Care For Real

An organization with so many dedicated staff and volunteers helping thousands of people every month! The recession may have subsided a bit but the number of people in need and being served each month continues to increase year over year. Check out the website for more information. The director, Lyle, is an amazing individual dedicated to the well being of the the community Care For Real serves.

Great place. Contacting through Unilocal message does not appear to be read or answered. Tried emailing from their own website but error message page not found. It is a great. Pantry worth the trip to register. Monthly pickup is large. Produce and many various breads between the monthly visits really helps.

This is the Edgewater food pantry. Along with giving food to thousands of people each month, they also have clothes for community members who need it. They do what they can with school supplies and backpacks for kids, and anything else they can get. Their volunteers work very hard and are great people.

My boyfriend went to the convenience store next door to Care For Real. He took the dog with him and while it is not the best situation, tied the dog up outside of the store while he was in there. During this time, a person from Care For Real took our dog. They stole him. We put up posters all around the neighborhood, contacted Care For Real, filed a police report, and scoured the neighborhood looking for our dog to no avail. Turns out that the people at Care For Real knew who took our dog and refused to put us in touch with them. On several occasions after we found out that Irene at Care For Real knew who had our dog, she refused to speak to us and then treated us with anger and resentment over the fact that we wanted our dog back. Someone reported to us that they were tearing down our posters and took down the signs that we had put up near Care For Real.
I went there yesterday to see if Irene was working so that I could ask her in person where our dog was. She was out sick and the man working there yelled at me and told me that I would have to wait another day before speaking to her. I asked that he call her as it was important. He said that the dog had already been missing for several days, so what is one more day.
I don’t know if you have ever had a pet stolen, but this is not very compassionate. To know that they have pet services really makes me question their integrity. If you are a pet owner, be careful and make sure that you don’t bring your pet anywhere near these people.

I can’t believe the work this fine organization does! When we drop off donations, they are always so appreciative. Every month we bring food items, toiletries and clothing. The toiletries threw me off a bit until the staff explained that the LInk card cannot be used for these items.
Now more then ever, food pantries like this one need help. See what you can do. :)

I am so grateful for this place. Without Care for Real I would not be able to have Christmas dinner or food for the next month. The people there are so kind. The people who donate… I thank you so much. Having food while being unemployed and to know that absolute strangers gave it to me gives me faith in the human race. I cannot thank everyone enough. Thank you all. Thank you. Thank you and Thank you. I am fortunate.
When I am on my feet I plan on volunteering… currently disabled, so the food means all that much more. May you all have a beautiful year.

I love this place.
They take donations! Donations of almost anything (with limitations, at one point in time, they were given 50 lbs of table salt). They take your hotel shampoo’s, your hotel soaps, food, clothing, you name it. I just dropped off a ton of dishes last weekend. They prefer that you conduct donations at @ 10 am– so you do not get in the way of passing out goods– (but I think they will take them anytime– they are NOT the post office-​and they DO NOT have the attitude!)
Then– they turn it around and give it to the needy in our community. HOW AWESOME is that?
On the weekends, there is a line out the door. Anyone who needs help is welcome. You often see quite a few new immigrants– since Rdgewater is both a perfect blending and entry point for our country. Young– elderly– Care for Real does not judge!
When I was teaching– I came to the other location to pick up clothes for some of my students. They were fantastic. Thanks for being here– and helping out our community!!!

These guys are great. Basically, here’s how it works. They’re only open a few days a week, and close at noon. So it’s best to head in on a weekday, earlier the better. You fill out some paperwork, not more than a sheet and show ID. Very hands-​off and non-​judgmental people working there. There are some policies. You can go once a week and pick up very good bread– Whole Foods and Domonick’s donates baked goods, along with fresh fruits and vegetables. It’s a good idea to freeze what you can. And once a month, you can get ‘pantry’. That’s canned goods, dairy, meat, too. They give as much as they can, with more around holidays with big food drives, less when donations aren’t as much. The people there are great– I can’t say that enough. I’ve been in some dire times as of late, and this is one of those things that helps me make it– It’s great. You can always count on some good, healthful food, and even books or clothes if needed. I hope I don’t need to say anything about thanking them and considering volunteering your time if you can– If you’re unemployed, it’ll do you a world of good to get out and do something meaningful. Also, just be grateful for what you get– they don’t have a choice in what they get to give you. In any and all cases, I’ve always been treated with respect and care. These guys are amazing, enough said.

This place used to be near me on Broadway and Catalpa — this is the new location. A great place to drop off used clothes, toys or books — they will distribute them to the less fortunate among us. And who doesn’t want to spread a little goodness?