SHIP Programs
SHIP provides over 15,000 meals through its breakfast/bag lunch
and dinner programs each year. SHIP occasionally provides other assistance to those in need.
Breakfast / Bag Lunch Program
SHIP provides over 15,000 meals each year through its Breakfast/Bag
Lunch and Dinner programs!
Calvary Episcopal Church
31 Woodland Avenue, Summit
Mon-Fri from 6 am – 7.30 am
PLEASE
NOTE: NEW HOME FOR BREAKFAST/LUNCH PROGRAM
In May 2016, Calvary Church will begin renovations to the
kitchen, dinning hall and other parts of the building which
SHIP uses for the Breakfast/Lunch Program. On April 18 the
Breakfast/Lunch Program will move to the United Methodist
Church of Summit, located on 17 Kent Pl Blvd.
The work is expected to be completed sometime in the fourth
quarter of 2016 at which time we will return to Calvary
Church.
Oakes Center
120 Morris Avenue, Summit
Saturdays and Sundays from 3 pm to 4.30 pm
When resources permit, SHIP can sometimes assist patrons in ways
beyond a hot meal and a friendly word. In recent years, for example,
SHIP has assisted some patrons wishing to relocate outside New
Jersey to be near family and friends.
SHIP enabled one patron to reconnect with family members and move to
Maryland. In another case SHIP funded a patron’s permanent move to
Connecticut. More recently SHIP financed transportation expenses for
yet another patron who wished to relocate to South Carolina.
Other ways in which SHIP can occasionally offer assistance to its
patrons:
- Prescription medications
- Clothing
- Local transportation
- Counseling
Additional Programs & Services
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SHIP
provides additional support services on an ad hoc basis
throughout the year. An example was the meal program set up in
the wake of Hurricane Sandy in October 2012 in conjunction with
Calvary Church (watch video).
- SHIP provides, under the Family Promise
program, hot breakfast on weekdays to families staying with
various Summit congregations.
- SHIP has provided emergency financial aid to families in
need.
- SHIP has assisted in placing homeless patrons in County
shelters, Salvation Army shelters and chemical dependency
programs.
- SHIP periodically distributes items of clothing and can
obtain specific items upon request.
