Bags of Hope is an amazing nonprofit that provides weekend/holiday food bags for children who experience food insecurity in the Lake Norman/Charlotte area. My daughters and I have been volunteering here for the past 5 years. We have assisted with food drives, weekend food packs, and leading packing events. My 16 year old daughter leads packing events for middle and high school students. She loves being able to teach others about the organization and sharing the importance of volunteering and giving back to your community. Bags of Hope is such a blessing to our community.
Bags of Hope is truly a gift to our community! Their goal of making sure no child goes hungry on the weekend is so admirable. Feeding hundreds of students experiencing food insecurity at multiple schools in our region on a weekly basis is a just HUGE undertaking! And volunteering with this group is such an uplifting experience for all involved. Runs like clockwork. The folks running this nonprofit are so dedicated and organized. Can't say enough good things about this group!
My husband and I both pack the bags as well as deliver to an area school for Bags of Hope. We have volunteered for many non-profits but we find that Bags of Hope is one of the more organized and well run. They are committed to quality in their product and given the year over year expansion of the number of participating schools, fill a niche that is much needed.
I first volunteered through my church to help pack backpacks of food for school age children to take home for the weekend because there might not be sufficient food available to them. This nonprofit ministry was started in order to meet an extremely important need for children in our area and has continued to grow to nearby areas. The staff is committed to this effort and they are very well organized and have been able to reach out to various companies to donate money to purchase food or to provide food directly. Several churches in the community have also provided funds and volunteers to help the organization meet their goals. I wholeheartedly recommend this nonprofit and would encourage others to donate and/or volunteer.
I have been volunteering with Bags of Hope for 3 years. They make it possible for kids who would otherwise go hungry to have food over the weekend, and on school breaks. They are so efficient and organized- it makes volunteering easy and rewarding!
Bags of Hope is a wonderful nonprofit organization! Its mission is to help out children in the local community who have food insecurity by providing weekend bags of food. I have volunteered here for years in a variety of ways: packing bags (regular and food allergy), dropping bags off at area schools, food drives, etc. This is a first class organization with a very involved board and incredible volunteers, and it shows. It is a privilege to be associated with it.
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I have volunteered with Bags of Hope, Cornelius, NC for a few years now in a few different capacities: packing bags (regular and allergy), delivering bags to area schools, and during a recent major food drive receiving the food donations (23,000 lbs plus) into the warehouse. I can't say enough good things about this organization. The staff (mostly volunteer) are hard-working individuals, friendly, well organized, and welcoming. As the food insecurity needs of our community increased over the past few years, Bags of Hope was there to deliver - literally.
This nonprofit organization is extremely organized and continue to work to give children with food insecurity the food they need to make it through the weekend. They are innovative in bringing in volunteers from all aspects of life. They continue to motivate people to donate to this important organization.
I love supporting Bags of Hope Lake Norman because they support three core values that I am passionate about: 1.Compassion - Bags of Hope delivers food bags to local schools to ensure all kids have access to food - including on weekends and on holidays. 2. Resourcefulness - They partner with local grocers and food banks to more efficiently obtain healthy food as well maximize the distribution of the donations receive. 3. Community Service - They allow for me to leverage their business to teach my two children very valuable life lessons all while giving back to the community we live in. Bags of Hope is led by a remarkable team and I am so thankful they are in my community.
Bags of Hope provides a friendly, organized, and clean environment to successfully pack bags of food for children in need. They play fun music while we pack in an assembly line fashion. I am always surprised how quickly we complete the workload in our designated time slot. I enjoy helping this non-profit with their efforts to feed children in our community.
My husband and I have worked as neighborhood ambassadors (collecting food for fall food drive in our area) and doing weekly packing of individual bags.
Leaders at Bags of Hope are gracious, very well organized and have the pulse of the needs of our Lake Norman community.
Weekend food bags are such a simple idea, but so vital to so many kids. Bags of Hope has done a great job of serving the community and recruiting volunteers. We highly recommend this non-profit!
I always look forward to the packing events because you not only get to see familiar faces but also meet new people that are all there for the same goal. Bags of Hope not only provides food to children living with food insecurities, but they bring the community together while doing it. I've enjoyed delivering bags to the schools because I've been able to see the good that is being done by Bags of Hope. The women that run the group are amazing.
Over several years of volunteering, I have witnessed Bag of Hope stay laser-focused on its mission of supplying free weekend food provisions to school children who experience food insecurity. The board is passionate about investing in the future of our local and surrounding communities. It's truly a joy to work alongside other volunteers and know we are positively impacting the lives of children and families.
We have supported Bags of Hope for a few years through our church, but in the last year we have had the opportunity to be more hands on and volunteer. It really brings it home just how much food insecurity there is in our community when you see the numbers of bags that are packed and distributed each week. Packing the bags is very meaningful and I find myself wondering about the recipients and hoping things improve for their families. While there is always a need for financial and food donations, being hands on really makes a difference in the life of the volunteers!
I love this organization. They do amazing work in our community, and they make volunteering such a fun experience. I cannot say enough great things about this organization
Bags of Hope is an amazing nonprofit organization truly making a difference in their local community. From food drives to volunteer events, I truly believe that I am making a difference when I participate. Whenever I go to the warehouse to volunteer, Nicole and team are prepared and knowledgeable. They take time to answer questions, and always remind us of the impact we are making on the community. I look forward to continuing to volunteer for Bags of Hope and supporting their efforts however I can.
I first learned of Bags of Hope through Davidson United Methodist Church. My husband and I took great pleasure in filling a 2 gallon bag with meals and snacks to feed a child for each weekend of the school year. We have since sponsored children for the last couple of years through the Bags of Hope organization. The organization works with local schools guidance counselors in locating children of need. The backpacks are delivered to the schools each Friday filled with meals and snacks for the weekend. Come join one of their packing events to learn more. The volunteers are very organized and it’s a well spent hour of your day.
I am proud to be a donor and volunteer for Bags of Hope. Their mission to make sure students identified as food-insecure can eat nourishing food each weekend enabling them to come to school on Monday morning ready to learn is so important!
Bags of Hope provides much needed healthy meals for children across the Charlotte area. I have been volunteering with Bags of Hope for about a year and have enjoyed the experience so much. The non-profit is run very well. While there are moments of stress, everyone in charge remains calm and is always thankful of help. I have loved working with them.