Founded in 1987, Grapevine Relief And Community Exchange (GRACE) began as a small collaboration between a few churches and civic leaders who joined together to create a centralized location that would be able to offer aid to those in need of it.
Since then, GRACE has grown and adapted into a well-established and independent relief agency providing our community with a wide range of staff-supported programs designed to provide a safety net while individuals and families work to regain their financial footing. Each of these programs is categorized into Hunger Services, Housing Services, Health Services, Senior Services, Emergency Services, and Children's Services which help the GRACE Care Worker better assess the needs of the household and identify necessary resources.
GRACE Programs include:
The GRACE Food Pantry - our self-select style allows families to shop for perishable and nonperishable food including fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy products, and bread.
The GRACE Community Garden - provides fresh produce to clients as part of the food pantry program and cooking classes for diabetic/pre-diabetic Clinic patients.
GRACE Transitional Housing - offers families the opportunity to break the cycle of poverty and homelessness through a two-year intensive program that focuses on education, employment, budgeting, and improving life skills.
GRACE Clothing Room - provides clothing for children and adults. Adults often need clothes for job interviews and children receive seasonal packets throughout the year, including coats and shoes for the winter months.
GRACE Children's Programs - offers children's programs including Feed Our Kids, a summer lunch program, Back-To-School, and the Christmas Cottage
GRACE Friends & Family - provides monthly food and commodities to the elderly and disabled in the community and provides volunteer companionship to combat isolation.
GRACE Community Clinic - provides free medical care to uninsured and under-insured clients
As a steward of God's blessings and resources in the community, GRACE demonstrates compassion for those less fortunate by providing assistance to individuals and families in crisis and guidance toward self-sufficiency.
The two highest requested services that GRACE offers fall into Hunger and Housing Services. GRACE is asking for the support of our community to help keep our Food Pantry shelves stocked and ready and for monetary support to keep families in crisis securely housed.
We are committed to equal-employment principles, and we recognize the value of committed worksite employees who feel they are being treated in an equitable and professional manner. We strive to find ways to attract, develop and retain the talent needed to meet business objectives, and to recruit and employ highly qualified individuals representing the diverse communities in which we live. Employment policies and decisions on employment and promotion are based on merit, qualifications, performance, and business needs. The decisions and criteria governing the employment relationship with all worksite employees are made in a non-discriminatory manner-without regard to age, race, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical condition related to pregnancy or childbirth), gender identity or expression, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, marital status, veteran status, military status, sexual orientation, or any other factor (including medical marijuana cardholder status for Arizona applicants and worksite employees) determined to be an unlawful basis for such decisions by federal, state, or local statutes.
Organization name
GRACE
Causes
Social Services
Operating Budget
$3,000,000 - $9,999,999
Counties Served
Collin, Dallas, Denton, Parker, Tarrant
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latinx
Equity Statement
Equity Statement
Address
PO Box 412