Explore Our Partners

GRACE Supportive Services

Each week we have different services offered by our partners during distribution.

Below you can learn more about our partners and the services they provide. Examples are health screenings, dental & prenatal care, nutrition education, financial planning, literacy, and benefits assistance, legal advice and housing counseling.

  • Overlook Family Medicine comes once monthly to provide blood pressure and hemoglobin A1C screenings for shoppers. They also provide referrals for treatment if necessary and ensure that individuals have primary care physicians.

  • Union County Social Services comes to provide counseling regarding federal and state assistance and social security.

  • RWJ SNAP Navigation provides guidance on SNAP assistance as well as nutritional information.

  • Union County Health Management Vaccines provides vaccines once a month in order to keep shoppers up to date and protected.

  • YWCA Crisis Response Team  provides assistance to victims of abuse and domestic violence survivors.

  • Summit Health Cares provides blood pressure and glucose screenings to shoppers. In addition, they also supply backpacks and other goods annually.

  • The Lions Club provides free vision screenings to make people aware of if they need glasses or not without a trip to the eye doctor.

  • Bridges Housing Counseling provides comprehensive housing assistance to those in need. Whether someone is dealing with eviction, struggling with rent, or is unhoused, they can receive care from Bridges Housing Counseling.description

  • Happy Healthy Nutrition provides nutrient dense recipes to our shoppers monthly.

  • Endotlink provides access to affordable wireless plans .

  • Summit Fire Department provides city-wide care in emergency situations. They also teach about fire prevention and fire safety!

  • Summit Police Department provides services and guidance for things such as car seat installment.

  • Summit Free Public Library helps community members to sign up for free library access and information about their ongoing programs for all.

  • United Way Care Navigation provides

  • The Elizabeth Coalition serves the unhoused and housing insecure of Union county.

  • Overlook Dental provides access to routine dental care.

  • Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern NJ is changing the paradigm in maternal health by amplifying, supporting, and empowering our communities. They firmly believe all people must have access to safe respectful births and every family deserves the opportunity to thrive.

  • Summit Public Schools partners with GRACE to provide support to the Summit community by helping families to navigate the school system.

    Additionally, the partnership allows for snacks in all schools, and food for children during school breaks including snow days.

  • “I feel like I can take better care of my family from the services available. My kids can go to the dentist. I got health insurance. The county gave me the vaccines I need for work.”

    Mayra, a mother in our GRACE community