Grab your family and friends and give back this holiday season by participating in one of the many volunteer opportunities here in Charlotte. Just by donating your time you can have a huge impact on the lives of others. Let’s help make a difference! Below are a list of five great volunteer opportunities here in Charlotte. You can even check out orgsync.com by signing in with your niner email. This site connects you to student organizations and programs on campus where you can find a variety of opportunities and ways to volunteer.
1. Dilworth South Kitchen First Christian Church
First Christian Church is one of the soup kitchens that offer holiday meals and lunches for people who are homeless and in poverty.
1200 East Blvd.
Charlotte, N.C. 28203
(704)334-3771
www.dilworthsoupkitchen.wikispaces.com/
2. A Child’s Place
This organization is privately funded for children who are homeless or at risk. For the Holidays you can donate a grocery store gift card that will help provide these children and their families with a nutritious meal this Thanksgiving.
601 E. 5th St., Suite 230
Charlotte, NC 28202
(704)943-9532
3. Hospice and Palliative Care
This organization helps patients that don’t have neither the physical nor financial resources to celebrate Thanksgiving or unable to prepare a holiday meal. By volunteering you help prepare and deliver meals for the holidays to the homes of these families.
1420 E. 7th St.
Charlotte, NC 28204
(704)375-0100
4. Second Harvest Food Bank
Help to stop hunger in our area by volunteering to help complete a variety of tasks, such as packing food backpacks for kids or packing food boxes. You could even give back by donating a few dollars at any local Harris Teeter.
500-B Spratt Street
Charlotte, NC 28206
(704)376.1785
www.secondharvestmetrolina.org/
5. Habitat for Humanity
Habitat for Humanity is a nonprofit organization that helps give every man, woman and child a place to call home. Through donations and volunteering, homes and the community are built to help bring hope into the lives of others. You can participate in the number of different opportunities offered by Habitat by simply visiting the Habitat Charlotte site or even by getting involved with our very own campus chapter.
Student Government and Organizations Complex
Student Union, Room 212
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
UNC Charlotte’s Habitat for Humanity Chapter gives students opportunities to give back. Earlier in the semester, students participated in the homecoming build. Photo by Chris Crews