COMMON HEART INC

COMMON HEART OPERATED 14 PANTRY OUTREACH LOCATIONS IN 2025 ACROSS UNION COUNTY, NC. THESE PANTRIES SERVED 22,271 UNIQUE INDIVIDUALS AN AVERAGE OF 6 TIMES PER YEAR. 64.6 OF THE ESTIMATED FOOD INSECURE RESIDENTS IN COUNTY OUR GOAL IS TO REMOVE ALL BARRIERS TO RECEIVING THIS ASSISTANCE, AND SO WE PROVIDE A COMBINATION OF 5 EVENING PANTRIES PROVIDING SERVICE EACH WEEKNIGHT IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTY, 3 MORNING PANTRIES, 4 NEIGHBORHOOD PANTRIES, AND 2 DELIVERY-BASED PANTRY LOCATIONS. OUR LEGACY DELIVERY PANTRY, COMMON CUPBOARD, FOCUSES ON DELIVERING GROCERIES AND CREATING SUPPORTIVE FRIENDSHIPS. THE UNIQUE DYNAMIC OF OUR PANTRIES IS THE INFUSION OF INTENTIONAL, ACTIVE KINDNESS, CREATING RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS SOCIOECONOMIC AND RACIAL BOUNDARIES.

ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT PROGRAMS OF COMMON HEART ARE DESIGNED TO EMPOWER FAMILIES EXPERIENCING THE LOW-RESOURCE ENVIRONMENT OF POVERTY AND FOOD INSECURITY TO BECOME MORE STABLE AND UPWARDLY MOBILE. THE ON-RAMP IS GETTING AHEAD IN A JUST-GETTING-BY WORLD GA, WHICH IS PROVEN TO INCREASE STABILITY AND RESOURCES TO CREATE NEW FUTURES FOR FAMILIES EXPERIENCING POVERTY. GRADUATES OF THIS PROGRAM ARE OFFERED SEVEN FREE COACHING SESSIONS TO ASSIST THEM IN ACHIEVING THE GOALS AND PLANS SET IN GA. DURING THE NEXT 12-18 MONTHS, WE ENGAGE GRADUATES WITH OVER 24 WORKSHOPS, EACH 10-90 HOURS LONG, TO BUILD ON THEIR GA EXPERIENCE, ALONG WITH MONTHLY RESOURCE-BUILDING GATHERINGS. THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN THESE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, ACHIEVING GOALS, AND VOLUNTEERING, PARTICIPANTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN A 500 EMERGENCY SAVINGS ACCOUNT. TRAINING IS ALSO PROVIDED TO THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, ASSISTING PROFESSIONALS AND VOLUNTEERS TO CREATE BETTER OUTCOMES IN THEIR SERVICE TO UNDER-RESOURCED FAMILIES.