kindness https://www.carolskindness.org/ 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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]]> 2025 a year of growth and service https://www.carolskindness.org/2026/01/21/2025-a-year-of-growth-and-service/ Wed, 21 Jan 2026 12:31:14 +0000 https://www.carolskindness.org/?p=14546 A lot has changed in the last few years, Carol’s Kindness has grown to a huge operation that regularly involves more than 20 trips a week to collect 7,000 – […]

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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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]]> We collect a lot of food each week. Where does it go? https://www.carolskindness.org/2025/12/14/we-collect-a-lot-of-food-each-week-where-does-it-go/ Sun, 14 Dec 2025 20:26:13 +0000 https://www.carolskindness.org/?p=13184 Carol’s Kindness has always had partners to share food with so nothing goes to waste. Some have been one-time partners, others are groups we share with regularly. Some of them […]

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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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]]> OUR MISSION: FEED THE HUNGRY  https://www.carolskindness.org/2025/10/23/our-mission-feed-the-hungry/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 22:08:11 +0000 https://www.carolskindness.org/?p=13538 Food donations at Carol’s Kindness are up for the month and up 21% over last year.  We are getting more usable produce than ever, lots of snacks and beverages of all kinds too, […]

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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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