Common Heartbeat Blog

TOMORROW (Tuesday, Dec. 2), is Giving Tuesday — the perfect time to plan your year-end giving and make a lasting impact! Donate.CommonHeart.org This year, we’re highlighting ways to give through Donor Advised Funds or Qualified Charitable Distributions from retirement accounts, both of which can offer tax benefits while fueling Common […]

WE DID IT!!! Thanks to our amazingly generous community 1,550 families (and counting!) facing food insecurity will know the joy of enjoying a Thanksgiving feast this year! That’s a staggering 9,434 people … so far! We still have frozen turkeys to give away at our evening food pantries tonight and […]

Our current Getting Ahead session is in full swing and there are lots of ways you can help these hard-working families as they start their journeys out of poverty. Prepare or purchase a meal: We have 2 open slots (Nov. 20 & Dec. 9) to provide a delicious dinner for […]

SNAP food stamp cuts are here. 18,812 Union County residents will not receive their SNAP food stamp benefits this month (source: NCDHHS.gov). While we’re still focused on the Great Turkey Countdown for Thanksgiving meals, we also know these changes will bring increased need at our food pantries — likely as […]

Here turkey, turkey, turkey!! The Great Turkey Countdown starts NOW and we need 1,500 turkeys to feed 1,500 families! Your $50 donation provides a frozen turkey and the fixin’s for one family. To donate online visit Turkeys.CommonHeart.org or mail a check (payable to Common Heart) to: PO Box 2761, Indian […]

Thanksgiving is coming up — and we’re already scheduling food drives to gather all the nonperishables our neighbors will need to make their own feasts! Can you help? Register your food drive here and we’ll be in touch with the details: https://commonheart.org/donate-food/ Let’s turn gratitude into groceries for our neighbors […]

Are you part of a church or organization that’s passionate about serving? We have a 3-hour Bridges Out of Poverty workshop on Friday, Sept. 26 in Monroe that you’ll really enjoy! Learn how limited resources, constant crisis management, and the “tyranny of the moment” influence choices and long-term planning for […]

You’re invited! Join us for Common Heart’s annual Love in Action Gala, presented by Coca-Cola Consolidated Friday, Oct. 3 | 6–10 p.m. Threshold Church, Weddington This year’s masquerade ball-themed evening will be one to remember — with a delicious dinner, live music, dancing, raffles, silent auction, and a special time […]

What’s the secret sauce of Common Heart? YOU! Your kindness. Your generosity. Your prayers. And your willingness to step up for neighbors you may never meet.  Without your generosity, more children would go to bed hungry. More seniors would face long, quiet days without a knock on the door and the friendly […]

Want to make a BIG impact in a small way each month? Join us Saturday, Sept. 20 for an in-person training to become a Cupboard Ally volunteer! Location: Signposts Ministries in Monroe Light refreshments provided Right now, 20+ families are waiting for a Cupboard Ally — neighbors who can’t attend […]