GRACE receives grant from Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center Community Advisory Board

Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center Community Advisory Board awarded a $40,000 grant to GRACE to support distribution expenses, a program designed to provide nutritious, choice-based food allocations for the Summit community.

“Our partnership with Atlantic Health is a key component to our community’s continuum of care. Our collaboration covers all aspects of social determinants of health. Together we increase access to medical care, nutrition, and opportunity so that all families can thrive in our community. We are grateful to Atlantic Health for their abiding support,” says GRACE Founder Amanda Parrish Block.

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Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center is committed to building healthier communities. This commitment extends beyond the exceptional health care delivered in our hospitals, physician offices and facilities. Understanding and supporting the needs of our local communities is a priority for Atlantic Health.

The Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center Community Advisory Board, a group of individuals from throughout the communities served by the hospital, the hospital’s Community Health Advisory Committee and the Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center Community Health Department, working with the Atlantic Health Planning Department, identified priority health needs within the community, using robust data analysis and a community stakeholder survey.
The Community Advisory Board awarded grants to 19 recipient organizations who proposed initiatives that address one or more priority health needs in this 2026 period.
At GRACE, we believe that everyone deserves to feel seen, supported, and valued - no matter their circumstances.

Every Thursday, something beautiful and necessary happens at the Summit Community Center. People show up, some to pick up food, some to lend a hand, others just to say hello and check in. It’s more than a food pantry. It’s a place where neighbors help neighbors, and where kindness and understanding is the starting point for real change.
We offer fresh groceries, essential household and personal supplies, and the kind of support that helps people land on their feet and move forward.
Things like health care, financial education, information on housing options, job training, and a community that says, “We’ve got you.” What we’ve learned is this: everyone has something to give. And when we all pitch in; time, talent, resources, heart, the entire community becomes stronger, safer, and more connected.

“We are honored to help support the GRACE distribution operations,” said Frank Macioce, chair of the Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center Community Advisory Board. “By working together with organizations like GRACE, we can make a true impact for the better in the lives of our community members.”

About GRACE
GRACE is a dignity-driven non-profit, transforming how households thrive thanks to neighbors supporting neighbors in Summit, NJ.
By offering nourishing food, essential household and personal supplies, and integrated wraparound services, GRACE empowers our neighbors to move from hardship to hope, while strengthening the entire community.

About Atlantic Health
Atlantic Health is at the forefront of medicine, setting standards for quality health care in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the New York metropolitan area. Powered by a workforce of 25,000 team members and more than 5,667 affiliated physicians dedicated to building healthier communities, Atlantic Health serves more than half of the state of New Jersey including 14 counties and 7.5 million people.
The not-for-profit system offers more than 550 sites of care, including its eight hospitals: Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, NJ, Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center in Summit, NJ, Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center in Newton, NJ, Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains, NJ, Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center in Hackettstown, NJ, Atlantic Health Goryeb Children’s Hospital in Morristown, NJ, Atlantic Rehabilitation Institute in Madison, NJ and Atlantic Health CentraState Medical Center in Freehold, NJ.

The system includes Atlantic Medical Group, part of a physician enterprise that makes up one of the largest multispecialty practices in New Jersey with almost 2,000 physicians and advance practice providers. Joined with Atlantic Accountable Care Organization and Optimus Healthcare Partners they form part of Atlantic Alliance, a Clinically Integrated Network of more than 4,000 health care providers throughout northern and central NJ.
Atlantic Health provides care for the full continuum of health care needs through 26 urgent care centers, Atlantic Visiting Nurse and Atlantic Health Virtual Visits. Facilitating the connection between these services on both land and air is the transportation fleet of Atlantic Mobile Health.
Founded by Atlantic Health, the Healthcare Transformation Consortium is a partnership of seven regional hospitals and health systems dedicated to improving access and affordability. Atlantic Health has a medical school affiliation with Thomas Jefferson University, is home to the regional campus of the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Atlantic Health Morristown and Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Centers and is the official health care partner of the New York Jets.