Every year GraceWorks is blessed to be the recipient of thousands of pounds of food donations during the Mail Carriers’ “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive. This year, we have received 26,578 pounds so far, with more expected over the coming week as more trickles in to the post office. And this year, we received far less expired food than in the past, which means we have more usable donations. We at GraceWorks say thank you so much to the residents of Williamson County for such generosity, toRead More....

On April 25th, GraceWorks held a Volunteer Appreciate Dinner to celebrate the many volunteers who give of their time, talents and treasures to serve their neighbors in Williamson County. A festive beach theme set the tone, and departmental and individual awards completed the celebration. Thank you to all of our loyal volunteers. We could not do what we do without you! [imagebrowser id=86]

I have a question for all who volunteer. Why do you volunteer? GraceWorks has a very small paid staff, so most of what we do is through our unpaid staff. Volunteer jobs range from meeting with clients to sorting and taggingRead More....

After a busier than ever Christmas season at GraceWorks, we have started off 2013 with record numbers of clients requesting assistance. As of yesterday, January 28, we have seen 600 clients, and there are still 3 days leftRead More....

A 65-year woman came in to ask for help with her electric bill. She has severe health issues, including incontinence, and lives on a small amount of money each month. To save money, she has not turned on her heat or her Read More....

GraceWorks is proud to have hosted our first mobile food pantry, thanks to Bank of America and 2nd Harvest of Middle Tennessee. We received a semi truck worth of food including canned items, juice, fresh produce, coffee, cakes and sweets, bread and other items that was unloaded, bagged and given out to over 250 families this morning. What a blessing for those families! They lined up in our parking lot, and volunteers from Bank of America greeted them, got them signed in, loaded their cars and thRead More....

We are so blessed to have partner churches like Brentwood Baptist Church, which sponsors an annual food drive to support GraceWorks. In one day, they collected 31,295 pounds of food. Check back over the next few days for updates, new pictures, and current numbers. Thank you so much to all the members who donated and to the 165 volunteers who helped process that incredible amount of donations! Our clients will be so blessed to receive full grocery carts, toilet paper and cleaning supplies, all thRead More....

God is so faithful. I am amazed at how His hand is so evident in all that we do at GraceWorks. We have over 50 volunteers (GraceWorkers) who serve 3 1/2 hour shifts each week meeting with clients to help them with food, rent, utilitiesRead More....

A group of teens from Maryland and Delaware with Newark Church of Christ blessed GraceWorks by helping in our food pantry two days! So much was accomplished! Thank you.

Thank you to a group of teens from My Own Backyard who helped in our food pantry recently. What a blessing to have such a great group.