SOUTH END SITE
BEDS FOR KIDS – Beds for Kids is a nonprofit furniture bank with a mission to provide beds and essential furniture to children and families in need. Every child should have a bed of their own and they strive to serve each family with dignity. Join Beds for Kids by volunteering with deliveries M-F. Come by yourself or bring your work team! (Sign up here) Or, you can purchase items on our wishlist here.
CONTACT: Rachel Grotheer | 919.624.1127 (text) rgrotheer@bedsforkids.org
YOUNGLIVES – Charlotte YoungLives, a ministry serving teen moms and dads by introducing them to Jesus and helping them grow in their faith, hosts both their club and campaigners events at Hope (South End). Our congregation has the opportunity to serve through setting up the space before each monthly club and cleaning up the space after (sign up here). In addition, volunteers are needed to provide childcare (sign up here) and meals (sign up here) at both club and campaigners – this is a great way for Community Groups to serve together. To learn more, please reach out to the contacts below.
CONTACT: Dalton + Hannah Malaby | hdmalaby@gmail.com | 704.654.5766
ROOF ABOVE – The Rise on Clanton (TROC, pronounced T-Rock), a new Roof Above facility and Charlotte’s first adaptive reuse housing solution located less than one mile away from Hope SE. TROC provides permanent supportive housing with 88 studio apartments for individuals experiencing chronic homelessness. Participate in community dinners hosted to grow relationships with our neighbors, attend other future events like “Bingo Nights”, and partner in opportunities to serve the residents. If you’d like to serve, you can reach out to Ben Moody below for more info! Or if you’d like to donate items for the event, you can
find their Amazon wish list here.
CONTACTS:
Ben Moody | 843.323.7730
Brad Daniel | 704.774.9243
MOMS MOVING FORWARD – Freedom Communities is focused on family- centered community transformation, including affordable housing, family stability and early education in West Charlotte. FC serves as the connective tissue, bringing together those who live, work and play along the Freedom Drive Corridor. Mom’s Moving Forward is designed to provide a network of support for single moms to share milestones, successes and challenges of being a mom and parent. Join us to serve meals the second Thursday of every month, mentor and encourage moms, and upgrade their homes.
CONTACT: Lauren Patterson | 704.574.1310 lauren.patterson1@gmail.com
ASHLEY PARK – Ashley Park is a K-8 school in West Charlotte near our South End site. We have the privilege of building relationships with the staff and student body by serving both on an individual and school-wide level. Our participation looks like serving quarterly lunches for teachers, mural painting, planting a garden, attending school functions, participating at career day (May), state testing proctoring (May), field day (June), and being a lunch buddy (1st Friday of the month). We’d love for you to join us! One way to immediately support is by purchasing an item for their Dojo Point incentive program. Students earn points for positive behavior and can “buy” prizes with earned points monthly. Your support helps take the financial burden off of teachers and helps to improve classroom performance. Find the Wish List here.
If you’d like to join the email list, contact Bryn Post (brynpost@gmail.com), or for murals and school grounds projects, contact Hannah Krueger (hannah.g.krueger@gmail.com).
CONTACTS:
Bryn Post | 803.447.0533
Hannah Krueger | 704.962.7861
URBAN PROMISE – The heart of the Social Capital Collective is to build and foster greater social capital between our UrbanPromise Alumni and the broader community of professionals in Charlotte who are committed to helping our Fellows thrive in their budding careers. We’d love for you to join us by hosting Fellows at your workplace, advising them on a career path, or hiring a Fellow for an internship or full-time.
CONTACT: Matt Hultquist | 704.574.5659 mhultquist@gmail.com
FOSTER CARE YARD SERVICE – As a way to care for foster children in Charlotte we come alongside their parents and caregivers in a variety of ways throughout the year. It has been our privilege at Hope to care for Ms. Able by mowing and tidying leaves throughout the year. You can serve by yourself or with your Community Group. All supplies and equipment are on site. Please see sign up for details.
SERVICE BANK – Share your unique giftings! We’d love to hear about the ways your heart gravitates towards meeting the needs of others in our church and across the city of Charlotte. Here are some past examples to spark ideas: cooking/ baking, yardwork, handyman, child care, hospitality, transportation, organizational skills, offering your professional network, or encouragement through notes and gifts.
CONTACT:
Michael Baughman | 704.654.0343 michaelbaughman@hopecommunity.com
Atlee Lenes | 843.670.9605
OLDE PROVIDENCE SITE
URBAN EAGLES – is a branch of the Charlotte Eagles that ministers to underserved communities using the game of soccer to make connections and share the Gospel with people from many nations. (Check out the Charlotte Eagles website.) It’s an incarnational model in that the staff live in the communities in which they serve. One such community where Hope OP is getting involved is The Forest Hills apartments located off Albemarle Road in east Charlotte. UE has served that location for over 10 years. There are numerous ways for individuals, families or small groups to get involved including participating in the weekly afternoon soccer activities or providing a weekly meal for the staff (about 15 folks). After great success providing meals this summer, we have signed up to continue providing meals on Thursdays this fall. In short, that means arriving at their location on at 5:30, participating/observing them in action with those neighborhood kids, and then around 7:00pm providing dinner (made or purchased) for 12 Urban Eagles folks + your crew. This is a great and easy way for a family or community group to support an impactful ministry. To serve in this way, you can sign up at the link here.
