The Caring Place exceeds food donation goal by 700,000 pounds

Over the last months of 2025, The Caring Place’s annual “Hunger Free Holidays” campaign received 1,770,337 pounds of food, surpassing the nonprofit’s goal of 1 million pounds. Through the Central Texas Food Bank and discounted suppliers, The Caring Place can purchase about 11 pounds of food for every $1 donated. With this amount of food, 491,760 people could be f...