Healthcare that started with one neighbor.
For more than a quarter century, Parker Family Health Center has given free, dignified medical and dental care to uninsured neighbors across Monmouth County, powered entirely by volunteers and donors.
Quality care, freely given
A quarter century ago, a group of doctors, business people and neighbors — led by one physician — opened Parker’s doors to those who had nowhere else to turn. Today, hundreds of volunteers carry that promise forward. Doctors, dentists, nurses and neighbors give their time freely.
No one is turned away for lack of means. That is the whole idea, and it always has been.
A note from our founder
“When we opened our doors, we made a simple promise: that anyone who needed care would receive it, regardless of their ability to pay. Twenty-six years later, that promise still guides everything we do.”
“What makes Parker work is not a building or a budget. It is people. Neighbors who give their evenings, their expertise, and their hearts so that no one in our community goes without care.”
Dr. Eugene Cheslock
Founder & Volunteer Physician
26 years of caring for neighbors
2000
The doors open
Parker opens its doors in a trailer, founded by a volunteer physician together with other doctors, business people and neighbors, caring for uninsured people across Monmouth County free of charge.
2003
A permanent home
A major gift lets Parker leave the trailer for a building of its own.
2008
Growing the circle
Dozens of volunteer physicians, dentists and interpreters join, expanding care into specialty services.
2016
A bilingual home
Care in English and Spanish becomes core to Parker’s welcome, side by side at every visit.
2026
A free dental clinic & beyond
In partnership with Brookdale, Parker opens a free dental clinic and keeps growing, neighbor by neighbor.
The hearts behind the care
A volunteer board, dedicated staff, and hundreds of clinical and community volunteers.
Eugene Cheslock, MD
Founder & Physician
Lisa Hurckes, MD, FACP
Medical Director
Suzanne Dyer, Esq., CHC
Executive Director
Board of Trustees
30+ volunteer voices
Parker in pictures
Be part of the next 26 years.
Give your time or your support, and help keep care free for every neighbor who needs it.
