Small Hands is awesome - So cool to see kids expressing excitement to help others through the various impact projects
Small hands big hearts united has been such a fabulous organization for my kids and our entire family in offering us a variety of opportunities to help in the community in ways that even the youngest of kids can understand and participate in fully. Individual missions--activities planned to help a group in need or an important cause--are led by the children themselves with parental supervision, which gives the kids the chance to develop leadership & teamwork skills, as well as a better understanding of what it is to be a responsible citizen. We are so grateful to be a part of the small hands big hearts united family, and excited to continue the great work this group has been doing in our own community and beyond!
Excellent job!
Great for the community
Very motivated staff and volunteers
Outstanding support system
Family like atmosphere
Exceeds all expectations!
My children have genuinely enjoyed volunteering through Small Hands Big Hearts United over the past few years. SHBHU offers many ways for kids to serve in the community and their compassion for others has grown as they have volunteered for compassion missions such as serving food to the homeless, community food drives, and knitting hats for newborns in Haiti. Children also enjoy building friendships with fellow volunteers, coming up with "Anytime Activity" compassion missions, and presenting ideas at meetings for ways to serve the community. The leadership is outstanding and stems from a genuine desire to help and encourage children in their natural compassion.
Small Hands has been a great resource for our family. All the activities and volunteer opportunities are super fun and the whole family gets involved. Most all volunteer opportunities have no age restrictions, which is great when you have children of varing ages. Registration is super easy from their website.There is also no obligation to do a minimum amount of hours, everything is at your own convenience. I also love that all members now have to complete a background check to even view their calendar of events, totally putting the safety of the children first! Great organization!!
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Small Hands Big Hearts United gives children a voice and empowers them into action and that is exactly what this nation needs.
wonderful non profit , truly a selfless and motivating group of volunteers helping the community and teaching children the value of giving of themselves
Small Hands Big Hearts is a great group of people with an awesome mission. Getting the younger generation involved early is something that has been sorely missing in the community. The experience it gives kids will yield great results in the future.
By far the most unique and inspiring non profit I have ever had the opportunity to learn about and benefit directly from . Inspiring children to give from the heart , it's a beautiful thing !!!
I personally saw the bags of groceries in my daughter's garage ready to be delivered to needy families in Cary, N.C.. The bags and groceries were al donated and "small hands" of little students had attached personal messages to the familes and decorated the bags. That experience several years ago plus the stories I've seen and heard about since then bring tears to my eyes as to what can begin small and grow because the founders and supporters care for tohers.
Small Hands Big Hearts United is exactly what every Community needs. An accessible resource to nurture children's compassion that breaks all barriers. I am honored and truly blessed to be able to be a part of this organization that is truly for the community and run by the community in every way!
I have three kids in Small Hands Big Hearts United and it has been a thrill watching them grow into socially concerned community organizers. The projects they have worked on have had an impact on kids undergoing hospital care, the hungry in NC, families in Dominican Republic and kids in India. SHBHU is building the leaders of tomorrow - leaders that will not only know what it means to be good to one another, but that will have the skill set to mobilize and do something about the world's challenges.
It is beautiful the way this organization not only provides a way for children to get involved in the community but also forms a team behind a child with a vision to do a good deed! If your child has a heart for doing good or if you want to expose your child to giving back to your community and globally ... then Small Hands Big Hearts is your organization!
Our family has been involved with SHBHU since it's inception and we are extremely proud of the work they do. We have always want to ensure our kids make service a regular part of their lives and SHBHU was the perfect fit! From fund raiser that include car washes, dog washes, food drives and kids leading other kids in service projects close to their heart it has been a fantastic experience. We plan to be members for many years to come. A great organization!
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I am the teen ambassador president and have been with SHBHU since the very beginning. I've fallen in love with this organization, its people, and the people we help. This organization has changed me for the better by making me more understanding and compassionate. This organization has a very special place in my heart and am so excited for the future and the great differences we can make!
SHBHU is a fantastic non-profit. One of the best family experiences we have had this year was volunteering with our 7 and 9 year old at the NC Food Bank. Our children felt they were able to make a significant contribution and we were able to work together as a family to complete a project. We also participated as a family the SHBHU 5K which was very well organized and seemed very successful!
Small Hands Big Hearts is a fantastic organization! I am the mom of 3 kids ages 4, 9, & 10 and there is something for all age groups. Finding places that include young kids to help volunteer is almost non-existent. My girls and I especially like feeding the homeless and just this past weekend help wrap presents that were donated to people less fortunate. I am so happy that we found SHBHU!
SHBH has been an incredible experience for my sensitive child. She has been given an outlet to channel her empathy in a very positive way and it's been such a confidence booster for her to know she can make a difference in the world even at the age of 7. The reach of charitable missions is dynamic and provides something for everyone at every age to feel empowered. It's such a unique non profit and we are so happy to have it in our community.
