What is Grace Village?
This ministry provides community housing to support women and mothers with children who are working toward becoming self-sufficient. Grace Village seeks to provide a safe home for victims of domestic violence.
As a Volunteer:
You would be aiding in the renovation of an apartment unit. This would include tasks such as demolition, plumbing, flooring, painting, meal-prep, interior decoration, etc. You will learn how to do floor installation, install cabinets, repair sheetrock, painting preparation correctly and many more. More importantly you will have a fun time fellowship with others by working together to provide housing for homeless women and mothers.
No experience is required! We will train.
For more information:
If you would like to be included in the email updates or if you have not volunteered in the past Grace Village projects, please send an email to Frank Kmak (mailto: fkmak@sbcglobal.net) or Stanley Fong (mailto: sfong6@yahoo.com).
For questions contact Frank Kmak (mailto: fkmak@sbcglobal.net) who is the point of contact for this project.
Weekly Updates
Unit 3 before demolition
We are excited we have another opportunity to serve God by renovation of another unit for the homeless women & mothers with children. What a blessed way to fellowship together as PBCC body and serve. Click here for a short video of unit 3 before the demolition.
January 13th – First day of demolition
Thank you to all the volunteers including the lunch provider. It was a very productive day. All the appliances, cabinets, doors and carpets were removed. The volunteers started the chipping away at the tile floors. The volunteers loved the lunch. Please enjoy a short video by clicking here.
January 20th – 2nd day of demolition
Thank You to all the volunteers and lunch provider. The volunteers worked tirelessly to remove all the floor tiles and plumbing work. Please enjoy a short video by clicking here.
January 27th – 3rd day of demolition
Thank You to all the volunteers and lunch provider. The volunteers pulled all the nails from the floor and vacuum in preparation for the underlayment installments. The floors were shored up; unused plumbing pipes removed; walls were washed and an unexpected surprise at the end. Please see the short video for the surprise by clicking here.
February 10th – Floor Underlayment
Thank You to all the volunteers and lunch provider. The volunteers cleaned the floor of staples, minor sheetrock demolition and majority of the day – install the floor underlayment. Please see the short video for the surprise by clicking here. Sorry forgot to take team photo.
February 17th – Protect Underlayment
Thank You to all the volunteers and lunch provider. The volunteers completed the underlayment installation – and put thick paper to protect the underlayment from paint, dirt etc. Please see the short video by clicking here.
February 24th – Primer Coat
Thank You to all the painting team for painting the primer coat on the walls and ceiling; and the meal providers for the delicious lunch. Please see the short video by clicking here. We will resume on March 9th with hanging sheetrock and patching the walls.
March 9,16 – Sheetrock Patch
The sheetrock patch work is coming along with amazing progress. Thank you for all the volunteers who came on March 9 and 16th to work on the walls. There are still much to do. Thank you for the volunteers who prepared the lunches.
March 9th volunteers – For a short video click here.
March 16th volunteers – For short video click here.
