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! Or, you can support Beds for Kids during a Community Group event by assembling Welcome Home Baskets. Email volunteers@bedsforkids.org for the list of suggested items.
CONTACT: Rachel Grotheer | 919.624.1127 (text) rgrotheer@bedsforkids.org
YOUNGLIVES – YoungLives is a ministry serving teen moms & dads by introducing them to Jesus and helping them grow in their faith. Serve through childcare, mentoring, and providing meals for Club and Campaigners nights, which are hosted at Hope SE. One specific need we have for them is volunteers to help with the set up and break down of tables and chairs for Club each week. This is a great opportunity for friends, couples, community group members to serve our city alongside one another!
Sign up for that here. You can also
SIGN UP HERE to help serve with childcare at their meetings, or
SIGN UP HERE to help with meals at their meetings.
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 PreK-8 school in West Charlotte. We have the privilege of building relationships with their staff and student body as well as serving both on an individual and school-wide level. Our participation looks like lunches for teachers, repainting the halls, planting a garden, mentoring, organizing drives, tutoring, attending open houses, participating at career day, being a lunch buddy, or serving ice cream at celebratory events. We’d love for you to join us! One way to support is by purchasing an item for their quarterly incentive program. Students earn points for positive behavior and can bid on prizes with earned points each quarter. Your support helps take the financial burden off of teachers and improves classroom performance. Find the wish list here. Hope will also be serving lunch to the staff at Ashley Park on March 13th. Please contact Jill Hudson if you would like to set up lunch around 11:30. Ashely Park is located near our South End building.
CONTACTS:
Jill Hudson | 704.451.2440
Danny Guelzow | 901.606.7574
Bryn Post | 803.447.0533
Hannah Krueger | 704.962.7861
Katie Calton | 843.3382307
Dalton Malaby | daltonmalaby@gmail.com
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
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.