Common Heart
Kara Lopp is currently working as a Community Engagement Manager at Common Heart since July 2016. Prior to this, Kara held the position of VP of Community Relations at JAJ Nonprofit Resource from August 2013 to September 2018, and worked as an Editor at Carolina Weekly Newspaper Group from September 2008 to August 2013. Kara also has experience as a Reporter at The Charlotte Observer and The Journal Gazette. Kara holds a Bachelor of Science in Journalism and Political Science from Bowling Green State University. Kara's career has been focused on providing communications, marketing, and fundraising services for local nonprofits.
Common Heart
Common Heart is a grassroots movement in Union County, NC that started in 2006 when 2 neighbors and best friends began delifery groceries, friendship and hope. It has grown to become 12 food pantry outreaches serving 14,000 individuals annually. Additionally, Getting Ahead and our economic empowerment programs assist families to build resources to end hunger and poverty in their lives. Our mission is to foster individual and community engagement to feed hungry families and empower those in poverty, creating a sustainable community where all can thrive. What started as four friends creating a small revolution of kindness has now grown to more than 3,000 friends serving our neighbors each month! Over the years, the core of who we are has remained the same: We seek to create a small revolution of kindness delivering groceries and hope, expanding resources and horizons, and developing empowering and life-changing friendships. The goal: eradicating food insecurity and eliminating generational poverty.