{"id":84117,"date":"2025-12-11T05:19:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T05:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/84117\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T05:19:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T05:19:06","slug":"aps-volunteers-pack-holiday-care-bags-for-seniors-in-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/84117\/","title":{"rendered":"APS volunteers pack holiday care bags for seniors in need"},"content":{"rendered":"

APS volunteers and Silver Advocate Partners packed 50 holiday care bags filled with food, socks and blankets to support seniors who may be alone this season.<\/p>\n

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas \u2014 For two decades, Adult Protective Services and the Silver Advocate Partners have teamed up on a mission to support some of the Coastal Bend\u2019s most vulnerable residents: seniors who may be alone or without support during the holidays.<\/p>\n

RELATED: Coastal Bend Food Bank and 3NEWS kick off the 38th annual ‘Share Your Christmas’ food drive to support local families<\/a><\/p>\n

Each year, board members collect donations and assemble 50 care bags filled with nonperishable food, hygiene items, socks and blankets. The goal, organizers say, is to bring comfort and a sense of connection to older adults who may otherwise spend the season without family or community nearby.<\/p>\n

Jennifer Catalani, APS program administrator, said the continued commitment from volunteers is what makes the project meaningful.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt really touches my heart that every year my board comes together to do this for our clients and our community. We have a chance to make a difference in somebody else\u2019s life and that\u2019s what really drives us to do what we do. It\u2019s not always easy but it always matters,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Once packed, the gift bags will be delivered to seniors throughout the holiday season. Organizers say even small items — a warm blanket, a pair of socks, a few pantry staples — can make a big difference for older adults who may not have anyone else to rely on this time of year.<\/p>\n

APS leaders say the tradition continues to grow as more residents learn about the program and look for ways to give back during the holiday season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"APS volunteers and Silver Advocate Partners packed 50 holiday care bags filled with food, socks and blankets to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":84118,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[155,157,156],"class_list":{"0":"post-84117","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-corpus-christi","8":"tag-corpus-christi","9":"tag-corpus-christi-headlines","10":"tag-corpus-christi-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84117","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84117"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84117\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84118"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84117"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84117"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}