Caring For Kids - Harrisburg, IL

09/01/2026

2026 Caring for Kids Raffle. Tickets are on sale now!

$500 Grand Prize

To purchase tickets:

Text 618-841-4613
Email us at [email protected]
Facebook message us at Caring For Kids - Harrisburg, IL.

08/22/2026

Help Us Make this Raffle Bigger!

🎟️ LOCAL BUSINESSES — WE NEED YOUR HELP! 🎟️

Caring for Kids is hosting a Progressive Raffle. Drawings will occur Nov 1 thru Nov 30, with prizes increasing in value throughout November, and a $500 cash grand prize!

We’re asking local businesses to help us make this raffle even more exciting by donating a prize, gift card, service, or merchandise to be included in our daily drawings.

Caring for Kids provides over 1,400 food bags to food insecure students each month at Harrisburg Unit 3 schools. Caring for Kids is 100% volunteer run.


Your contribution will:

❤️ Help support food insecure children at Harrisburg Unit 3 schools
🎁 Give your business an opportunity to be featured as a raffle prize donor

Every contribution—large or small—can make a difference. And as the prizes grow, so does the excitement surrounding the raffle!

Want to donate a prize?
📱 Text: 618-841-4613
📧 Email: [email protected]
📘 Message us on Facebook: Caring For Kids – Harrisburg, IL

Let’s work together to make this raffle a huge success and, most importantly, help Caring for Kids continue making a difference in the lives of children in our community! 💜💚

08/16/2026

Bagging day tomorrow Monday August 17th at 9am. Hope to see you there.

08/06/2026

Back to school means back to work at Caring for Kids. We look forward to a great year!

Caring For Kids 2026/2027 Calendar
**The following are dates that the Caring For Kids bags will be prepared at Harrisburg First United Methodist Church. Volunteers are needed and appreciated. Contact Karen Henderson at 618-841-4613 or [email protected].**


Monday August 17, 2026 9 am

Monday September 14, 2026 9 am

Monday October 5, 2026 9 am

Monday November 9, 2026 9 am

Monday December 7, 2026 9am

Monday January 11, 2027 9am

Monday February 8, 2027 9am

Monday March 8, 2027 9am

Monday April 5, 2027 9am

Monday May 3, 2027 9am

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07/31/2026

Caring for Kids is in need of a lot of plastic bags for a project. The only criteria is that they be clean. We can even pick them up!

07/20/2026

Caring for Kids next bagging day will be Monday July 27, 2026 at 9 am. We would love to see our kiddos who are on summer break. Please wear your Cardinals t shirts or red.

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06/29/2026

Caring for Kids next bagging day will be Monday July 27, 2026 at 9 am. We would love to see our kiddos who are on summer break. Please wear your Cardinals t shirts or red.

04/29/2026

There will be no bagging day in May. We completed all the bags for the remaining school year in April. Thank you to all of our volunteers.

04/06/2026

Today we completed the bagging for the 2025/2026 school year. Thank you to all the amazing volunteers who make this program successful. We even have volunteers who take all of our boxes to recycling! We appreciate all of you.

04/03/2026

We know it is a busy weekend but Caring for Kids will be bagging on Monday April 6, 2026 at 9am. We welcome any guests that may be visiting for the Easter Holiday. Wishing everyone a blessed weekend.

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