Five Park City-area nonprofits want to share a home base, arguing a joint campus could trim overhead and help them serve more residents as patient numbers at People's Health Clinic have nearly quintupled since 2009.

Leaders from People's Health Clinic, Holy Cross Ministries, ARTES de MÉXICO en UTAH, Park City Community Foundation and Summit Community Gardens & EATS made the case at a Thursday, Aug. 27, Lunch and Learn at Summit Community Gardens & EATS, TownLift reported. The session, titled "Nonprofit Collaboration in Practice," drew representatives from across the Wasatch Back.

The idea is still early. No formal proposal, timeline or funding source has been announced.

Helen Nadel, executive director of Summit Community Gardens & EATS, said the hub comes down to practical savings. "We need it for administrative overhead," she said.

Dr. Mairi Leining told attendees that roughly 11,000 people consider People's Health Clinic their primary health care provider. She expects that number to rise in January when Medicaid changes take effect. The clinic is the only safety-net provider in the Wasatch Back, offering free care five days a week from the same roughly 5,000-square-foot space at Quinn's Junction it has occupied since 2009. Patient encounters jumped from 4,500 that year to 21,448 in 2025, according to the Park Record.

"These are the people who keep our town running … They are working one to three jobs but also living in poverty, which means that they're also not able to afford marketplace insurance," Leining told the Summit County Council at a July 30 meeting while requesting more space.

Leining pointed to collaboration already happening. When the clinic needed an additional medical expert, Holy Cross Ministries stepped in. "It's like Mary Poppins shows up," she said at the Aug. 27 event.

Emmie Gardner, CEO of Holy Cross Ministries, said 48% of the organization's counseling clients and all of its education services are in the Wasatch Back. Holy Cross has run a legal immigration program since 2000.

Luis Novoa, executive director of ARTES de MÉXICO en UTAH, said adaptability matters for small organizations. His group runs on three part-time employees. He backs the hub concept.

Park City Community Foundation launched a resource van in June to bring nonprofit services directly to Summit County neighborhoods. People's Health Clinic and Holy Cross Ministries are among the first partners.

Upcoming free pop-up farmers' markets outside People's Health Clinic: Wednesday, Sept. 9; Wednesday, Sept. 23; and Wednesday, Oct. 7, all from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.