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...
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....
by Brandon Mercer | Mar 10, 2025 | blog, events, Featured, Front Page
From serving 78,000 meals in GRIP’s small kitchen, launching a playground renovation so shelter children have a safe and nurturing place to play, creating alternative health options for the unhoused population, to coming face to face with the growing needs of our...
by Brandon Mercer | Mar 4, 2025 | blog, Featured, Front Page, News
There is something about a plain wooden fence that invites the mind to consider images, ideas, and energy. This month, the plain, wooden fence encircling GRIP’s new community garden became the canvas again for the artistry of The Bay Area Mural Program’s Andre...
by Brandon Mercer | Jan 29, 2025 | events, Featured, Front Page, News
Sunset and Sips with GRIP Date: Thursday, February 27th Time: 5:30 PM – 7 PM Location: Unitarian Universalist Church of Berkeley, Top of Moeser Lane, El Cerrito / Kensington Join us for “Sunset and Sips”, an inspiring evening to connect with the...
