GraceWorks is so grateful for all the volunteers who helped on Saturday, May 12, with the Stamp Out Hunger food drive. Beginning with those who helped plan, setup and coordinate here at GraceWorks, to route drivers, to unloaders, to sorters - we could not have done this without you. Thank you so much for your efforts. [imagebrowser id=74]

The neighbors in Williamson County are a generous group of people! When the call went out for donations for the annual Stamp Out Hunger mail carriers' food drive, you donated. When the call for volunteers to help process the donations went out - you responded. We had over 150 volunteers working through the afternoon to transport, unload, and process nearly 36,000 pounds of food donations collected in this county today. Thank you so much! This food will feed so many hungry families right here in Read More....

I spoke to a group of 6th graders at my church last Sunday about the ministries of GraceWorks. As I told them about the different ways that GraceWorks helps families in need, someone asked what they could do to help. I realized that in the face of so much need, one person can feel so insignificant. Yet each small act, when combined with all the other small acts, can transform lives. Whether you volunteer an hour in the food pantry, or donate a bag of canned food, or clean Read More....

Big crowd expected, food drive ends tonight at Franklin By Joe Williams For the Williamson Herald If pre-game ticket sales are any indication, a near overflow crowd is expected tonight for the Centennial versus Franklin high school football game at Howard Gamble Stadium. A large number of tickets had been sold by Thursday afternoon for the contest scheduled for a 7:30 p.m. kick-off tonight. Fans Read More....

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....

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....

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....

Ok, so we just designed some awesome posters for the fuel bag project. We asked the manager at Sodium if we could hold a food drive in April at Sodium. We are trying to get healthy food to kids on free and reduced lunches on the weekends. These fuel bags include healthy snacks like raisins, granola bars, juice pouches, crackers and such. So we will update to tell you when this event is in April. Come out and support us!!!! Thank you!!!!!=) By Rachel and Amanda Written by two youth involved iRead More....

 On Sunday, August 29, Graceworks received nearly 27,000 pounds of food donated by the members of Brentwood Baptist Church (BBC), one of our church partners. Each year, the drive is announced during BBC's Sunday morning worship services along with a list of needed items, and members are encouraged to go shop after church, and bring the donations back to the church that afternoon. Two large trucks were waiting at the church campus to be filled and delivered to Graceworks. Donations were taRead More....

Graceworks received nearly 40,000 pounds of nonperishable food from the people of Williamson County during the 2010 Mail Carriers' Food Drive on May 8. The community is asked to leave their donations at their mailbox and mail carriers throughout the county pick that up on their routes. Hundreds of volunteers helped collect, transport, unload and sort the food that weekend for Graceworks. [imagebrowser id=2]