Our Story | Our People

Embrace Programs

Faith-Works Mission Events

Monthly Blessing Days - Join Embrace Richmond as we partner with the CARITAS Furniture Bank to provide a formerly homeless individual with furnishings for their new home. This event is designed for families and groups ages 7 and up.

Weekend Immersion Event - Through these three day events, participants will experience the journey of homelessness from the streets, to the shelter, to finally arriving in permanent housing. Participants will be guided in their journey by formerly homeless individuals who through their story.

Unity-Works Workshop Series

Unity-Works is a training program offering people of faith opportunities to learn about the issues facing impoverished individuals in Richmond and helping individuals and congregations discern how they can help prevent and end homelessness in Richmond through partnership with non-profit organizations.
Please visit our website at http://unity-works.org/.

Community-Works Program

Through the Community-Works program Embrace Richmond mobilizes formerly homeless and other volunteers who serve through our AmeriCorps program. These AmeriCorps members provide aftercare services to homeless and formerly homeless individuals by serving in Central Virginia's only furniture bank, by providing employment assistance services in partnership with CARITAS Works, and by serving as community based peer mentors to individuals and families in transition.