April 3, 2022
Published by Kara Lopp at April 3, 2022
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Tax service success story!!!! The coordinator of our free income tax service just came bouncing into my office to tell me the GREAT news… They just got a single Mom of 3 who’s going to school to become a nurse, an $8K tax return! Talk about some happy tears! This […]
April 1, 2022
Published by Kara Lopp at April 1, 2022
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A letter from Keith Adams, our Executive Director, about Kickstart Kindness, our month-long fundraising campaign that includes a matching opportunity!! During these past couple years your kindness and generosity have helped thousands of our neighbors. Because of you thousands of children and families did not go to bed hungry! They […]
March 31, 2022
Published by Kara Lopp at March 31, 2022
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Getting Ahead graduate now hired as Getting Ahead Coordinator You may recognize one of our newest employees… Sarah Kimbrough, our Getting Ahead Coordinator. Sarah is a Getting Ahead graduate who we’ve been thrilled to add to our staff! She’s a Union County native who graduated from Parkwood High School and […]
March 24, 2022
Published by Kara Lopp at March 24, 2022
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The results are in! Common Heart’s 5th annual Hunger Walk fundraiser drew 263 participants and raised $40,000. That’s enough to provide a week’s worth of groceries to 1,600 local hungry families! To put that in perspective, Common Heart food pantries are currently serving an average of 1,230 families each month. […]
March 16, 2022
Published by Kara Lopp at March 16, 2022
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Volunteering really can bring a family together! Just ask one of our newest Cupboard Ally volunteers Nicole Hillery! This local attorney and her 16-year-old son, Nate, signed up to deliver groceries once a month to some of our neighbors after spending an “awesome” day together delivering Thanksgiving meals with us […]
March 1, 2022
Published by Kara Lopp at March 1, 2022
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Our friend Kat Miller, a Re-Max Realtor, is partnering with a few other local businesses to host a food drive for Common Heart as well as a pet food drive for the Union County Humane Society. The food drive is 9:30-11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 12 at Chestnut Square Park, 320 […]
March 1, 2022
Published by Kara Lopp at March 1, 2022
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We’re so excited to introduce another new member to the Common Heart team … Ginger Tucker, Empowerment Center Manager. A native of Marshville, Ginger has spent her first weeks on the job here meeting new people and making connections in the area to spread the word about our new East […]
February 25, 2022
Published by Kara Lopp at February 25, 2022
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We loved having this group of energetic students come serve with us recently at the Marshville food pantry warehouse! They’re part of the Keeper Program, a local nonprofit organization that works with elementary, middle & high school students in Union County Public Schools. The students meet twice a week to […]
February 15, 2022
Published by Kara Lopp at February 15, 2022
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Free community service accepting new students & volunteer tutors Our adult literacy program is on the move – to South Piedmont Community College! The college, which has supported the program since its launch in late 2019, will now house this free community service in the School of College & Career […]
February 11, 2022
Published by Kara Lopp at February 11, 2022
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Take steps to end local hunger by registering now for the Common Heart Hunger Walk! Like so many of her neighbors, especially during this pandemic, “Anna” had never been to a food pantry before when she messaged us this week to ask how she could get food for her children. […]