Barb Powell
A blank canvas. The necessary painting implements. Two souls — one younger, one older — working together on something new. An exciting program at UCC-related Harmar Place in Marietta, Ohio, is paving the way for older adults with dementia to express themselves in creative ways. Opening Minds through Art began at Harmar Place — a…
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It’s not every day that residents of an older adult community can say they live in a building once frequented by the rich and famous. But then, LaFontaine Center in Huntington, Ind., isn’t your everyday place. Built in 1925, the former LaFontaine Hotel was a hot destination spot for movie stars and jet set clientele,…
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For CHHSM and its ministries, the key is servant leadership. To that end, CHHSM provides two different types of programming for its member organizations and other United Church of Christ ministries, the year-long Nollau Institute and the Nollau To You one-day seminar experience. Recently, participants in the 2018-2019 Nollau Institute held the first of three…
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For United Church Homes, its recent Platinum Certification in SAGECare — a cultural competency training program for organizations serving older adults — is all part of its larger vision and mission of creating abundant life in community. In 2012, the UCH Board of Directors voted to become Open and Affirming, a designation within the United…
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The United Church of Christ’s Retirement Housing Foundation, based in Long Beach, Calif., takes seriously its dual commitments to affordable housing and being good stewards of creation. Its Sonata at Riverpark is just one example of RHF’s ministry at work. Opened in 2016, Sonata at Riverpark is a 52-unit, tax credit community for low-income families…
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The Child Advocacy Movement of the Children’s Defense Fund has taken root across the United States. And, thanks to the United Church of Christ’s Deaconess Foundation, that movement is helping St. Louis-area children close achievement gaps through a seven-week CDF program inspired by the Freedom Schools of the Civil Rights Movement. The Rev. Starsky Wilson,…
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Denise Rabidoux had a dream. “I wanted to integrate senior high school students with individuals with dementia,” says Rabidoux, president and chief executive officer of the United Church of Christ’s EHM Senior Solutions, headquartered in Saline, Mich. “I wanted to show students that there was this ability for people with memory loss to still connect and participate in something unique and different and innovative in a very personalized way.”
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At United Church of Christ-related Embrace Living Communities, headquartered in Oak Brook, Ill., the most important thing to its faith-based housing communities that serve older adults and adults with physical challenges is helping residents continue to live rich, rewarding lives. And one of the ways Embrace Living does that is through its Service Coordinator Program.…
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What do you do when you feel God’s call? At St. John Evangelical United Church of Christ in Collinsville, Ill., church members acted. Called to serve people who were home bound, they created St. John’s Community Care in 1985 to help not only home-bound individuals, but their families as well. On April 28, St. John’s…
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The UCC’s Council for Health and Human Service Ministries today (March 22) released an advocacy communique on the effects of gun violence. The communique, sent to CHHSM member ministers, includes a Gun Violence Advocacy Toolkit. “This Saturday, March 24, 2018, hundreds of thousands of people across the country are expected to take part in the…
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’Tis the Season: Finding Gratitude Through Service in Times of Uncertainty - CHHSM
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As we approach the seasons of Thanksgiving and Advent, I find myself reflecting on the great impact our CHHSM ministries and partners are having across the country. This past year has been marked by t...