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With Government Cuts, What Can You Do To Help Local Families?

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....
Power of Presence: How Volunteers Bring Hope to GRIP — May 2025 Newsletter

Power of Presence: How Volunteers Bring Hope to GRIP — May 2025 Newsletter

by Ralph Payton | May 15, 2025 | Newsletter, Featured, Front Page, News

Dear Friends, At GRIP, we believe that volunteerism is not just an act of service—it’s an expression of humanity. When a volunteer walks through our doors, they do more than prepare a meal or sort donations—they remind our clients that they are seen, valued, and not...
Planting seeds of change with P2P: Richmond students launch GRIP’s community garden

Planting seeds of change with P2P: Richmond students launch GRIP’s community garden

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,...
Building Literacy and Equity with Tandem’s Nain Villanueva de Lopez

Building Literacy and Equity with Tandem’s Nain Villanueva de Lopez

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...
Massages, life coaching, & acupuncture:  Caring for people without homes means caring for the WHOLE person

Massages, life coaching, & acupuncture: Caring for people without homes means caring for the WHOLE person

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...
GRIP Board: Ruthie Abelson Olivas brings lifetime of service and volunteerism to make a difference

GRIP Board: Ruthie Abelson Olivas brings lifetime of service and volunteerism to make a difference

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....
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