May 31, 2024
Published by Kara Lopp at May 31, 2024
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Union County has a new morning food pantry location thanks to thekind staff & volunteers at Nicey Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Marshville. Thechurch at 318 Camden Road hosted its first pantry this month and provided groceries to103 families. Church member and Common Heart Getting Ahead graduate Ruth Lotharp has […]
May 31, 2024
Published by Kara Lopp at May 31, 2024
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When Tracy Kilgo heard about our Getting Ahead program while volunteering with our Great Turkey Countdown Thanksgiving deliveries, she was hesitant to admit that she desperately needed the help Common Heart could provide. “I was afraid to ask people for help. But every month I would find I barely had […]
May 29, 2024
Published by Kara Lopp at May 29, 2024
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We’re thrilled to introduce you to the newest member of our staff, Kathryn Fairhurst! Kathryn (you can also call her Katie!) is the Human Resources and Economic Empowerment Assistant. Kathryn moved back to the area with her husband and two children in 2022 after living in Scotland for 10 years. […]
May 28, 2024
Published by Kara Lopp at May 28, 2024
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EXCITING NEWS!! Our friends at the Marshville Branch of the Union County Library, NC are now serving as a collection spot for nonperishables to help our neighbors! Swing by when you’re in the area and drop off some extras to help those facing food insecurity! All nonperishables welcome, but our […]
May 20, 2024
Published by Kara Lopp at May 20, 2024
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THANK YOU to the 152 people who donated to our #KickstartKindness matching campaign! Thanks to your generosity, ALL four projects are funded! WOW! This #smallrevolutionofkindness continues to grow! The campaign ran from April 12 to May 5, 2024. These are the results: 152 donors gave as the result of the […]
May 10, 2024
Published by Kara Lopp at May 10, 2024
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Jay Mills, a retired Episcopal priest with a passion for helping our neighbors, is the man behind our soon-to-be men’s support group for Getting Ahead graduates. “I have a passion for helping people get out of poverty because it’s such a scourge on our community and it’s getting worse,” he […]
May 8, 2024
Published by Kara Lopp at May 8, 2024
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HAVE YOU HEARD? We have a new evening food pantry location in Stallings! Every Friday from 7-8 pm volunteers will partner with our friends at Stallings Church to give away food to our neighbors who are facing food insecurity. Last Friday, during our first pantry, volunteers provided nonperishables, fresh produce, meat & […]
April 30, 2024
Published by Kara Lopp at April 30, 2024
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Union County is getting a new evening food pantry location on Fridays beginning May 3. We’re so excited to open a weekly food pantry hosted by Stallings Church on Fridays from 7-8 p.m. With this addition, Common Heart will have evening food pantries 5 days a week in various locations […]
April 29, 2024
Published by Kara Lopp at April 29, 2024
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We’ve EXTENDED this match until SUNDAY (May 5)! Have you donated yet? There’s just a few days left to have your donation matched up to 2x in this year’s Kickstart Kindness campaign! Kickstart.CommonHeart.org YOU choose where you want your donation to go! Pick from these projects: -Supporting the brand new […]
April 26, 2024
Published by Kara Lopp at April 26, 2024
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When we met Michele Pollard-Coons at one of our evening pantries almost 2 years ago, the situation was beyond dire – but we didn’t know it. Michele came to get food at the urging of one of her neighbors. But she told us much later that when she arrived she […]