In the midst of the holiday season, the Bears brought joy to 50 Leo High School families in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood Tuesday night with Bears Care's annual "Bears Bearing Gifts" initiative, which provides families on the city's South Side with Christmas gifts for kids, household essentials, gas and grocery gift cards and a festive evening with their community.

The Bears announced Thursday that receiver DJ Moore is the club's winner of the 2025 Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. Through his Moore2Life foundation, Moore and his family help empower inner-city youth through health, wellness, education and recreation to create lasting socioeconomic change.

As part of their TNF For Good initiative, Amazon gifted the Bears $250,000 to combat food insecurity, allowing Bears Care — the organization's charitable arm — to help support various player-led initiatives and local food banks ahead of Friday's victory in Philadelphia.

Over the past month, receiver Rome Odunze has been active throughout the Chicagoland community — making trips to a soup kitchen, a Monsters Flag Football clinic and a career fair — as he aims to reciprocate the love and support he's felt from the city since he was drafted by the Bears.

Offensive tackle Theo Benedet, running back Travis Homer, defensive back Josh Blackwell and punter Tory Taylor spent their day off Oct. 21 at Naval Station Great Lakes, touring the facility and meeting military personnel. The visit was made in partnership with USAA and in advance of the Bears' Salute to Service game against the Giants Sunday at Soldier Field.

To kick off the Bears' first "Community Tuesday", Theo Bendet and Chris Williams were among a handful of players who chose to spend their day off in the community. The pair of linemen attended the annual Conway Park Autumn Classic to help support the team's "Real Bears Fans Wear Pink" campaign.

The Chicago Bears are now accepting applications for the 2025 Community All-Pros, a $106,000 grant that supports a nonprofit organization advancing social justice and uplifting local communities. This annual initiative reflects the Bears' commitment to organizations driving meaningful changes across the team's four social justice pillars: economic advancement, education, community safety and health equity.

Bears Care, the team's charitable arm, is hosting its first-ever charitable sneaker auction starting Tuesday. Proceeds will benefit the causes Bears Care supports, and the digital auction will take place in the Chicago Bears Official App brought to you by Verizon, with new pairs dropping each week through Sept. 12.

10-year-old Bears superfan Vincent Barbaro was treated to a once-in-a-lifetime experience at Halas Hall Tuesday, which included meeting and getting autographs from his favorite players.

The Chicago Bears announce the return of the Small Business All-Pros presented by PNC, a signature initiative celebrating small businesses that are driving positive change across Chicago's neighborhoods. The program offers selected small business owners an opportunity to connect with Bears fans and elevate their business through team-led storytelling and in-season exposure.

At the 28th annual Bears Care Gala, the organization's charitable arm paid tribute to Virginia Halas McCaskey and her passion for supporting the Chicagoland community. 

On Tuesday, the Chicago Bears released their 2024-2025 Season Community Report, showing the club's efforts over the past year to support, uplift and give back to Chicagoland communities.Take a look at some of the notable highlights from the Bears' work in the community in 2024-25.