by Jilly De la Torre | Jun 23, 2025 | blog, Featured, Front Page
It’s almost that time again! Warm fall days are right around the corner, and over at GRIP, we’re getting ready to hold our 39th Annual Harmony Walk (In the Park!). Come to the usual spot, Nicholl Park, on Saturday, October 18th, at 10:00 am for a host of things to do....
by Jilly De la Torre | May 27, 2025 | blog, Featured, Front Page
It’s a difficult time to be low-income, homeless, or housing-insecure in America right now. No matter your political affiliation, we’re all witnessing an era where policy shifts rapidly, and where instability and unpredictability are starting to become a norm. Our...
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 Ralph Payton | May 5, 2025 | blog, Featured, Front Page, News
Our newest community partner, Tandem, a nonprofit committed to social justice and early childhood education, is now bringing literacy resources and family engagement programming to the children and families at GRIP’s family shelter. We sat down with Nain Villanueva de...
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...