MARQUETTE — Community members are invited to join Upper Peninsula Health Plan (UPHP) and Upper Peninsula Health Care Solutions (UPHCS) for the annual Marquette County Community Resource Fair, taking place Friday, June 12, in Marquette. This year’s event will take place at the Lakeview Arena, located at 401 E Fair Ave, from 2 to 5 p.m. ET.

Free and open to the public, the fair will connect area residents with resources from local organizations that are available to assist and support their day-to-day health and social needs. Over 70 Marquette community-based organizations will be present at the resource fair providing information and resources related to family and child health care, food, housing, utility, transportation, veterans and more.

A community lunch will be offered beginning from 2 to 5 p.m. to the first 500 individuals sponsored in partnership with the Salvation Army of Marquette County. There will be giveaways and raffle prizes including gift cards and large family fun baskets. Attendees will be able to receive free dental and vision screenings, blood pressure checks, haircuts and other services on site.

The Michigan Secretary of State Mobile Office will also be available to attendees of the fair. You can gain access to SOS services including first time IDs, renewing IDs or driver’s licenses, transferring titles, applying for or renewing disability placards and more. Please remember to bring your necessary paperwork and documentation. No appointment is necessary to utilize these services during the event.

There will also be a Feeding America of West Michigan mobile food pantry located across the street at the Berry Events Center from 12 to 2 p.m. this year. Attendees are encouraged to check out both events.

“The Marquette County Community Resource Fair is one of my favorite events of the year” says UPHCS Executive Director Melissa Holmquist. “It’s wonderful to reconnect with organizations that support our community. Ensuring people have the resources they need is key to UPHCS’s vision, and it’s exciting to see partners across the region working together on housing, education, food access – and much more – to build healthier communities.”