Program areas at Graces of Gurley
Meeting emotional and educational needs through counseling for men, women and children of the community.
Through the christmas assistance ministry, the organization partners with christmas charities year round and assist with the application to receive christmas gift assistance for children attending madison county elementary and their siblings through age 18. The ministry assisted several families during the calendar year.
Jacob's ladder program is comprised of jacob's ladder minis for elementary students, jacob's ladder jr. for middle school students and jacob's ladder leadership. These programs are an intervention program for at risk children and teens. Volunteers mentors share the word of god through bible lessons, character studies, games, activities, tutoring, and counseling. The leadership group participate in a christian leadership curriculum, service projects and assist with the jr. and min program. Multiple students are impacted by this ministry.
Other programs of this organzination are: emergent food supply: providing an emergency food pantry, snacks for the local school nurse, and food bags that are provided on an as-needed basis. Backpack minsitry: provides school supplies for families on elementary students at madison county elementary school. Small groups: provide a safe place of belonging and provide the opportunity to learn more about christ. Women's confernces: focuses on learning skills needed to navigate life's struggles and celebrate the victories in lives of the women. Moms in prayer: prayer groups to pray for the students ministered to in the other programs and all students in the surrounding schools. Ladies night out: women attend events that allow for them to meet new friends, have someone to share with, laugh with, pray with and share a meal. An opportunity to build relationships and partnerships that allow the women to have a network of friends that come along and share their lives with one another. Tutoring: through a local church, this program administers the "arise2read" program for elementary students. Best groups: meet twice per year to assist students in navigating emotions related to loss of a significant person, divorce, foster care, deployment, incarceration, living with family caregivers and parental substance misuse. Grandparents group: a support group to assist grandparents that have taken the task of raising children. Community assistance: the organization offers assistance for rent, utilities, school costs and other necessary life expenses for the community. May events are offered throughout the year, among them are: live nativity, easter celebration, community vbs, kathyryn's kids (event that allows local groups to offer information for their ministries and services with free entertainment), and a pet pageant.