From the Director – Feb. 2008

The excitement this month has been around the participants in our Brighter Futures Program.  See “participant profiles” page for information about our the employment interests of our participants.  If you know of employers who would be interested in hiring our current or future graduates, we are compiling a list of potential employers.  Please also email us any employment [...]

Second Consignment Location Now Open

Embrace Richmond gives away over 95% of all furniture donations received.  When items such as antiques or “non-essential” items are received, those items are refurbished and sold through a consignment relationship.  For the past two years we have had a wonderful relationship with The MarQuet Place, formerly Toucan, located off Hull Street in the Victoria Square shopping [...]

Valparaiso Practice Grant Received

In 2005 the Welcome Home Project was launched using funds from the Valparaiso University Practicing our Faith Grants project (a sub-grant program funded by The Lilly Foundation). Due to the success of this initial project, Valparaiso invited Embrace to submit a grant for a second round of funding and we learned this week that our [...]