by Brandon Mercer | Jul 31, 2023 | blog, Featured, Front Page, News
The dining room is a pivotal part of life. It’s where we share meals, make big plans, and talk about our day. It’s where stories get passed down from grandparents to grandchildren, where we learn manners, and where we learn to laugh as a family....
by Jilly De la Torre | Jul 15, 2023 | blog, Featured, Front Page, News
Anyone calling the Bay Area home in recent years has witnessed the increasingly overwhelming issues of poverty and homelessness affecting our communities. As wages struggle to keep up with rising rents and affordable housing becomes more scarce, individuals and...
by Brandon Mercer | Jul 13, 2023 | blog
GRIP’s board and staff have prepared a comprehensive media kit with detailed information about our operations, organizational structure, governance, and impact. The document is a tool for grant reviewers, journalists, business supporters, charitable...
by Brandon Mercer | Mar 1, 2023 | events, blog, Featured, Front Page, News
GRIP’s annual meeting is a time of celebration, new beginnings, and a deep dive into how our member organizations, volunteers, and community supporters are serving 15,000 people experiencing housing and foot insecurity. Thank you to Temple Beth Hillel in El...
by Brandon Mercer | Feb 9, 2023 | blog, Featured, Front Page, News
Two SUV loads of pajamas. Sixty pairs of gloves, 20 sweatshirts and t-shirts. $170 in socks and beanies. And just one 75-year old woman making it all happen for the Greater Richmond Interfaith Program known as GRIP. Gladys Perry is a cancer survivor, a former union...
by Brandon Mercer | Jan 9, 2023 | blog, Featured, Front Page, News
With historic flooding, winds, and cold weather continuing to batter the Bay Area, and no relief in sight, you may be wondering how those without homes, living in their cars, in tents, or just wrapped in blankets and shivering are doing. As you can imagine,...