CONTACTS:
Bailey Law (Urban Eagles East site staff) 704-402-5995 / blaw@charlotteeagles.com
Mark Misenheimer (Hope OP) 704-904-1112 / mkmiserly60@gmail.com
CHARLOTTE YOUNGLIVES – Charlotte YoungLives is Young Life’s ministry for teen parents – pursuing relationships with pregnant & parenting teens and their babies by entering their world, modeling & sharing the love of Christ, and encouraging them to grow in faith, life, & leadership. They believe the responsibility to care for pregnant and parenting teens falls to the city and especially the church as they point them to hope in Christ and a bright future. Over the past 7 years they have met over 700 young moms & dads in our city. Serving opportunities include providing/serving a meal during their meetings (great for a Community Group to do together! – sign up here. They actually meet at Hope’s South End location.) while they have YL club and campaigner meetings, providing child care for those meetings (sign up here!), joining the YoungLives committee, or mentoring one of these young mothers. To learn more, reach out to one of these folks listed below and check out their website.
CONTACTS:
Holly Robertson (Charlotte YoungLives ) 850-294-9271 / hollyrobertson08@gmail.com
Jess Bassil (Hope OP) 704-290-4352 / jessicabassil1107@gmail.com
CONGREGATIONS FOR KIDS (CFK) is a local faith-fueled ministry that mobilizes the community to be champions for kids in the foster care system. A number of Hope families are involved in reaching the most vulnerable kids in our city and we hope more will get involved. CFK has four pathways to become a champion for kids in foster care right here in the greater Charlotte community:
1) Foster: Considering your next steps towards fostering? Sign up for CFK’s foster parent info session or learn how to care for foster parents in our church community.
2) Mentor: CFK recruits caring, committed adult mentors to connect with older kids in foster care. Check out CFK’s next Mentoring info session to learn more about the Mentor Match program.
3) Serve: Child welfare social workers have an incredibly hard job. Support these frontline heroes with encouragement by joining our Socialight team or serving as a Socialight prayer partner.
4)
Give: Help meet the most immediate tangible needs for kids in foster care through CFK’s
CAREnow platform.
Please
go to their website to explore more fully how you can get involved, and be sure to check out the next steps section or reach out to one of the contacts below with any questions:
CONTACTS:
Jen Hunt (CFK – Family Care Coordinator and Member at Hope OP) 704-241-2590 /
jenh@cfknc.org
OUT OF THE ASHES FOUNDATION The purpose of this organization is to meet the practical, emotional and spiritual needs of families who have recently experienced pregnancy loss, infant loss or an infertility discovery. These families are often uprooted from their communities because their friends, relatives and church families don’t always know the best way to love and support them through their long, wearisome grief journey. This foundation shepherds them through the transition into a new normal, and ultimately helps them find lasting healing through the promises of Jesus Christ. Some key ways you can contribute to the work of this organization are:
Send a Care Pack: If you have a friend or relative who has just walked through a loss, they can send them a care package on your behalf that consists of comfort items, a devotional for mom and dad, and information about their ministry, including their Medical Bill Relief Program.
Become a mentor: They meet families in the immediate weeks or months following a loss. If you have walked this road and would be interested in coming alongside a new loss family to guide them along the journey, please reach out to Kait Roth, their volunteer coordinator, (volunteer@outoftheashes5k.com).
Give: This organization relies on donations from the community to fund their care gifts, medical bill relief grants and the expenses to keep everything running. You can learn more about this organization and make a donation on their website.
CONTACTS:
Kait Roth (OOTA-Board of Directors and Member at Hope) 704-438-7285/ Volunteer@outoftheashes5k.com
Paige Workman (OOTA-Development Coordinator and Member at Hope) 304-412-2773 / paige@outoftheashes5k.com
Doug Steele (Hope OP Deacon) 704-617-7213 / doug.steele1@gmail.com
COTSWOLD SITE
IAM 24/7 – IAM 24/7 has two partnership opportunities for community groups or individuals looking to serve their neighbors. Interested parties can either provide meals for IAM 24/7’s middle and high school programs on Tuesday evenings or sign up to tutor elementary schoolers on Wednesday afternoons. Please email Sink Kimmel (704-582-1672) for more information.
The Cotswold Mercy team wants to hear from you! Do you enjoy baking, yard work, organizing, soccer, or building and repairing things? Do you have a pickup truck for use, a flexible work schedule, or get excited about hosting events? These are just a few examples – we are hoping to learn more about any and all skills within our community. Our hope is to then identify ways you can use these gifts to serve our city. Fill out this form to let us know more about ways we can use your gifts to help serve our city together.
