October 16, 2020

Love in Action to support expansion of services in eastern Union County

Moser Group, Passionate Paws kick off fundraising blitz Since the pandemic hit locally, Stephen & Dr. Susan Bonilla had been looking for ways to give back but weren’t sure how. As the owners of Passionate Paws Animal Hospital in Waxhaw, they enjoy sponsoring community events, but those were cancelled. Hosting […]
September 11, 2020

Video: Small Revolution of Kindness

Whether you’re new to this “small revolution of kindness” or have been around for years…we think you’ll enjoy this video. We simply cannot operate without volunteers! If you’d like to get involved in any capacity (food pantries, literacy, economic empowerment, office work & more!), email Volunteer@CommonHeart.org or call 704-218-9060. We […]
September 3, 2020

Spreading kindness … one T-shirt at a time

We got a phone call yesterday from a local grandmother who was so excited to share a story about the difference our volunteer T-shirt was making (yes….we said a T-shirt!).  Her grandson volunteered with us for the first time at our Mill Grove food pantry and loved it so much […]
September 3, 2020

Bank of America grant will help local families escape poverty

Sarah Kimbrough signed up to take Common Heart’s Getting Ahead classes for the $425 in gift cards (the free weekly dinners and free childcare were nice bonuses, too). But this Common Heart focus group quickly became much more to Sarah and her family as they started their journey out of […]
September 3, 2020

Dollar General grant boosts adult literacy program

Dion Rymer didn’t know how his family — both locally and those still in the British Virgin Islands — would react when they found out he enrolled in Common Heart’s adult literacy program to improve his reading and writing skills. He describes their reactions in two words: Very proud.  The […]
September 3, 2020

Lunch(less) & Learn workshops!

We’re excited to announce that Common Heart is hosting a series of FREE Lunch(less) & Learn workshops on the first Wednesday of every month.   The workshops will be from Noon to 1 pm and will be based on Bridges Out of Poverty which is a framework to understand poverty […]
June 24, 2020

Exciting News!

Have you heard??? We’ve started to move supplies into what will soon be the East Union Economic Empowerment Center in Marshville! This 3,850 square-foot facility located at 6022 West Marshville Blvd., will serve as a staging area for this small revolution of kindness for our eastern Union County food pantries and outreaches. […]