Embrace The Dream – A book by Wendy McCaig

Wendy McCaig has entered into publishing contract with CASCADE Books to publish a book about the journey of Embrace Richmond along with the stories of the homeless men and women, volunteers, and co-laborers who helped to shape Embrace through the years.  To learn more about this project, you can visit Wendy’s personal blog at www.wendymccaig.wordpress.com.

Nearing the End…

As my time with Embrace draws to a close, I am happy to report this experience has taught me a lot, and I have enjoyed being here.
I have learned many things ranging from parallel parking, to how to relate to clients, to where the MCV Emergency Department is [to the left once you come out [...]

Street Saints; Renewing America’s Cities

Check out The Nehemiah Strategy at www.Unity-Works.org

National Night Out in Hillside!

We had a blast at National Night Out in Hillside Court last night! Lots of people showed up for food, fun, and to learn about comunity organizations. The police came out and although the kids were hesitant to talk to them at first, they soon were asking a million questions and peeking into the squad [...]

Tuesdays at Embrace

You are probably wondering what exactly goes on at our offices every day, so we would like to fill you in on just one of the many things we do! Every Tuesday for about an hour and a half or so, we go to Hillside and play games with the kids in the neighborhood, just [...]

Photos from Horseback Riding

Outside of Fox Horn Stables
On Friday, July 31, we were invited to bring a few of our friends from Hillside to Fox Horn Stables to ride horses. We were able to bring four of our youth from Hillside Court, and the daughter of one of our Americorps members along on our adventure. None of us [...]