Sometimes some of the most difficult situations that come to GRACE come from families who have done everything right. They have saved, they’ve planned, they’ve taken the financial health courses, opted for insurance coverage, and still… they don’t have enough. In August, a client came to GRACE seeking assistance with September’s rent and utilities. He was the sole provider for his family, but due to a recent cancer diagnosis, he had been forced to quit his job to prioritize his health. His wife has the desire and capability to replace him as the sole provider but was hesitant due to his treatment regime requiring him to be under constant observation to see how he would respond to his treatment. This treatment option, though a blessing, is also the cause of their financial strain. His treatment would cost the family $5,000; therefore, they approached GRACE to see how we could assist

The highly anticipated GRACE Gala is slated for Saturday, November 2nd and is coming back to Grapevine! This year’s event will be at the Gaylord Resort and Convention Center. Volunteers and GRACE Staff have been hard at work along with our amazing Gala Chairs, Theresa and Justin Mason of Magnolia Realty, Gala Auction Chair, Cass Clements and the spectacular Auction Committee! This event, emceed by NBC5’s own Laura Harris promises an evening filled with purpose and passion as we come together for a remarkable cause. The theme for this year’s gala, “The Stories of GRACE,” will be a celebration of stories and the profound impact of our collective efforts to help our community. Each story shared will serve as a testament to the transformative power of community support. Truly, this gala is more than just an event; it is a celebration of hope and resilience! The excitement for the upcoming

In conjunction with Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District, Grapevine Women’s Division, the local community, and other non-profit organizations and businesses, GRACE collaborates together to ensure a successful school year for parents and their children. The annual GCISD Back-to-School Fair is a collective effort that displays community engagement and provides a broad spectrum of resources to help foster family connections and local ties that play a vital role in students’ academic path. Gearing up for a new academic year can present some financial challenges for many families. As we enter the 2024-2025 school year, GRACE celebrates the concerted efforts of another successful event together! All children registered for the fair received school supplies from the Grapevine Women’s Division and GRACE supported the effort by providing back to school clothing to help each child start the year fully prepared! These services not only help families save monetarily but also ensure that students begin

What an accomplishment we celebrated this summer! GRACE’s Feed Our Kids summer lunch program just completed its 20th year of serving our community! Thank you to the hundreds of volunteers that made this happen. Whether you’re affiliated with a civic or philanthropic organization, a local business, a church, or even just you and your family or friend group…YOU helped served 36,104 lunches over an 11 week period across six different sites in Grapevine! AMAZING! The excitement on the faces of our local children and their families when they arrived for the lunch hour is something special to witness. Our volunteers thought of everything! From face painting; balloon animals; setting up tables of books for all ages to take home; and even a wonderful week of Litter Awareness that ended with surprise giveaways and a “Pledge to do your part and put trash where it belong.” These special touches make such

GRACE interviews hundreds of households each month…households led by hard working individuals that find it difficult to meet their families’ basic needs. Last month, Care Managers in Client Services interviewed over 800 families, each in need of assistance to combat a financial crisis that put them in a position to risk housing, hunger and often times health. What GRACE sees time after time is one crisis that can quickly spiral out of control causing a “domino affect” further burdening the family. Transportation is often the catalyst for disruption in the family. For the families we visit each day, the loss of a vehicle even for a minor repair can be catastrophic. By losing a family’s means of transportation, every other area of security is affected. Job security is disrupted, childcare can be affected, and food security can all spiral out of control as a family works to repair or replace

In honor of the Labor Day holiday, all administrative and program sites will be closing at 3:00 p.m. Friday, and reopening Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. All resale sites will remain open and operating at normal hours. The program and administrative hours will be as follows: Friday, August 30th: 9:00 am – 3:00 pm **CLIENT SERVICES AND FOOD PANTRY CLOSED ALL FRIDAY Monday, September 2nd: CLOSED Tuesday, September 3rd: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm   For emergency assistance or food, please call 817.602.1204. Have a blessed weekend!

In the month of July, GRACE received a client who needed assistance of every kind. During her appointment, our care worker listened as the distressed client explained that the house she shared with her young daughter had recently experienced an electrical issue which led to a fire starting under the home. The home was still standing, but of course, had damage and was in desperate need of electrical repairs. Amid quite a scare, she did everything right. She had obtained generous support from loved ones, had taken care of her rent and upcoming payments, and scheduled a contractor to take care of the fire damage and necessary electrical repairs. Sadly, the client was deceived by her contractor. The repairs she thought were handled were not executed properly. All that time, effort, money, and responsible reaction in handling the unexpected crisis, and she was still left with an unsafe home, no

We are thrilled to invite you to our upcoming GRACE Gifting Party, a special prelude to the GRACE “angels among us” Gala. Mark your calendars for an exciting evening on Wednesday, August 28th, from 6pm to 8pm at the Crush It! Sports Lounge in Grapevine. Invite friends, family and neighbors! Share this opportunity with local businesses! The gifting party promises to be a fun-filled evening of networking, and family fun with delicious food, engaging games, and a wonderful opportunity to help further the mission of GRACE in our community. GRACE is asking all attendees to bring an item valued at $100 or more for our GRACE Gala auction as a ticket of admission to the Gifting Party. We encourage everyone to bring their best items that evening, contributing to the large assortment of auction items for our silent and live auctions. Our auction catalog is known for showcasing a variety

You may remember learning about our Take One, Leave One— or “TOLO” — boxes last December. These big blue boxes, stationed at three GRACE locations, are one of the ways in which GRACE combats food insecurity in our community. The TOLO boxes offer individuals and families immediate access to food outside of GRACE Food Pantry operating hours. Since their introduction, we’ve had businesses, families, and community groups adopt these boxes. Each group has done an amazing job maintaining the TOLO boxes, keeping them well stocked and cared for, and ensuring they remain viable resources for our community! As we head into the heart of summer, we’re looking for volunteers to adopt these boxes! What does adopting a TOLO Box entail? Here’s what to expect: These TOLO boxes are entirely volunteer-driven Individuals, groups, or businesses can ‘adopt’ a box for a one month period* The adopting group will keep the box

GRACE is thrilled to announce Laura Harris, Co-Anchor of NBC 5 Today will be emceeing the GRACE Gala for the 6th consecutive year. Laura Harris is a 3-time Emmy Award and Associated Press award-winning journalist who joined the NBC 5 team in September 2018. She can be seen co-anchoring NBC 5 Today weekday mornings from 5 a.m. to 7 a.m. Some highlights of Laura’s career at NBC 5 include covering the Tokyo Olympics in the summer of 2021 and currently, at the 2024 Olympics in Paris! Laura is no stranger to serving the community. She helped start the childhood literacy initiative at NBC 5 Reading With You. It’s an innovative program encouraging elementary-aged children to read at least one book a week throughout the summer to help combat summer learning loss, often referred to as the “summer slide.” She came to Dallas-Fort Worth from the ABC affiliate in Tampa, Florida.