Union County NC Charities and Services Awareness
Poverty and the Controversial Work of Nonprofits by Michael Jindra & Ines W. Jindra
The UCPS Mobile Book Bus
Beginning June 14, the UCPS Mobile Book Bus will make dozens of stops at centralized locations throughout the county. With the help of UCPS volunteers and media coordinators, elementary-aged children will have the opportunity to board the retrofitted bus and pick out an age-appropriate book at no cost to their families – a move that will ultimately help to improve their literacy skills and ensure all students have access to books throughout the summer.
The UCPS Mobile Book Bus will run from June 14 until August 14. Please see the link above to find out when the book bus rolls into your area. Dates are placed on the calendar two weeks out.
Recycle your old eyeglasses
Eyeglass collection
Collection Boxes similar to those shown below are placed around the community:
Business locations at which the collection boxes are located:
Yadkin Bank-Indian Trail 13860 E.Independence Blvd Indian Trail
Good Shepherd Funeral Home, 6525 Old Monroe Rd. Indian Trail
Heritage Funeral Home, 4431 Old Monroe Road Indian Trail, NC
Union West Library Indian Trail-Unionville Rd. Indian Trail,NC
Indian Trail Walmart Optical Younts Road , Indian Trail, NC
First Citizens Bank Indian Trail-Fairview Rd, Indian Trail, NC
Premier Eye Care, US Highway 74W, Indian Trail,NC
Saint Luke R.C. Church, Lawyers Rd Mint Hill
Indian Trail Presbyterian Church, Indian Trail
Free Books for Children under 5
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Free book subscriptions for children 0-4. Receive one book per month by mail until age 5. Sign up at link above.
Free Events and Activities
Click here for a calendar of Free Events and Activities in Union County, NC. If you have a free event or activity you would like listed, please send all the relevant details to charityawareness@commonheart.org.
Free Online Classes
The Union County Library System offers many free classes online through Universal Class. Many of these classes are suitable for teenagers. Here is where you can sign up: Free Online Classes
Phil’s List
Once upon a time, a very generous man named Phil Morehouse, seeing there was no comprehensive guide to the charities and services available to those in need in Union County, NC, set about the very time-consuming task of setting one up. He also set up an email list so he could keep people and organizations updated on any changes to “The List” and upcoming events and service opportunities that might be of interest. The management of the list has gotten to be a bit much for Phil, so I have volunteered to take over. I’ve also begun adding pages with information geared to Union County residents. Please use the contact form if you would like to be added to the recipient list or if you would like to have your charity or service added to the guide.
All the best,
Lisa Cooper
Phil's List 