Care and Share Accepting Applications

| 10/2/2012

A program that provides food baskets to families during the holidays will be accepting applications for baskets all month. The Community Care and Share program has provided food and gifts to families in need since 1985.

To qualify to receive a basket, families must meet certain requirements and fill out an application. The application period is from October 1-31. Applications can be picked up at any Mandan school, church, Custer Health, Morton County Social Services and AID, Incorporated/Brighten`s Thrift Shop.

"Christmas time can be a particularly stressful time for struggling families, especially those with young children, when spending money is not an option. With the generous help of our community, needy families can receive gifts for their children and nutritious foods. You can give joy to people who might have otherwise had a very bleak holiday season," says Patti Regan, Care and Share Chairperson.

Care and Share also has programs that provide food for school-age children and they supplement programs that provide assistance with past-due rents and utilities to families in Mandan and Morton County.

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