I'm a mom of a teen volunteer (ambassador) for SHBHU and I love the vision of getting parents and their children serving TOGETHER - no matter what age! It all started with a child's question, "What are we doing to help them?" Today, the Executive Director and team of SHBHU regularly seek out safe, fun, meaningful and memorable service opportunities for all to participate in. This family-oriented style of mission mindedness is having a great impact not only on the lives they are serving but on the families who are volunteering. Yes, what Jesus said is true: "It is more blessed to give than to receive."
The work done by SHBH is amazing. Its such a gift to give children the oportunity to serve at such a young age. No other organization awards its volunteers AND those it serves the abundance of smiles that Small Hands does! All the evil in the world, this is exactly what we need more of! You should all be so proud!
Small Hands Big Hearts has done several food drives to support the communities served by the Food Bank of Central & Eastern North Carolina. They create paper bags with their own artwork, attach a list of items needed and instructions, then leave them on the front porch of homes in the area. They return later and pick up bags filled with food donations! These are then brought to the Food Bank. We appreciate their efforts very much as they help us feed children and their families in our area. Thank you very much for your dedication to helping others, and showing our children how important, meaningful and fun it is!
Small hands big hearts is just that-- children with gigantic hearts that want to make a positive impact on the world. Children & young adults partake in missions that help serve the community locally & internationally.
My 4 yr old has been volunteering w shbh for approx 1 year & she loves it!! She loved making muffins w me & handing them out to volunteers for habitat for humanity. We love this organization --
What it stands for & what the future holds for this nonprofit & all the children that support it!
Small Hands Big Hearts is a wonderful non-profit organization where the kids are in control. The "Small Handers" truly feel that they can change the world with their own two hands! It is super easy to become involved with the monthly educational meetings or the compassion missions that are organized throughout the triangle. We have been involved with Small Hands Big Hearts since last November. The best part of all is the look on my girls' faces when they know they have helped someone and made a difference in their day! We love it!!!
I am affiliated with a home for disadvantaged children in the jungles of remote Thailand called Baan Dada Children's Home. The home is constantly in need of love and support.
Small Hands Big Hearts United found out about Baan Dada, took the initial steps to contact me and asked how they can help.
Almost immediately Baan Dada received from SMBHU handwritten cards of support, clothes, school supplies and other practical items. As the months pass SMBHU has stepped up and is regularly buying bags of rice to feed the children of the home. It is my understanding that they want to expand their involvement to begin medically sponsoring some of the children.
My hat goes off to the leaders and children making Small Hands Big Hearts United the great organization that it is.
My family has been working with Small Hands Big Hearts United since last November. It's a fantastic organization offering opportunities for children of all ages to volunteer in the community. Everyone feels welcome and the flexibility and accessibility make it easy to keep coming back. There's nothing more fulfilling than watching your kids helping others. This organization is what every parent needs!
My daughters and I went to an event to serve some coffee and muffins to the volunteers of Habitat for Humanity. It was amazing to see how natural it comes to the children to help others when the adults just facilitate the process, my children felt like they accomplished something important , it was a generous act from their hearts to be there on an early Saturday morning. All the children were successfully communicating with each other on who could do what (the older ones helping the little ones). SHBHU provides an excellent opportunity for children to express and nurture in concrete ways their compassion and love to others.
SHBHU is an amazing opportunity for children of all ages to get involved with helping people in need globally and in their own community. My kids are 5,6 and 9, and all three have felt the impact they have made by helping others.
Small Hands Big Hearts is an amazing organization! I was blessed by these sweet volunteers when they came to love on the volunteers that were building for Habitat for Humanity! It is such a great thing to see kids get involved and care about their community! Keep up the great work!
My daughter and I have been to one event so far for SHBU and it was wonderful. My daughter is 4, so this is a perfect organization into learning about helping others and having other children her age there as well. It was not only great to help folks in need, but to meet new people in the community with the same belief of helping others. Can't wait to do more with the group and get to know additional volunteers.
Small Hands Big Hearts United is a pleasure to work with. They come into the Ronald McDonald House regularly to be companions to the children served at the House. They bring in crafts, stories and friends for the children. They are well organized and they really understand the circumstances, challenges, and concerns of the families we serve and the SHBHU staff also understand and take seriously our protective approach as an organization and staff toward/for our House guests. We are grateful for their efforts.
Small Hands Big Hearts has been an amazing outlet for my children to express their compassion for others. It is such a wonderful organization that promotes community and highlights the value of all members, even the smallest ones! We are so grateful for SHBH!
The opportunities that Small Hands Big Hearts have offered my 4 small children has truly been life changing for them. My children have been able to see first hand the compassion and sacrifice that other people make to help those les fortunate. This has inspired them to make a difference and to believe that they can. We are so greatfull to have found this organization that encourages my children, ages 3-8, to be compassionate and selfless.
