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Treated like royalty
Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011
At GraceWorks, we see almost 400 clients each month, and we love it when we get encouraging notes!
We recently got an email from the friend of a client we served:
"Thank you so much for all of your help yesterday. She was able to find some nice things in the thrift store and she really appreciated the food.
I wanted to tell you how wonderful the woman in client services was. She spoke to my friend and everyone else that came in, as if they were royalty. She treated them with suRead More....
What if you lost it all?
Friday, August 19th, 2011
Some client situations are so extreme, GraceWorks must make some exceptions to be able to serve the clients well. We had one such situation recently, shared by one of our volunteers, called GraceWorkers, who meet with and assist clients:
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She is trying to do this alone
Thursday, August 18th, 2011
She came to GraceWorks to request food for herself and her 2 grandchildren. The children were brought to her house as infants, because no one else wanted them.
She could hardly walk, is tired, and feels "blue." She geRead More....
Hope
Wednesday, August 17th, 2011
Would you expect to be maintaining a house and the grounds for an absentee owner when you are 70 years old?
That's exactly what one recent client told us when she came to ask for help with her electric bill. She lives rent free in rRead More....
“Things are going to change for me!”
Saturday, July 30th, 2011
Sometimes prayer can make all the difference in someone's outlook on life.
We recently saw a client who had been laid off from her job of 2 years, and also recently lost her benefits. "Hopeless" was how she described feeling when she first arrived at GraceWorks.
But one of our volunteer GraceWorkers met with her and talked about ways we could help. She was eligible for food assistance, so she received a grocery cart of food.
The GraceWorker prayed with her, and when she left, said said Read More....
“I almost didn’t come here today.”
Wednesday, July 27th, 2011
One of the best things about working at GraceWorks is seeing God work in such amazing ways. We have seen some unusual situations the past week or so, where God's hand has been so visible in the interactions, in who was here, and in what was said. Praise the Lord!
Last week, a client came in who has 5 children and lost her husband about 10 years ago. She met with two of our volunteer GraceWorkers, one of whom is relatively new to the process and was training with a seasoned GraceWorker.
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Healthy Food
Monday, July 25th, 2011
Last week, we had a 19-year-old girl come in to GraceWorks requesting food assistance. She is overdue with her first child, and neither she nor the father is currently working. She lives with her aunt, who brought her in to GraceWorks.
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God’s Gracious Provision
Friday, July 1st, 2011
Last week, I had an experience with a client that made me so glad to be a part of GraceWorks as a volunteer.
A man of large stature came in for help needing food for himself and his two children he is raising. We talked and Read More....
Escape
Monday, June 20th, 2011
"I just want a better situation for my girls," explained a recent client.
She's a single mom who left an abusive, drug-addicted boyfriend in another state. Out of desperation, she moved in with her cousin, sharing the apartmenRead More....
What can you not live without?
Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
"I'm trying to teach my daughter to just use one square of toilet paper," confided one client. Can you even imagine that?
I bet you never worry about running out of what many of us consider neceRead More....