February 15, 2024

How can you help your neighbors?

TRAINING OPPORTUNITY! This month we’re focusing on ways we can “Spread the Love” to our hungry neighbors. Becoming a Cupboard Ally volunteer who delivers groceries once/month is a fantastic way to do this! We have an in-person training opportunity THIS SUNDAY (Feb. 18) in Monroe. Interested? Call Jurivia at 980-443-3841 […]
February 13, 2024

Welcome, Deborah!

We’re so excited to introduce you to our newest member of the team, Deborah Luna, bookkeeper! Deborah discovered Common Heart after retiring from a corporate bookkeeping job and brings many years of expertise to this small revolution of kindness. “I was looking for something that could bridge my desire for […]
February 5, 2024

‘I didn’t know how many people experience food insecurity’

Thanks so much Carmel Christian School high schoolers for sharing your thoughts (& photos!) serving with us last week. January was #PovertyAwarenessMonth and they certainly learned some things! Written on their evaluation forms… “I can’t believe people in my own neighborhood could be going through hardships.” “My biggest takeaway is […]
February 2, 2024

4 weeks away! Hunger Walk is March 3!

We got a Facebook message recently from “Sarah,” saying that even in a double income household, it was “overwhelming” to try to provide for their 3 children, especially with rising prices. “Gas and groceries are killing us and we’re falling behind on bills,” she said. “We need help to feed our […]
January 29, 2024

Learning how to help our neighbors!

These friends took the first step in learning how to better help their neighbors facing food insecurity by joining us last Saturday for Cupboard Ally volunteer training! They’ll soon begin delivering groceries (& hope!) to our neighbors once/month and we can’t wait to see what friendships develop! Are you ready […]
January 16, 2024

Cupboard Ally Volunteer Training Jan. 20

The new year is a perfect time to think about how you can give back. We have lots of ongoing volunteer opportunities and among those, the most urgent is for more Cupboard Ally volunteers to deliver groceries (and hope!) to families once a month! We currently have a waiting list of […]
January 9, 2024

Welcome, Jordan!

We’re so excited to introduce you to our newest member of the team, Jordan Faulkner, Indian Trail Cupboard Manager.  Jordan, 28, is a former CDL truck driver and has worked in construction, but said he was “tired of working a job just for a paycheck. I’ve worked many different types of […]
January 8, 2024

Hunger Walk registration now open!

Team Captain dinner Jan. 11! Get those walking shoes ready … the Common Heart Hunger Walk is less than 8 WEEKS AWAY and registration is now open! This year’s annual fundraiser where we join together to take steps to end local hunger is Sunday, March 3 at Crooked Creek Park in Indian […]
December 13, 2023

Getting Ahead graduation Dec. 21

Our current Getting Ahead group is graduating and YOU’RE INVITED! Come celebrate their hard work on Thursday, Dec. 21 from 6-8 p.m. at Central UMC in Monroe. Dinner provided. To RSVP, call 704-248-2648. Want to help provide gifts for our grads? Shop needed toiletries & household cleaning supplies on our Amazon […]
December 7, 2023

Our Christmas Wish: A hope-filled future

As I consider the amazing success of our Great Turkey Countdown, I am overcome with gratitude and awe. What we have done together, providing Thanksgiving to over 1,500 families, is amazing! Together, we may have created joy and happiness for a day, yet in my heart I have a bigger […]