Open House and Luncheon

On Frebruary 6th we will be hosting an open house and luncheoun for potential congregational, corporate, and referral partners.  This open house is also open to anyone interested in volunteering at Embrace Richmond.  Come learn more about our Home Starter Program, our Welcome Home Project and our new Brighter Futures Program. We will have small [...]

From the Director

Below is a brief summary of 2007 activities at Embrace

Households receiving furniture assistance – 108  

Individuals served – 329

IRS Value of Furniture and Automobiles given away – $60,000

Referral Partnerships developed – 16    

Participating Congregations – 14

Volunteers – 550    Volunteer Hours served 10,800

Thank you for making 2007 such a successful year!

Annual Giving Campaign results

Thanks to all those who participated. We received over $4,500 from your gracious gift donations. We greatly appreciate all of our donors and everything you do helps us to grow more programs to help more families. Thanks again from everyone at Embrace.

Embrace Richmond Birthday Celebration Gala

Mark your calendars!!! April 19th is the date for our Birthday Celebration which is once again being hosted by Maggiano’s.  More details will following in the coming months.   At this time we are asking for donated items for our silent and live auctions. Contact Andrea Richardson, andrea@embracerichmond.org if you have items you would like to donate. We are looking forward to [...]

Wendy to appear on ‘Virginia This Morning’ CBS Channel 6

Wendy, along with one of our program participants Donna Lee ,will appear on ‘Virginia This Morning’ on CBS channel 6 Friday, January 11 at 9 am. Please tune in to see them spread the word about Embrace.
UPDATE:  Donna Lee and I had a wonderful time during our appearance on Virginia This Morning last Friday.  THANK [...]

Another drop off site now available at one local Home Depot

We now have a donation drop off site located at the Home Depot- Atlee Exit off I-95 north of the city. There is a POD located in the parking lot which is being used to store donated items. Please call Allison for more infomation.
For those of you in Woodlake/Brandermill area, we still have our storage [...]

Supportive Employment Pilot Project

This month, Embrace will launch a supportive employment pilot program in partnership with our Wachovia career mentors and case managers from CARITAS.  The initial funding for this project was received from three very generous individual donors and the RHRMA grant we received last month.  Unemployment is the number one cause of homelessness.  Many of our program participants have [...]