Thank you to all the volunteers who have volunteered in our thrift store and food pantry recently. With lots of donations coming in, it's been so important to get them sorted, processed and shelved. We are blessed to have such wonderful volunteers! Some of our volunteers are pictured below. [imagebrowser id=66]

GraceWorks partners with over 55 area churches that provide support and volunteers to help us achieve our mission of sharing the hope and grace of God by helping our neighbors in need. One way that we help is by providing food for struggling families. Our ability to provide that food has been challenged recently as the food pantry stock had gotten very low. Not any more. Each year Brentwood Baptist Church holds a food drive to benefit GraceWorks. Just think how excited we were as we unloaded Read More....

Nearly 600 backpacks were given to students in kindergarten through high school Saturday, July 31, at the Big Backpack Giveaway at Liberty Elementary School. “Overall, we had a great response from the community to the volunteers and to the sponsors. This was by far the most attended event and largest giveaway we’ve ever had,” said Kristi Sylvester, GraceWorks Ministries development directRead More....

Boy Scout Zack Sexton saw a need at GraceWorks, and took the opportunity to address that need in his Eagle Scout project. With the volume of food donations that are sorted here at GraceWorks, the pantry needed a sorting table that was more flexible for different sized drives or donation items. After volunteering in the pantry to understand the process, Zack designed a table that is long enough to accommodate the sort boxes, and with overhead signage that can be changed out as needed. Thank yoRead More....

Summer means mission groups, and we welcomed a team of volunteers from YouthWorks in our food pantry on June 13.  YouthWorks' core purpose is to help the church be the church by providing life-changing, Christ-centered resources for ministry. Teens from Florida and Arkansas helped sort, restock shelves and fill grocery carts for clients, and learned how Graceworks helps those in our community in need. Check back for more pictures throuRead More....

We have lots of folks to thank for a successful Mail Carriers "Stamp Out Hunger" Food Drive on Saturday, May 14, starting with the hundreds of mail carriers who picked up food bags left at mailboxes on their routes. That is hard work and we appreciate the extra effort to collect all that food. Thank you to all the folks in our area who gave so generously - on Saturday, we collected 27,902 pounds of food from the Franklin post office, and more will be coming from Nolensville today. We also Read More....

At Graceworks, our volunteers are key to the work we are able to accomplish, and make it possible for us to help our neighbors in need. Sometimes, those lines blend together, as those we have helped offer to give back by volunteering. We recRead More....

Volunteer to help with the annual Mail Carrier's Food Drive on May 14. Volunteer opportunities include: Route Drivers - starting at 10 am. Volunteers help pick up donated food on several postal routes. Drivers should have a truck, van SUV or trailer with sides, and have 1-2 helpers. The donations will be taken to the Graceworks facility. Unload trucks at the Franklin Post Office - Shifts are 1-3 pm and 3-5 pm. Volunteers with pickup trucks help unload mailRead More....

Thirty-six students from Lipscomb University volunteered at Graceworks recently on their Service Day. They helped in our food pantry and in the thrift store, sorting donated items and restocking the shelves. Thank you for your service! [imagebrowser id=45]

Graceworks is blessed by volunteers from churches, schools and organizations throughout our area. Recently, we were blessed by a student group from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, during their spring break mission trip. These students enjoyed the warm Nashville weather and getting away from snow on the ground at home. What a great group of 36 college students who worked so hard helping us reorganize part of the food pantry and prepare for a probable new program. Some of the students aRead More....