Common Heartbeat
October 11, 2022
In just three months, 16-year-old Nitya Kapilavayi from Weddington volunteered 100 hours in our Indian Trail Common Cupboard. You read that correctly — 100 hours!!! This amazing accomplishment earned Nitya a Gold President’s Volunteer Service Award through AmeriCorps. During the summer months she was a fixture at our Indian Trail location doing everything […]
October 5, 2022
We’re thrilled to introduce you to one of our newest members of the Common Heart staff, Amanda Kurtz, Engagement Event Leader. During this Love in Action season, Amanda has been working hard behind-the-scenes to bring you an amazing experience at our Love in Action Gala fundraiser on Friday (Do you have […]
September 28, 2022
It’s Love in Action season! During some of her darkest days before Getting Ahead, Tacara Howard says she turned to drugs and alcohol to try to cope. She was homeless, living in her car and unemployed all while trying to care for her two sons, ages 9 & 14. Her […]
September 26, 2022
Have you heard?? It’s Love in Action season! LoveInAction.CommonHeart.org We got a message on Facebook last week from “Sally” who heard that we might be able to help with groceries. She explained that she’s disabled and though her husband is working he’s also fighting cancer and the bills are piling […]