SouthPark Church has formed strategic partnerships with two ministries around Charlotte to support at-risk children & families in our community. We support students, families and teachers through our partnership with Pinewood Elementary and support immigrant children and families by partnering with Refugee Support Services. homeless and impoverished children through our partnership with Bright Blessings. You can join us as we support children and families through – the opportunities listed below!
There are many meaningful ways to get involved with Pinewood Elementary and make a difference in the lives of students and staff.
Some ways to serve are:
Become a reading or math buddy or a classroom assistant
Help with fall or spring book fair or to organize the clothing closet
Bless teachers and staff with school supplies or help with staff lunches and staff appreciation snacks.
Bless students and families with food for the food pantry or give Christmas gifts to children in need.
Watch the weekly newsletter for opportunities to volunteer.
Serve as a Reading or Math Buddy, Classroom Assistant, reshelve books, help with book fair, help in the school office or clothing closet, bless teachers with school supplies, gift cards, and snacks, and provide Christmas gifts for identified children in need.
Each week 10-20 backpacks are filled with food to provide two lunches, breakfast and snacks for children in need of food over the weekend. Volunteer to help pack weeklybackpacks once a month or make financialgifts to Pinewood Backpacks to help fill backpacks with food.
Bright Blessings mission is to: Bring joy, care and hope to homeless and impoverished children by mobilizing community volunteers of all ages.
Through their four core service programs, Bless-A-Birthday, Bless-A-Baby, Gift of Literacy and Gift of Care, they work to combat the effects of poverty, boost self-esteem, provide care essentials and support literacy. They surpassed a huge milestone in October of 2021 by celebrating 100,000 children served since their organization’s humble beginning. Bright Blessings now has partnerships with over 30 local agencies and school districts and is serving children in 4 counties including Mecklenburg, Union, Cabarrus, & Gaston.
SouthPark Church holds a very fun annual gift packing event each year where all ages help pack 300-500 gift bags of goodies or birthday bags for Bright Blessings. SouthPark Church is also a sponsor of their annual fundraising Gems of the City Gala. In 2026, we plan to have spring or summer Blessing tree to provide the congregation an opportunity to buy various gifts for the children Bright Blessings supports in addition to our annual gift packing event. There are numerous ways to personally get involved – check out their website below.