the bear necessities of community.
Every event we run is a chance to pack kits, raise funds, and build a community of young people who actually give a bear hug.
what's coming up 🐾
🧸 Bear Necessities Drive
📍 Colorado · Drop off clothing, hygiene items, and first-aid supplies. Every item becomes someone's bear necessity.
📦 Monthly Build Day
📍 Colorado · Volunteers pack Bear Hugs and Bear Necessities kits together. Snacks provided. Pure good vibes.
💛 Community Fundraiser Night
📍 Colorado · An evening of storytelling, community, and fundraising. Youth-led, youth-attended, full of bear energy.
🎂 Birthday-in-a-Box Drive
📍 Colorado · Collect toys and gifts to send birthday joy to kids who've lost everything. Because every child deserves a birthday bear hug.
🏫 School Bear Drive
📍 Local Schools · Partnering with Colorado schools to collect books, toys, and supplies. Kids helping kids, literally.
host your own CAWZ event.
Have a space, a school, a business, or a community group? We'll help you run a Bear Necessities drive or fundraiser that actually moves the needle. You bring the people — we bring the bear hugs.
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