Common Heartbeat Blog

Alert your walking buddies … Hunger Walk is coming on Sunday, March 2! Volunteers are already hard at work planning this annual fundraiser where we join together to take steps to end local hunger. Who will you walk with? Teams are forming now! In fact, we’re hosting a Team Pep Rally on […]

Our friends at the Matthews Playhouse of the Performing Arts will donate all proceeds from their Thursday, Dec. 19 performance of “Scrooge” to Common Heart! It’s Pay What You Can Night with a suggested donation of $10/person. No advanced ticket sales – donate at the door (cash or card). We hope to […]

You can be an answer to prayer! We did it again this year! 1,570 turkeys were the main course at the Thanksgiving feasts of 1,570 families. Over 9,500 locals and their friends gathered around a table that was set by you and this amazing community that cares. Can you hear […]

Delivering groceries isn’t just for Thanksgiving! Our Cupboard Ally volunteers deliver groceries (and hope!) to families once a month! It’s a very unique and special volunteer opportunity to not just serve these food insecure neighbors, but to also build friendships! If you enjoyed making Great Turkey Countdown deliveries, please consider becoming […]

At 29 years old, Heidi Goss is among the youngest participants in our Getting Ahead program. But this dog groomer and single Mom has an “abundance of strength and determination,” Ruth Wilson, GA facilitator said.  Her completion of GA was especially significant because Heidi has a young daughter with autism […]

Recently members of Common Heart’s Economic Empowerment team traveled to Toledo, Ohio to participate in the “Together We Thrive” conference hosted by Emerge Solutions. The last time the team gathered with other Bridges out of Poverty practitioners and communities was in 2019. The conference was a valuable time of learning and […]

Giving Tuesday, a national day of giving, is coming on Tuesday, Dec. 3! Mark your calendar and help us spread the word! Our goal this year is to raise $10,000 to help our neighbors facing food insecurity and poverty long after the Thanksgiving feast is gone. There are lots of […]

Common Heart sponsored and provided training last month for the Bridges Out of Poverty workshop hosted by Thrive! Union in Monroe. Thrive! Union is the local Union County collaboration of organizations and individuals seeking to address poverty and improve upward mobility for resident. Common Heart is one of the founding organizations of […]

A Getting Ahead story … April Hunt said her challenges with anxiety almost kept her from attending Getting Ahead. She has difficulty meeting new people and being in new places. But those fears quickly faded away after getting to know the other participants, who she now calls family.  “It seems […]

Many thanks to everyone from the community who came out to celebrate our October Getting Ahead graduates: Heidi Goss, Olha Havryliuk, Meter Casseus, William Harvey McLarty, April Hunt, Elise Byers, Tammy Rayley, Tracey Barnett, Brenda Stevens and Jeanette Barbour. Our GA facilitator is Ruth Wilson and her co-facilitators this session […]