Triangle Families, We are very excited to announce the 8th annual SHBHU Small Hands Big Hearts Java Jive Jog 10k/5k on September 14th 2023!  For 8 years, we have partnered with Java Jive Coffee and Tea to organize this FUN race. It is always a HUGE success and a VERY memorable race morning! Through the community and Sponsor support, kindness and generosity, the SHBHU mission to nurture children's instinctive compassion continues to grow year after year. As many of you know, SHBHU provides accessible year-round volunteer opportunities (Compassion Missions) and also is a resource for our youth to use to […]

Ambassadors would like to know if you can help pack and decorate these breakfast bags for our Senior Citizens in need who are connected to our friends at Meals on Wheels. We need donations which you can order at the SHBHU AMAZON wish list link below, you can volunteer to pack and decorate bags in your own home or you can volunteer to deliver the bags to Meals on Wheels when they are completed.  We will be having another Compassion Meeting in May to pack and decorate bags as well.  We also need a Delivery Family to volunteer to bring bags to MOW in Raleigh on July 18th Please contact us if interested at

SHBHU Meals on Wheels Route in the works!  Email us at  if interested in helping out with this route. Your Small Handers and Ambassadors can deliver the Breakfast Bags of Love DIRECTLY to our Senior Citizens.

Let us know if you would also be able to make the delivery in July to the MOW headquarters in Raleigh. 
AMAZON WISH LIST
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Join SHBHU on the fourth Sunday of every month serving meals with a smile to those experiencing homelessness in the Downtown Raleigh area. OCC is the result of many organizations working together in an effort to help close the hunger gap! SHBHU volunteers will bring food, drinks, take home snacks and paper products to help support those in need. We typically serve about 200 meals during this time. Volunteers arrive at OCC at 12:00pm to help set up the food line and we are usually finished cleaning up about 2:30pm. Volunteers will receive an email a couple days prior with […]

Ambassadors and Small Handers are helping the US Veterans Corps collect much needed items for our friends in need! See the list below for various cleaning and hygiene items we are collecting. Message us if you can help make these kits and/or drop off any of the items at the multiple SHBHU drop off locations near you!  

Ambassadors would like to know if you can help pack and decorate these breakfast bags for our Senior Citizens in need who are connected to our friends at Meals on Wheels. We need donations which you can order at the SHBHU AMAZON wish list link below, you can volunteer to pack and decorate bags in your own home or you can volunteer to deliver the bags to Meals on Wheels when they are completed.  We will be having another Compassion Meeting in May to pack and decorate bags as well.  We also need a Delivery Family to volunteer to bring bags to MOW in Raleigh on July 18th Please contact us if interested at

SHBHU Meals on Wheels Route in the works!  Email us at  if interested in helping out with this route. Your Small Handers and Ambassadors can deliver the Breakfast Bags of Love DIRECTLY to our Senior Citizens.

Let us know if you would also be able to make the delivery in July to the MOW headquarters in Raleigh. 
AMAZON WISH LIST
https://smile.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/dl/invite/aTW7tg5?ref_=wl_share

SHBHU "Bookshelves of Love" Compassion Mission  The SHBHU Ambassadors have now built20 bookshelves!!!  They are interested in building MORE bookshelves during 2025 for our compassion mission with Habitat for Humanity and Read and Feed. We are waiting to hear back from Habitat for Humanity on the dates of the next home dedications. Read and Feed has ALSO now received 8 bookshelves as well and is very excited to partner with us in compassion missions in 2025. Stay tuned for more updates on this exciting mission! Let us know if you want to help continue to grow this mission as well over the upcoming holidays and into 2025!

Join SHBHU on the fourth Sunday of every month serving meals with a smile to those experiencing homelessness in the Downtown Raleigh area. OCC is the result of many organizations working together in an effort to help close the hunger gap! SHBHU volunteers will bring food, drinks, take home snacks and paper products to help support those in need. We typically serve about 200 meals during this time. Volunteers arrive at OCC at 12:00pm to help set up the food line and we are usually finished cleaning up about 2:30pm. Volunteers will receive an email a couple days prior with […]

Ambassadors would like to know if you can help pack and decorate these breakfast bags for our Senior Citizens in need who are connected to our friends at Meals on Wheels. We need donations which you can order at the SHBHU AMAZON wish list link below, you can volunteer to pack and decorate bags in your own home or you can volunteer to deliver the bags to Meals on Wheels when they are completed.  We will be having another Compassion Meeting in May to pack and decorate bags as well.  We also need a Delivery Family to volunteer to bring bags to MOW in Raleigh on July 18th Please contact us if interested at

SHBHU Meals on Wheels Route in the works!  Email us at  if interested in helping out with this route. Your Small Handers and Ambassadors can deliver the Breakfast Bags of Love DIRECTLY to our Senior Citizens.

Let us know if you would also be able to make the delivery in July to the MOW headquarters in Raleigh. 
AMAZON WISH LIST
https://smile.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/dl/invite/aTW7tg5?ref_=wl_share

Quarterly Compassion Meeting TONIGHT! ALL AGES WELCOME! Nov 20th 6-7pm Starts promptly! Location: In Kind Sponsor Smith Douglas Homes Office 3412 Apex Peakway Apex NC Compassion Meeting Activites: -Heater Collection Drive for Western NC families -Sorting and filling Holiday Hearts Western NC Angel Gift Boxes -Sorting and filling 9th ANNUAL Holiday Dove Dominican Republic holiday bags -Decorating and packing Holiday Sunrise for Seniors and their pets Breakfast bags of Love Presentation by Ambassador Teens on: -Holiday Bookshelves of Love BUILD DAY for Read and Feed -Serving Smiles for OCC -Flip out for Skylar All are welcome!