EVENTS
Past Events
August 2023
Back to School Giveaway
We hosted our annual back-to-school event, where we distributed over 850 backpacks to children in the community.
August 2023
Adopt-a-School Distribution
School supplies, books, socks and uniforms distributed to one of our adopted schools at their Meet and Greet as part of our Adopt-a-School program.
April 2023
Disaster Relief for Flood Victims
Flood relief for victims of the storm that impacted residents and businesses in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Serving with GRACE teamed up with other local nonprofits to help make an impact in the community.
April 2023
Easter Basket Distribution
We distributed dozens of Easter "bag-skets" to children in the community.
February 2023
Heart Health Month
We partnered with another organization to raise Heart Health awareness, conducted blood pressure screenings and provided valuable information to families.
January 2023
Winter Clothing Distribution
Distributed winter clothing, jackets, etc. to children and families to help keep them warm during the cold days.
December 2022
Christmas and Toy Distribution
Over 1,000 children received toys as part of our Toy Distribution where we partnered with The Greater Fort Lauderdale Diaper Bank, Toys for Tots and Centennial Bank in Hollywood.
October 2022
Halloween Costume Distribution
Over 130 costumes distributed to kids in the community for Halloween.
July 2022
College Scholarships Awarded
6 College Scholarships awarded to deserving high school students in Broward and Miami-Dade county.
July 30, 2022
Back-to-School Distribution
Annual back-to-school distribution where we provided backpacks, school supplies, school uniforms, food and games to children in our community. We distributed over 400 backpacks and uniforms.
April 16, 2022
Easter Basket Distribution
Annual Easter basket distribution, where over 100 baskets were distributed to children in the community.
February 2022
Teacher School Supply Giveaway
Distribution of school supplies to teachers at Title 1 schools and others, totaling to nearly 60 teachers and over two dozen schools.
December 23, 2021
Christmas Toy Giveaway
Annual toy giveaway; We provided over 150 toys to children in need.
October 22, 2021
Halloween Costume Distribution
Annual Halloween costume distribution; We distributed over 100 costumes.
August 14, 2021
Back to School Event
Annual back to school event where we provide school supplies, backpacks and school uniforms. We distributed over 450 backpacks.
Saturday, May 1st - May 15th, 2021
Virtual Walkathon
We held our 1st ever virtual Walk-a-thon and Race in May. Our "Walk in the Name of Love" event allowed us to raise funds for Serving with GRACE. Your participation and donation helped us in our efforts to continue giving back to support our free community clothing and household store, as well as raise money for our scholarship program and back-to-school efforts.
Saturday, March 27th and Saturday, April 3rd, 2021
Easter Basket Giveaway
Serving with GRACE distributed nearly 150 Easter baskets to children in our community. Special thank you to all of our volunteers who helped to make it happen. We were able to put smiles on the faces of many children this year.
February 6th, 13th and 20th, 2021
Teacher School Supply Distribution
February and April 2021
Essay Contest and Laptop Distribution
To roll out our laptop distribution, we held an essay contest during Black History Month in February. Our contest ended on Sunday, February 28, 2021. Winners were contacted in March. We launched a second contest in April and winners will be notified in late May or early June.
December 21, 2020
Annual Toy Giveaway
Thank you to all those that donated or volunteered to help make our toy drive and giveaway a success. We appreciate every single toy and donation that was given. We were able to collect almost 200 toys!
November 21, 2020
Thanksgiving Food Distribution
Thank you to our friends at The Legacy Closet for donating food and turkeys to our organization. We were able to help families that received an unexpected blessing. We’re all in this together. And helping families is what we do!
November 7, 2020
Christmas Tree Giveaway
We concluded our distribution of Christmas trees as part of our tree and Christmas light giveaway. We are happy to have been able to shine some light in the community, during what has been a difficult season and year for most.
We were able to distribute over 160 Christmas trees to families in need!
August 15, 22nd and 29th , 2020
2020 Back to School Giveaway
We completed our back-to-school giveaway, where we distributed backpacks and supplies over three weekends. We had to adjust our distribution due to COVID-19, but we were still able to distribute over 100 backpacks to those in need.