by Brandon Mercer | May 14, 2025 | blog, Featured, Front Page, News
On April 18th, GRIP was thrilled to welcome a team of bright and enthusiastic Richmond high school students from the Plant to Plate (P2P) internship program to kick off the next phase of our community vegetable garden. These student interns, guided by P2P staff,...
by Brandon Mercer | May 13, 2025 | blog, News, Newsletter
APRIL 2025 NEWSLETTER Our Partnerships are Our Strength Dear Friends, At GRIP, our strength has always been in our unity. From our earliest days, when a handful of faith communities came together to feed the hungry, to today’s thriving network of over 40 faith-based...
by Brandon Mercer | Apr 28, 2025 | blog, Featured, Front Page, News
Thursday afternoon, massage tables replaced the usual lunch tables in the GRIP dining room. Clients, many of whom live without homes and in constant food insecurity, experienced the same holistic healing touch that you might expect to find on a well-heeled wellness...
by Brandon Mercer | Apr 25, 2025 | blog
Job Title: Career Development Specialist Reports to: Case Management Supervisor Organization Overview: GRIP is an interfaith, multi-cultural coalition of 41-member congregations – including Christians, Catholics, Protestants, Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and Sikhs –...
by Brandon Mercer | Mar 19, 2025 | blog, Featured, front gallery
Ruthie Abelson Olivas, one of GRIP’s newer board members, is a force in the community, a leader on the board of the Rosie the Riveter Trust and the League of Women Voters, active in the Rotary Club, and was named a 2024 Woman of the Year by Congressman John Garamendi....