care package
noun
: a package of useful or pleasurable items that is sent or given as a gift to another (such as a college student)
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Alongside the protest, organizers are collecting donations of clothes, hygienic products and food to stock community food boxes and to create care packages for in-need neighbors.
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Cate Charron, IndyStar, 30 Mar. 2026
Friends, former colleagues, and community members have dropped off care packages and shared words of encouragement.
—Abby Dodge, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
What started as care packages has grown into a powerful platform.
—Najahe Sherman, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Services include medical screenings, infant care packages as well as classrooms and recreational spaces, ICE said.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
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Cate Charron, IndyStar, 30 Mar. 2026
Friends, former colleagues, and community members have dropped off care packages and shared words of encouragement.
—Abby Dodge, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
What started as care packages has grown into a powerful platform.
—Najahe Sherman, Miami Herald, 14 Mar. 2026
Services include medical screenings, infant care packages as well as classrooms and recreational spaces, ICE said.
—Arkansas Online, 1 Mar. 2026
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“Care package.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/care%20package. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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