by Brandon Mercer | May 2, 2022 | blog, Featured, Front Page
“Saturday” for many people means doing some gardening, catching up on laundry, and maybe a few home improvement projects. This past Saturday, the agenda was the same, but the venue changed. “Love Your Block” brought in huge volunteer help to beautify the area around...
by Brandon Mercer | Apr 18, 2022 | Featured, blog, events
It’s National Volunteer Week, and GRIP is ready to help you be part of this massive movement by joining us Saturday, April 23rdh, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at GRIP, the Greater Richmond Interfaith Program, at 165 22nd Street in Richmond, to beautify and clean our...
by GRIP Cares | Apr 14, 2022 | blog, Featured, Front Page
As we transition from winter to spring, reflecting on data showcasing our work from the beginning of this year can guide our efforts for the coming months. The month of February shows that we have a spike increase in shelter guests compared to previous months. As we...
by Brandon Mercer | Mar 22, 2022 | Featured, Najee
Tianna Hicks stayed at GRIP with her 5 children, sharing a small but safe room on the 2nd floor of the shelter in Richmond when she and her family were struggling to make ends meet. The help she got at GRIP enabled her to find stability, and keep her children off the...
by GRIP Cares | Mar 16, 2022 | blog, Featured, Front Page
We had a blast kicking off our 2022 Annual Meeting & celebrating GRIP’s 50th anniversary of serving the City of Richmond and the West County area! No worries if you missed out, we made sure to highlight some key points for you. Firstly, we’d like to thank our...
by GRIP Cares | Mar 7, 2022 | blog, Featured
The nominating committee of Pastor Dale Weatherspoon, Dominique Roache-Green, Brandon Mercer and Judy Bendix interviewed six candidates for the Board, and recommend the following four individuals for election to the Board [update: The new Board Members have been...
