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. Our next Bingo Night will be Monday, June 23rd, from 6:15-7:45pm. 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! Right now, specifically, they are looking for volunteers to serve at Field Day in June! Click here for more details or to sign up. Another 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
BROOKDALE SOUTHPARK – Brookdale SouthPark is the only and the most proximal stand-alone Memory Care community in South Charlotte. Generation Friends is a 30 minute monthly visit by a group of anyone: babies and parents, empty nesters and retirees, people with loved ones who have had Alzheimers or other dementias, teens who need service hours, people who are familiar with loneliness…anyone can come. We would like to become a dependable presence in these hallways that are often quiet, anxious, or sad. We hope to both visit and serve the residents – hosting Bingo nights, hymn sings, sports watch parties, craft times, manicures, reminiscing conversations and having a wheelchair car wash! If you would like to be part of an effort to befriend these often neglected neighbors of ours, will you sign up with your name and number on our volunteer board in the lobby? You will be contacted from there. Reach out to Erika Taura if you’d like to know more!
CONTACT: Erika Taura | 571-594-2330 Erika.taura@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
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.
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.
Our next Bingo Night will be Monday, June 23rd, from 6:15-7:45pm. 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!
Right now, specifically, they are looking for volunteers to serve at Field Day in June! Click here for more details or to sign up. Another 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
BROOKDALE SOUTHPARK – Brookdale SouthPark is the only and the most proximal stand-alone Memory Care community in South Charlotte. Generation Friends is a 30 minute monthly visit by a group of anyone: babies and parents, empty nesters and retirees, people with loved ones who have had Alzheimers or other dementias, teens who need service hours, people who are familiar with loneliness…anyone can come. We would like to become a dependable presence in these hallways that are often quiet, anxious, or sad. We hope to both visit and serve the residents – hosting Bingo nights, hymn sings, sports watch parties, craft times, manicures, reminiscing conversations and having a wheelchair car wash! If you would like to be part of an effort to befriend these often neglected neighbors of ours, will you sign up with your name and number on our volunteer board in the lobby? You will be contacted from there. Reach out to Erika Taura if you’d like to know more!
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
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 Landing 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. Right now, they’re specifically collecting items you can buy for their Christmas in July event and looking for volunteers for their Summer Drive-Thru event!
CONTACTS:
Sara Miller (CFK -Church Outreach) 704-741-1760 / sara@cfknc.org
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
PROJECT 658 Project 658 meets the immediate needs of Charlotte’s international community while developing long term relationships. They provide english classes for adults, child care, after school, medical services, counseling, culinary training, and job development opportunities. They also run a screen printing business! If you need shirts for your organization, look no further. If you’d like more info about getting involved in serving Charlotte’s international community through Project 658, you can check out their website or reach out to Eric Bernier, below.
CONTACT:
Eric Bernier / ebernier@project658.com
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 community groups to get involved including participating in the weekly afternoon soccer activities or providing a weekly meal for the staff (about 15 folks). They resume their after school outreach on March 13th, and you can serve by providing dinner for their leadership by signing up 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
URBAN PROMISE The mission of Urban Promise Charlotte is to provide Charlotte’s children and youth with the spiritual, academic, and social development necessary to become Christian leaders determined to restore their communities. Urban Promise Charlotte takes a 20-year leadership journey with students and their families. This journey has three stages: Reach a Child, Raise a Leader, Restore Community. From ages 5-13, students attend UrbanPromises’ AfterSchool and Summer Camp programs. During high school, students are employed as “StreetLeaders” (mentors and counselors for the younger children in our programs) and receive college access support themselves. From ages 18-25, StreetLeader Alumni receive support so they graduate college and find meaningful post-graduate employment. Learn more about Urban Promise on their website.
CONTACT:
(704) 980-7768 / info@urbanpromisecharlotte.org
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
Landing Platform.
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:
PROJECT 658 Project 658 meets the immediate needs of Charlotte’s international community while developing long term relationships. They provide english classes for adults, child care, after school, medical services, counseling, culinary training, and job development opportunities. They also run a screen printing business! If you need shirts for your organization, look no further. If you’d like more info about getting involved in serving Charlotte’s international community through Project 658, you can
check out their website or reach out to Eric Bernier, below.
CONTACT:
Eric Bernier / ebernier@project658.com
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 community groups to get involved including participating in the weekly afternoon soccer activities or providing a weekly meal for the staff (about 15 folks). They resume their after school outreach on March 13th, and you can serve by providing dinner for their leadership by signing up 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
URBAN PROMISE The mission of Urban Promise Charlotte is to provide Charlotte’s children and youth with the spiritual, academic, and social development necessary to become Christian leaders determined to restore their communities. Urban Promise Charlotte takes a 20-year leadership journey with students and their families. This journey has three stages:
Reach a Child, Raise a Leader, Restore Community. From
ages 5-13, students attend UrbanPromises’ AfterSchool and Summer Camp programs. During
high school, students are employed as “StreetLeaders” (mentors and counselors for the younger children in our programs) and receive college access support themselves. From
ages 18-25, StreetLeader Alumni receive support so they graduate college and find meaningful post-graduate employment. Learn more about Urban Promise on their
website.
CONTACT:
(704) 980-7768 / info@urbanpromisecharlotte.org
