Backpacking and tent camping equipment

Fostering Futures program, which connects adult volunteers with youth ages 14 to 21 to help them transition to independence

General operating support

Bernice’s Place (after-school services for youth living in insecure locations)

Fresh food and toiletries

Support for one month’s operations

Natural gas generator for The Learning Circle

Additional construction support for Summit Free Market, a student-run initiative that facilitates recycling

Workforce development program

Food, clothing, etc. to the needy in Summit

Children’s after school program

Development of a volunteer management tool with software

Girls’ running program

Environmental education and water quality programs in conjunction with local schools

Square foot gardening project

Job skill classes

Cultural diversity events

Anti-racism training

Handheld portable radio

Food and clothing to needy in Summit

Food kids backpacks, and diapers

Girls running program

Education and water quality program

Banners recognizing Summit veterans

GRACE’s food pantry

Training program for homeless adults

Protective outerwear

Positive Action Program for children aged 5-18 in Plainfield, Elizabeth, and Union.

Backpack program to provide school supplies for lower-income children

Programs for Summit’s most economically disadvantaged residents, including work boots, coats and gloves for day laborers, and a health fair.

Peer Coordinator Initiative, designed to increase the number of trained volunteer children’s advocates, by using current advocates to coach and supports their own teams of newer advocates

Develop videos, suitable for use in schools, about civic engagement; host a news-and-democracy forum featuring broadcast news leaders.

In cooperation with nine public and private agencies serving the poor and hungry in Summit, provide food, school supplies, and diapers for people and families in need.

Support for Community Service programs, including those serving the special needs population, English as a Second Language students and senior citizens including recovering cardiac and pulmonary patients, individuals with Parkinson’s disease and osteoporosis

Children’s After-School and Summer programs provide educational enrichment, group support, and recreation for children 6-12 who live in shelters, hotels, and low-income environments.

Provide prevention services for families at risk of losing their housing and assistance for families who are homeless so they can move into housing quickly

Support groups for grieving families, aimed at reducing isolation, teach resilience, and develop a sense of hopefulness for the future.

Environmental education and water quality programs in conjunction with local schools

Support groups for grieving children and their families, including a new program for Spanish-speaking families.

Creation of a linear park utilizing abandoned railroad right-of-way near downtown Summit.

Purchase of freezer for storage of food; SHIP Summit Helping Its People is a major provider of food for the hungry in Summit.

Scholarship aid to permit children from lower-income families to gain the benefits of the Learning Circle’s programs.

Aiding Dialogue Circles on Race, which are small-group discussions exploring the roots of individual and systemic racism; also, providing professional anti-racism training for 30 Summit-area youth and 30 Summit civic and religious leaders

Supplies and fees to allow lower-income scouts to attend Camp Mason