As 2022 continues to bring us more days, GRACE does the same with many different volunteer opportunities. The amount of ways you can make a difference in our community with any of our GRACE programs is amazing. Let’s explore a few of the numerous volunteer opportunities. Spring time is around the corner and what better way to get into spring fever with volunteering for the GRACE Community Gardens. The Community Gardens is led by experienced volunteer Caryn Hutchinson, who has been volunteering with the community gardens for over ten years. She is currently part of the Tarrant County Master Gardeners Association, and other organizations around the community. The mission of the GRACE Community Garden is to cultivate a healthy community by building collaborations and providing organically grown produce to those in need. The garden produces more than 1,500 pounds of produce each year. The organically grown produce from the garden

At its heart, Galentine’s Day is a celebration of friendship and connections that outlast all of life’s rough patches, dry spells and even some romantic relationships. Those truly good friends establish a sense of stability when nothing else is in life can make that promise. What better way to celebrate these women than with parties, retail therapy and good food? In honor of Galentine’s Day this year, Rena Frost from Mac’s on Main laid out the red carpet at her restaurant and gave the women of GRACE Transitional Housing all of the above. On Wednesday night, each member of the program was invited to dress up for an evening of fine dining and wine. When the ladies arrived, a four course meal had been prepared just for them, complete with a wine pairing to sip with each dish. If it wasn’t already special enough, Rena had customized menus crafted for

Grapevine’s Dark Knight Presents the Bat Ball 2022! Ladies and gentleman, it’s time to rev up the bat mobile and get into gear, because the BAT Ball 2022 is here. Established in 2015, Grapevine’s Dark Knight quickly became a ministry for putting smiles on the faces of young and old alike. From appearing in hospitals as Batman himself or teaching Sunday school at Whites Chapel in Southlake, Jason Parker knows how to put a smile on your face. His sense of humor and passion for the community inspires people to become their own hero. That is why GRACE is grateful to be one of the beneficiaries for this event. With the renaming of this event, (formally named GalaCon) and the urge of the community to get out of the house after a year of COVID-19, Jason believes Bat Ball 2022 will be the best one yet. He has worked hard

As GRACE gears up for our upcoming volunteer appreciation event this spring, we want to take a moment to introduce the Volunteer Manager Ryan Jackson, the face behind it all! A natural people-person and recent graduate from the University of Texas at Arlington, GRACE was lucky to snag Ryan when we did! Prior to his days at GRACE, Ryan received a degree in Public Relations and Broadcast and went straight into work at the Texas State Fair as a PR Assistant. The confidence and charisma he brought to radio interviews, television appearances and film shoots are just part of what makes him so great to work alongside. Ryan’s first week on the job was the week of Gala- not at all overwhelming for a new-hire. Much to everyone’s surprise, he was organizing groups of volunteers like he’d worked the event his whole life! After accepting the position as Volunteer Manager,

We are just days away from our fourth annual GRACE Poker Tournament, and the excitement continues to fill the air. Just thinking about the sweet smell of a fresh deck of cards, poker chips and the thought of winning the grand prize can make anyone wonderstruck. The facility that will be hosting our amazing event will be none other than Park Place Jaguar Land Rover DFW. Park Place has been hosting for the last two years, and this year just like the other years, they are sure to not disappoint. Park Place and their amazing staff have supported GRACE for well over a decade, and their continuous support does not go unnoticed. Some of the ways they have supported GRACE include volunteering for our programs, sponsoring events, making donations, and many more. The love they have for the community and always being able to lend a hand to their neighbors