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....

We love to see parents instilling the volunteer spirit in their young children. And we love to have kids help in our food pantry. We have recently had various ages helping out. What fun we had the day we hosted a group from Brentwood Hills Church of Christ. Brownie Troop 2088 helped fill Fuel Bags, nutritious, easy to eat weekend food bags for kids. And what a special day we had when Caroline Salstrand brought a group friends to help her celebrate her birthday by volunteering and donatiRead More....

We are so grateful for the student groups that help in our food pantry. Seventh graders from Christ Presbyterian Academy worked hard to check expiration dates, sort and help stack boxes of donated food in our pantry. Thank you CPA Lions! [imagebrowser id=68]

We are always so amazed when kids make a choice to forgo birthday presents, and instead make a donation to Graceworks! Carolyn Kalil-Polenzani's daughter, Katie, had her friends bring food donations insteaRead More....

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 Ministries is blessed by our many faithful volunteers who make it possible for us to accomplish our mission of sharing the hope and grace of God by helping our neighbors in need. We have volunteers of all ages and skills levels, on a regular basis, but we've seen an increase lately in the number of young people volunteering. Many area schools are now include volunteering as part of the learning process for students, and some of our local families who home-school volunteer as a famiRead More....

We are always amazed at the resourcefulness of our volunteers. Check out the two photos below to see how volunteer Mark Cawley squeezed 100 Fuel Bags into his Mini for delivery at one of our local schools. In an effort to address the problem of food insecurity with many of our area children, GraceWorks has adapted a Second Harvest Food Bank program into the Fuel Bag Program. Fuel Bags are small bags filled with nutritious and easily prepared food items. Each Friday teachers discreetly Read More....

Bank of America supports four local non-profits. GraceWorks was the gathering place for a check presentation Wednesday, September 21, 2011. Bank of America awarded grants to Hard Bargain/Mt. Hope Redevelopment, Mercy Children's Clinic, CASA and GraceWorks. Volunteers spent time in GraceWorks' Food Pantry and Thrift Store, helping sort and stock food and clothing. Thank you Bank of America! [imagebrowser id=60]