Support one of the many holiday programs we offer to our neighbors in Boone County, Indiana in 2024.
Thank you so much for helping our community have a wonderful holiday season!
Thanksgiving Food Collection
Now thru Nov. 17, 2025
- Help us feed Boone County this Holiday Season! Although we’ll be collecting these items till the end of the year, we’ll be packing up our Thanksgiving boxes the week of Nov. 17-21.
Thanksgiving Holiday Meal Distribution
Nov. 24-26, 2025
- We need individuals to help hand out Thanksgiving Food Boxes at The Caring Center. This job requires lifting 10-20 pounds of items.
- Help us stock the meals.
- Donate toward the meals.
- Sign up to help us distribute the meals! The sign up is divided into one hour time slots. We'll need help on Monday, Nov. 24: 9am-2pm, Tuesday, Nov. 25: 12pm-5pm, and Wednesday, Nov. 26: 9am-2pm.
Pies for Thanksgiving
Nov. 24-26, 2025
- The Caring Center likes to include pies with their Thanksgiving Food Baskets. Pies may be homemade or store bought, and must not require regrigeration. Popular pie flavors include pecan, pumpkin, apple, and cherry.
- We’re looking for 250 pies total, and we already have 200 pledged!
- Please deliver pies to The Caring Center anytime Monday Nov.25, 8am-2pm
- Come to first door on the side of the building to deliver the pies.
Parents Shop
for their 13-18 year old teens only
If you are in need of items for your teen(s) this season, do not sign-up on this list. Please contact Theresa Hanners at the Caring Center (765) 482-2020.
Teen Giving Tree Donations
November 27- December 10, 2025
- The Teen Giving Tree is a program that ensures every teen in need who resides in Boone County, Indiana has a wonderful holiday season. Parents are able to select gifts for each teenager living in their household.
- The Caring Center is the one of the only organizations in Boone County who provides gifts for teens during the holiday season. In 2023, we provided gifts for over 140 kids. In 2024, that number increased to 170. We would like to meet or exceed that number this year.
Donate Toward The Giving Tree
Parents come in to The Caring Center and choose the following for each teen:
- 2 Outfits (top and bottom)
- 2 Gift Items
- 2 Stocking Stuffers
- a blanket
- Please consider what you might be willing to purchase to make a teenager's holiday special. Sign-up for the item(s) you will commit to purchase and drop off (unwrapped) at either The Caring Center in Lebanon, at one of our other drop-off locations in Zionsville by Monday, December 10 or through our Amazon Wish List.
- If you would like to ship items directly to The Caring Center, please use this address: The Caring Center Giving Tree 1230 Ransdell Court Lebanon, IN 46052
- Please have your items to us by Monday, Dec. 10, 2025
Personal Shoppers Teen Giving Tree
December 16-17, 2025
The Teen Giving Tree is a program that ensures every teen in need who resides in Boone County, Indiana has a wonderful holiday season. Parents are able to select gifts for each teenager living in their household. Your responsibility is to help these parents know what is available and help them find meaningful gifts for their teenagers.
- Come help parents pick out gifts for their teens!
- Please arrive 15 minutes before your scheduled time. When you arrive, please come to the front door and knock and we’ll let you in. Thank you!
- Sign up to help parents shop! The sign up is divided into one hour time shifts. We'll need help on Tuesday, Dec. 16: 12pm-5pm and Wednesday, Dec. 17:9am-2pm.
Family Fun Pak
November 27- December 10, 2025
- FUN- Families Uniting Now, and PAK- Parents and Kids. Our desire is to help families create good and positive memories at no extra expenses to the family. They are generally struggling and do not have the capacity to think about spending quality time with their kids and making positive memories together due to the extra stress that their situation places on them. This is a great way for us to encourage the families in our community.
- In 2023, The Caring Center provided over 125 Family Fun PAKs to include with our Christmas Food Boxes. We would like to meet or exceed that number this year!
- The Family Fun PAKs can include items to make a night at home festive and fun. Ideas you can include: board and card games, popcorn, baking supplies (brownie mix, sugar cookie mix, cookie cutters, icing, sprinkles, etc), DVDs, coloring or crafting sets, blankets, pizza gift card- the possibilities are endless!
- Please have your items to us by Monday, Dec. 9, 2024
Family Fun Pak
If you are in need of a Family Fun PAK this season, do not sign-up on this list. Please contact Theresa Hanners at the Caring Center (765) 482-2020.
- Donate toward the Family Fun Paks
Christmas Food Collection
Now thru Dec. 15, 2025
- Help us feed Boone County this Holiday Season! Although we’ll be collecting these items till the end of the year, we’ll be packing up our Christmas boxes the week of Dec. 15, 2025.
If you are a Boone County resident in need of assistance, please contact The Caring Center at 765-482-2020 or email us at info@thecaringcenter.net.
Donate Toward Holiday Meals
Christmas Meal Distribution
December 18-19 and 22-23, 2025
- We've partnered with the Welfare League to provide meals!
- We need individuals to help hand out Christmas Food Boxes at The Caring Center. This job requires lifting 10-20 pounds of items.
- Help us stock the meals.
- Donate toward the meals.
- Sign up to help us distribute the meals! The sign up is divided into one hour time shifts. We'll need help on Thursday, Dec. 18: 12-5pm, Friday, Dec. 19: 12-2pm, Monday, Dec. 22: 9am-2pm, and Tuesday, Dec. 23: 12pm-5pm.