Love And Grace Family Resource Ministry
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About Love And Grace Family Resource Ministry
Each week, Love And Grace Family Resource Ministry provides free food to families facing food insecurity in Van Zandt County. Food Share Days include fresh fruits and vegetables, pantry staples, canned and boxed goods, and nutritious snacks for meals at home. Your support also helps the ministry offer occasional baby items, school supplies, and pet food, while serving approximately 1,700 families each month.
Love And Grace reaches families through weekly food distributions, then extends that support through special distributions of baby items, school supplies, and pet food. Its thrift store resells donated clothing and household goods to support the ministry’s community efforts. The work began with founders delivering food from a pickup truck and grew into a 12,000-square-foot ministry facility.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
Food Share Days
Weekly food distributions providing fresh fruits and vegetables, canned goods, pantry staples, boxed goods, and nutritious snacks to families at no cost.
Special Event Distributions
Occasional distributions of baby items, school supplies, and pet food.
Thrift Store
A thrift store offering new and gently used clothing and household items for resale, while accepting donations of gently used clothes and household goods.
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About this work
Mission
Love And Grace Family Resource Ministry procures, transports, stores, and distributes purchased and donated food items, personal hygiene items, baby care items, and adult incontinence items to needy families in Van Zandt County. Its mission is to eliminate food insecurity by ensuring individuals and families have access to essential food items for preparing meals at home.
Who they serve
Individuals and families in Van Zandt County who are facing food insecurity or struggling to make ends meet, regardless of background or circumstances.
Their impact
- The ministry serves approximately 1,700 families each month.
- The ministry reports serving more than 1,700 registered families in Van Zandt County.
- The homepage reports more than 2,700 registered families receiving food from the ministry.
- In its early operations, the ministry delivered food to more than 40 families each week.
How your donation helps
- Purchasing and distributing food for families facing food insecurity.
- Keeping shelves stocked with fresh fruits and vegetables, canned goods, boxed goods, and nutritious snacks.
- Equipment and supplies requested through the ministry’s Amazon Wish List.
- Supporting facility operations and keeping the ministry’s doors open.
Need help?
How someone in need can access Love And Grace Family Resource Ministry’s services.
Individuals and families in Van Zandt County who are facing food insecurity or struggling to make ends meet may contact the ministry by email, phone, or social media to learn about services and the sign-up process. Food assistance is free, and families may come once per week on Food Share days.
In their words
Because Together We Are Making a Difference.
Neighbors Helping Neighbors.
Grant support
$6,000 from 1 funder · through 2024 (IRS 990 records).
- TEXAS INSTRUMENTS FOUNDATION — $6,000 (2024)DONATIONS TO COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS UNDER "MATCHING GIFTS PROGRAM."
Events
Food Share Day
Weekly, Mondays from 8:30 am to 11:30 amFamilies may receive food once each week during the ministry’s regular distribution day.
Saturday Extra Food Distribution
Occasional, Saturdays from 8:30 am to 11:30 amThe ministry occasionally distributes extra food on Saturdays.
Special Event Distribution Days
OccasionalOccasional distributions provide items such as baby supplies, school supplies, and pet food.
Ways to help
Concrete needs and volunteer roles Love And Grace Family Resource Ministry has shared.
Current needs
- Surplus food and supplies from grocery stores, retailers, and manufacturing companies.
- Equipment and supplies listed on the Amazon Wish List.
- Gently used clothing and household items for the thrift store.
- Volunteers with carpentry, plumbing, electrical, and other trade skills.
Volunteer opportunities
- Food distribution.
- Facility maintenance.
- Carpentry, plumbing, electrical, and other skilled trades.
- Volunteer service through local organizations, churches, businesses, and individuals.
Partners & funders
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