Coeur Group partners with Kroc, local stores to provide gift cards to families in need

The Coeur Group announced that it is stepping up the efforts of its COVID-19 Task Force.

Volunteers from the group have been running errands for residents who are elderly, immunosuppressed or have medical conditions that put them at a high risk of COVID-19 illness.

Now Coeur Group members have teamed with the Kroc Center and a few local stores to provide financial assistance for families in dire need.

“Those organizations have been generous enough to step in and provide support when we encounter someone in extreme need,” President Brian Babb said Thursday.

Kroc Center director Kip Sharbono said the Kroc’s liaison officer has been in continual contact with the Coeur Group.

“Communicating needs and working toward a common goal under a united banner has been a key way to engage those in need and we know the need will continue to grow,” Sharbono said. “The Kroc Center has purchased $25 gift cards for gas or food from Super 1, Fred Meyer and Walmart and have been working with those in need and multiple agencies to identify ongoing needs. The gift cards have not only been distributed and impacted Kootenai County, but families in Sagle, Blanchard, Sandpoint, Kellogg and Wallace.”