Community Giving Exceeds Express Employment Professionals
$10,000 Matching Gift Challenge for Grace Centers of Hope
Local
community rallies its support for the nonprofit organization by helping to
raise more than $70,000 for local homeless men, women, and children
Grace
Centers of Hope (GCH) announced that thanks to the outpouring of community
support, the nonprofit organization raised more than $70,000 in individual
contributions as part of a matching gift challenge in May of this year. The
challenge was made by Express Employment Professionals - Rochester Hills, Troy,
and Clinton Twp., following its pledge to match gifts made up to $10,000. The
money raised will help provide food, clothing, and shelter for the nearly 200
men, women, and children who are currently enrolled in programs at GCH.
“We
are extraordinarily grateful to Express Employment Professionals for this
generous fundraising challenge that generated tens of thousands of more dollars
to our nonprofit organization… At a time when we’ve experienced a decline in
fundraising activities and monetary donations, we are greatly pleased
individuals, groups, and organizations stepped up to help make this challenge
effort a tremendous success.”
CEO
Pastor
Kent
W. Clark
About Grace Centers of Hope
Giving
hope to the helpless since 1942, Grace Centers of Hope is considered one of the
leading faith-based organizations in Southeastern Michigan, confronting
homelessness, addiction, poverty, abuse, and spiritual emptiness. On any given
night, GCH provides transitional shelter to 150-200 men, women, and children.
The nonprofit organization’s comprehensive programs provide daily meals,
clothing, personal hygiene, individual and group therapy, Bible study and
church service, mentorship/discipleship, work therapy, and financial planning.
In addition, program participants also have access to the Career and Education
Center and free childcare at the Hands of Hope Childcare Center. GCH $5.7
million yearly budget is maintained solely through corporate and private
donors, exclusive of any government assistance.
To
learn more about Grace Centers of Hope or to make a donation, please
visit www.gracecentersofhope.org.
