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.

Street Saints; Renewing America’s Cities

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

Hole in Our Gospel?

In his book “The Hole in our Gospel”, Richard Stearns is the president of World Vision U.S., crafts one of the most compelling arguments for the centrality of mission to the Christian Tradition that I have ever read.   Read more about this book on our Unity Works blog at www.unity-works.org.

Fall AmeriCorps Openings

 
 
 
 
 
 
Community Care Coordinators
This fall we will be expanding our aftercare program in three at-risk communities.  We will be working with faith based groups, community based organizations and congregations across Richmond to strengthen these communities.
 To assist with the expansion of this program we are looking to bring on several AmeriCorps members who have an interest in and a commitment to [...]

Thank You to The Thrifty Quaker

Embrace Richmond would like to thank our very generous friends from The Thrifty Quaker for thier support.  Every month The Thrifty Quaker, gives away thousands of dollars to local charities.  Please visit the The Thrifty Quaker in the Midlothian Station Shopping Center in the Village of Midlothian at the corner of Midlothian Turnpike and Coalfield Road [...]

Videographer/Story Teller Needed

Embrace Richmond is a family and like all families to fully understand us, you must understand the stories that shape us.  Every month as evidenced by this newsletter, God does amazing things and we want to share the stories and insights with the broader community.  We are looking for someone to help us do that through [...]

From the Director

In the past year close to 1,000 individuals have taken part in service events through Embrace Richmond.  As an increasing number of congregations elect to engage in urban ministry, our Embrace team has been prayerfully considering how to help people move from one time events into relational ministry.  
Our Encourager Program was developed for this purpose.  It [...]

AmeriCorps Positions Available

Embrace Richmond will be filling 4 AmeriCorps positions over the next six weeks. These are part-time stipend volunteer positions requiring between 28 and 32 hours per week. We are seeking individuals to fill the following roles.
Hospitality Team Coordinator –This individual would work with the hospitality team volunteers to ensure that our clients have a pleasant [...]

Encourager Training begins May 19th

Embrace Richmond will be offering training for individuals interested in being involved in our Encourager Program.  The Encourager Program is a mentoring program designed to assist individuals who are transitioning out of homelessness into permanent housing.  Currently more than 25% of individuals exiting local shelters will be homeless again within a year and an estimated 40% [...]

Get Connected Orientation Luncheon

When:  May 12th 11:30-1:00
Where: 1125 Commerce Road, Richmond Va 23224
This orientation is for anyone interested in getting more involved at Embrace Richmond or CARITAS Works.  Participants will learn more about short-term volunteer opportunities such as our blessing days and furniture drives, our long-term volunteer opportunities such as our hospitality teams and encourager groups as well [...]