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Hearts to Hands CLT — Hearts to Love, Hands to Serve

Hearts to Love. Hands to Serve.
Why We Serve

Faith without action is just words — no one should be invisible — so we show up, every time, with everything we have.

How We Serve

When someone can’t find us, we find them — right where they are, face to face, to look them in the eye and make them feel truly seen.

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Our Story

It started with a friendship that showed up.

Faith with feet — the morning it all began.

On Charlotte’s streets, Mike & Kendra kept passing the same unhoused faces — people the city had learned to look past. Five days before Thanksgiving 2018, they decided those friends should be seen. It began as a plan to feed a dozen or so — and Kendra posted it to Facebook.

Kendra Morris Kendra Morris is with Mike Sep November 17, 2018 ·

Sadly this is the first Thanksgiving I won’t be spending with family. HOWEVER!! The Lord says I have a bigger mission!! We have a calling to feed 12 or so homeless folks in uptown Charlotte on Thursday. Friends, I challenge you to join us (either in person or through any donation that will go directly to this cause). As we figure this all out over the next few days, please PRAY for us — that we may bring JOY to the oppressed and be a witness for CHRIST. ❤

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HHHeather Williams HouzeI would like to donate $, I’ll text you later for the info.LikeReply❤2
KBKimberly BuzzaHow bout home made Christmas cookies? If that works, put me down for a dozen cookies for however many meals you end up preparing. Ya gotta have dessert!LikeReply❤1View 2 replies
BGBrenda Self GendronI got the pumpkin pies covered!!LikeReply❤1Kendra Morris replied
LCLinda CroschereHow about some sausage, cranberry dressing? I can make some and help.LikeReply❤1View 3 replies

and then it took on a life of its own

The answer came faster than they could plan for. In the first three days, monetary donations grew the plan from a dozen meals to 30 — and Kimberly alone turned out 30 dozen cookies. “Move over, Betty Crocker.”

While Mike and Kendra picked up the meals they’d had catered, The Sports Page Coulwood donated most of the food from its own cancelled holiday catering orders — suddenly, close to 100 meals’ worth. They packed 80 tins, 40 in each fridge, and fired up both ovens at dawn.

On Thanksgiving morning, ten people who’d reached out to help gave up part of their own holiday to deliver the meals alongside them. Two hopeful hearts had become a dozen serving hearts.

The founding Hearts to Hands serving hearts gathered on Thanksgiving morning, 2018, in front of the uptown Charlotte skyline
The village that showed up · Thanksgiving morning, 2018
12 80 Meals delivered
2 12 Serving hearts
5 Day sprint

A dozen meals, imagined.
A dozen serving hearts, delivering.

“Whatever the Lord has planned… we will answer His call!”Kendra · Thanksgiving Day, Nov 22, 2018 · posted to Facebook

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Hearts at Work

What showing up actually looks like.

We come to serve. Our friends change us.

This experience changed me. Looking someone in the eyes, hearing their story, offering a moment of dignity and hope — it’s powerful.

What stood out most: the people we handed food and clothing to… they would pray for us.

Ansel Brown serving with Hearts to Hands Ansel Brown H2H Volunteer & CMA Spotlight Artist

It will change you, too.

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Since 2018

What showing up adds up to.

893 serving hearts.
66 times we’ve shown up.

35 helping hands · $144k delivered to the street

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There’s a place for you.

Sign up for an open shift, or save the date for what’s next.

Showing events open for sign-up — the next 45 days.

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Mission #67

Totes of Hope

Sat, August 22, 2026
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Save the Date Sign-ups open 45 days before each event
Oct 17
Mission #68
Franks, Friends, & Fellowship
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Nov 28
Mission #69
Thanksgiving Meal Distribution
Sign-ups open 10/14
Dec 19
Mission #70
Christmas Care Packs
Sign-ups open 11/4
Looking Back

Every event, recapped.

The missions, fundraisers, and outreaches behind the work — and the volunteers and partners who made each one possible.

6 events archived since 2018
Missions Fundraisers Outreaches
Most recent Picnic in the Park
Mission #66 Picnic in the Park Sat, July 18, 2026 View recap
Picnic in the Park Mission #66 Picnic in the Park Tees for Tryon Mission #65 Tees for Tryon Annual H2H FUNdraiser Fundraiser #6 Annual H2H FUNdraiser Packs & Ponchos Mission #64 Packs & Ponchos Bo Buckets Mission #63 Bo Buckets Hoodies for Hearts Mission #62 Hoodies for Hearts
Get in Touch

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Send a note and we’ll be in touch.

Hearts to Hands CLT co-founders Michael Sep and Kendra Morris
Founded by Michael Sep & Kendra Morris

We show up. Come serve with us.

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Give a few hours or a few dollars — either way, you help put love on the street.

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