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Double the Joy This Christmas — Caring Hands Partners with Toys for Tots!

Caring Hands Outreach Center Thanks Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino and Polk County Board of Supervisors for Their Generous Support

LCC's Conversational English Hour

LCC’s Conversational English Hour – Thursday Evenings – Oct. 3 – Nov. 21

Deborah Steams

Meet Board Member Deborah Stearns

Kara Ohorilko

Meet Board Member Kara Ohorilko

Robert Lees

Meet Robert Lees

Jodi Urich

Urich Named Caring Hands CEO

Join Our Team

Seeking a Visionary Leader: Apply for the CEO Role at Caring Hands Outreach Center

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A Weekend of Generosity: Community, Food, and Heartfelt Contributions

Claudia Miranda

Meet Board Member Claudia Miranda

Free class Preserve the taste of summer preservation canning dehydrating

Free Class Teaches Safe Food Preservation Methods

Hershey's chocolate bar

The Power of a Candy Bar

A piece of history at secondhand treasures

Historic Table at Secondhand Treasures

Free Nutrition Classes

Free Nutrition Classes Offered in Spanish and English

Our foundation house on a mountain

Our Foundation

Phil Simmons

Meet Phil Simmons

Start knob turned to 2023

Looking Forward to 2023

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$25 Prom Dress Sale

we are moving

Altoona Food Pantry Moving

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Elizabeth’s Story

pile of nonperishable items

How to Host a Food Drive

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Why We Do What We Do

two young girls hugging on the beach

Hunger Doesn’t Take a Summer Break

Miriam Cody

Caring Hands Outreach Center Names Miriam Cody Director of Operations

Food pantry visitors

Myth Busting

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Cultivating a Community of Prayer

Sharon Vanderschel

Meet Board Member Sharon VanderSchel

Together we can make a difference

Making Our Community a Better Place

Melissa Horton

Meet Board Member Melissa Horton

It doesn't matter

Why Do People Visit Food Pantries

Jackie Boeding Tewes

Meet Board Member Jackie Boeding Tewes

Barron Geiger

Meet Board Member Barron Geiger

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More Than Just a Food Pantry

Caring hands christmas list

Infusing a Spirit of Generosity into the Holidays

Grateful

What We are Grateful For

Pastor Nathan Anenson

Meet Board Member Pastor Nathan Anenson

Jiffy Corn muffin mix and can of cream style corn

Items We Need at the Food Pantry

Craig Perry

Meet Board Treasurer Craig Perry

Volunteer crossing arms in front of van of food supplies

You Can Mobilize Compassion

Mary O'Brien

Meet Board Vice President Mary O’Brien

Volunteer crossing arms in front of van of food supplies

Volunteer Training

Dr. Mike Hartwig

Meet Board President Dr. Mike Hartwig

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The Joy of Giving

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2061

Our Donors

Altoona Lion's Club
Athletico - Physical Therapy
Bank Iowa
Between the Edges Lawncare
Cargill
Casey's
Community Choice Credit Union
Fareway
First Interstate Bank
Green State Credit Union
HyVee
Kathy Swanson Real Estate Team
Keystone Savings Bank
Kiwanis
Kyle Savage
NuCara Pharmacy
Polk County Board Of Supervisors
Prairie Meadows
PriorityOne - Heating & Cooling
REMAX Concept Cares Foundation
Ted's Body Shop - Bondurant Auto Body