Have you ever thought about who you might influence, just by a simple conversation on the phone? We recently had a client visit GraceWorks after being encouraged by one of our volunteers on the phone the day befoRead More....

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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]

We are all familiar with the word poverty, and all the stereotypes it evokes. But what do you really understand about the underlying types of poverty and the associated rules, attitudes, relationships and expectations? Gain a better understanding of the poor and how we can serve them better by attending the "Understanding Poverty Workshop" on Friday, March 30, time and place to be announced. The day will begin with a poverty simulation, where you will experience first hand the struggles anRead 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....

Imagine you had enough money to pay either your rent, or your car payment and car insurance. Which would you choose? Many of us have never been in that situation, but many of our clients at GraceWorks face similar decisions daily. We had one such Read More....

At GraceWorks, we focus not only on our clients' physical needs, but their spiritual needs as well. Today was no exception. One of our volunteer GraceWorkers shared the story of a client she saw today, and as sRead More....

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....

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: Read More....