care package, n. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

care package n.

[SE care package, a package of goods distributed by the Co-operative for American Relief Everywhere to the poor citizens of foreign countries]

(US campus/teen) a package of ‘supplies’ sent to a student or solo teenager by a parent.

1962		We Seven 246: Also, we got a daily ‘Care’ package from Henri Landiwirth [...] Henri knew that we both liked shrimp – with extra hot sauce – so he sent some out to us almost every day [HDAS].
1967		Current Sl. II:2 8: Care Package, n. Goodies from home.
1971		D. Meggyesy Out of Their League 203: This guy and I got to know each other during training camp and he told me he was expecting a ‘care package’ from home [HDAS].
1980		W.C. Anderson Bat-21 83: ‘Need anything?’ ‘Next CARE package, you might include some TP.’.