The GRACE Pantry targets the issue of food insecurity throughout Tarrant County on a daily basis. Food insecurity is defined as the “lack of consistent access to food for every person in a household to live an active, healthy life.” For many families, the cost of food, rent and utilities has increased significantly more in the last year than incomes have which bring many families to GRACE. The number of families who come to GRACE in need of food has increased greatly. Currently, the GRACE Pantry is filling food requests for an average of over 900 visits per month. The total number of pantry visits in the past fiscal year has risen just under 60% from the year before. When looking at holiday food distribution, the total number of holiday food “baskets” distributed during Thanksgiving and Christmas this year when compared to last is a 51% increase. GRACE works hard
Read more →If one of your new year’s resolutions is to find more fun ways to support GRACE, we’ve got some great upcoming events to share with you! While we are not hosting either of these events, we have generously been selected as beneficiaries – so your participation helps support the GRACE mission, as well as the missions of other non-profit organizations. The first event, taking place tomorrow, Saturday, January 13th, is Congregation Beth Israel’s 11th Annual Casino Night Fundraiser! This fun event will feature delicious bites from Mac’s on Main, refreshing beverages, an Amazon gift card raffle, an assortment of casino games to play, and a live auction! Sponsorship opportunities are available, starting at $250, as well as individual tickets for $25. All tickets include access to the aforementioned festivities, as well as gaming chips to get your night started! Doors open at 6:30pm, with gambling beginning at 7:00pm – and
Read more →This week, GRACE Community Clinic kicked off the 8 Week program “Viva Bien! Live Well with Diabetes” cooking classes with Tarrant Area Food Bank. With 18 individuals in this program, this free, innovative, and bilingual program is a series of eight weekly sessions with hands-on culinary demonstrations. These hands-on courses are taught by nutrition and culinary instructors who volunteer to teach nutrition, cooking, food budgeting and shopping techniques. Additionally, participants are given cook books with a variety of healthy meals included to practice and perfect at home with their families. Exercise topics are also included to assist in better managing or preventing diabetes. Tarrant Area Food Bank offers these courses in collaboration with Partner Agencies like GRACE and other community organizations that agree to host and promote courses to their clientele. Is excited for the impact this class will make and we look forward to educating the next round of
Read more →Looking for a place to start in making memories and forging new experiences in the new year? Why not come out and volunteer at the GRACE Community Garden! For the past 13 years, the GRACE Community Garden has been providing our local community with fresh produce. But that’s not all. If we shift our attention away from the specifics— the mulch or the weeds, the squash or the cabbage or the cucumbers— and take a step back, we can come to see that the GRACE Community Garden is truly an embodiment of the GRACE mission. The act of coming together and putting one’s own time and energy into something that extends beyond oneself and into our community. Overseen by Caryn Hutchinson, Robert “Bob” Dansby, Becca Clarke, and Edie Miller, Garden volunteers plant a wide array of crops, tend to the garden beds, weed, mulch, and much more. Last year, their
Read more →Happy New Year From the GRACE CEO! With the “wrapping up” of another successful Christmas season of service at GRACE, we now head into the New Year as a time to both reflect back on the past as well as to set new goals and resolutions for the future. As GRACE begins our 37th year of service in 2024, we look back through the decades and are so very thankful for everything that God has provided in support of our mission: Providing assistance to individuals and families in crisis with guidance toward self-sufficiency. As thankful as we are for the past and where we are today, we also look to the future and we realize that as the need for help grows, we must also grow at GRACE. As the new CEO, I am excited to be joining a GRACE team that is ready to rise to meet that need and
Read more →As we bid farewell to the festive holiday season, it brings us immense joy to share the heartwarming success of the GRACE Christmas Cottage. With many thanks to the incredible generosity of our community donors and the dedication of our countless volunteers, GRACE was able to make a significant impact on the lives of 3,800 individuals. The Christmas Cottage would not have been possible without the unwavering support from the community. From the donated amazing space to host our cottage to the festive gingerbread themed décor and vast selection of captivating books, exciting games, warm blankets, home good essentials, and fun toys, not a detail was missed! The spirit of giving was truly evident as our families self-selected the perfect gifts for each of their children. The thoughtful individual selection of items ensured that each family’s unique needs were addressed, making their holiday season a little brighter. GRACE Christmas Cottage
Read more →‘Twas the Friday before Christmas and a grand soiree arose To honor the Warner’s among the wreaths and holly and bows. While the event was sincerely to remember dear Robert’s mom and dad— GRACE was filled with family and friends to make the feelings joyous and glad. Ana and Erica joined Lynda and Robert in the Clinic to start. While our Nurse Shirley and Doctor Lee greeted arriving guests from their heart. And the Clinic soon filled with appreciation, happiness, joy, and love. There was Sally and Kurtis. Tall Donny walked in, head and shoulders above. Leslie and Don joined in. Laura and Johnny. Daveen and her girls. Then Kevin and Roni. Heidi and Mark with his wrist in a pickle. And good friends came in droves, not in a trickle. Soon the Clinic was packed, shoulder-to-shoulder, festive revelers all, So we strolled to the Community Room where we were
Read more →The GRACE Community Clinic is a Medical Home for uninsured families that do not have access to traditional health care. A dedicated staff of volunteer Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Physician Assistants, Nurses, Pharmacists, translators, and clerical personnel provide services to our patients. To continue to serve our clients, the Community Clinic is looking for some help. We are in need of the following medicines to help treat those in need: Iron Tablets 65 mg (325 mg. Ferrous Sulfate) Fish Oil 1,000 mg. Colace Prilosec Lamisil Cream Clotrimazole cream (Lotrimin) Zyrtec (Cetirizine HCL) Claritin (Loratadine 10 mg) Flonase Spray Robitussin DM Voltaren Cream/Gel Biofreeze Debrox Zaditor-Antihistamine Eye Drops Magnesium Monistat 3 & 7 Hemorrhoidal Suppositories/Creams Neosporin Calcium Vitamin D Tylenol Aspirin Diclofenac Topical Gel Items can be dropped off or shipped to the following location: GRACE Food Pantry 837 E. Walnut Street, Grapevine, TX 76051 Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm THANK
Read more →With the holidays in full swing, and a new year on the horizon, we wanted to take a moment to say another massive THANK YOU to everyone who supports the GRACE mission. Whether you’ve donated money, toys, food, expertise, or time, our vital programs and services continue thanks to you – and this doesn’t even cover half of what our amazing supporters give throughout the year. When we meet new people for the first time – those who are unfamiliar with GRACE – we are often asked, “So, what is it that you do here?” The short answer is that we serve our neighbors – we give as we have received to help those in need. But how do we do it? We’d like to take the time to give you an idea of just how many lives have been changed by GRACE this year! In 2023, GRACE has helped
Read more →Due to the holidays, GRACE locations will be operating under adjusted hours. If you have an emergency that cannot wait until normal operating hours, please contact Client Services at 817-602-1204. Warm wishes and happy holidays from the GRACE Family to yours! GRACEful Buys Grapevine and Euless: December 23-25: CLOSED New Years Day: 9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Client Services: December 22: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. December 25-29: CLOSED New Years Day: CLOSED January 2: 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Programs, Development, and Administrative Offices: December 22: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. December 25 – 29: CLOSED New Years Day: CLOSED January 2: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Donation Station: December 23-25: CLOSED December 31: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. New Year’s Day: CLOSED January 2: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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