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Retirement Housing Foundation Aquires UCC-Related Senior Housing Community Near Chicago’s Southside

By CHHSM Staff | December 12, 2016

UCC-related Retirement Housing Foundation has assumed ownership of an affordable housing property built by Immanuel United Church of Christ in Evergreen Park, Ill., near the south side of Chicago. Immanuel Residences for the Elderly, which sits across the street from Immanuel UCC, was one of the first buildings to be constructed through the HUD 202 program, which provides capital advances…

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Survey: Health and Human Service Ministries Deemed Key to UCC Local Churches’ Vital Futures

By CHHSM Staff | December 9, 2016

Many United Church of Christ members feel strongly that health and human service ministries will be central to the future vitality of local UCC churches, according to a new denomination-wide survey. Conducted this fall by the UCC’s Council for Health and Human Service Ministries (CHHSM), the research project sought to gauge present-day perceptions about health…

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United Church Homes launches Ruth Frost Parker Center for Abundant Aging

By CHHSM Staff | November 22, 2016

(Columbus) — Nearly 200 people joined United Church Homes in remembering and celebrating the spirit of Ruth Frost Parker — a Sandusky resident whose vision, leadership, and philanthropy helped create the senior living residence of Parkvue Community in Sandusky — by attending a symposium entitled, “A Generation Ahead: Transforming the Way We Age,” held on…

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Horizon House Inspires Community to Rethink Aging

By CHHSM Staff | November 16, 2016

It’s a scene from a typical college campus: a dozen students gathered around a lecturer – coffee cups in hand. Questions fly back and forth as debates break out, and a rich dialogue ensues. In this setting, the students are residents of CHHSM member Horizon House, a life plan community in Seattle, Washington. The lecturer…

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Still Standing: Artist Celebrates Resilience of Chicago Youth

By CHHSM Staff | November 16, 2016

When Gerald Griffin was a freshman in high school, his family moved to the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago where he began attending a brand new, fully equipped high school. “I was in an English class, doodling when I should have been finishing my paper, and this girl looked over my shoulder and said, ‘That’s really…

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Nollau Leadership Institute Continues Legacy of Leadership Development

By CHHSM Staff | November 14, 2016

20 years ago, CHHSM launched an ambitious plan to offer a leadership development program for our members and the wider Church. The resulting Nollau Leadership Institute aims to provide content that is meaningful and useful to participants, as well as to offer a means of developing a professional network that will have lasting effects. Faculty…

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Advocate Health Care Again Named One of Chicago’s Top Workplaces

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | November 14, 2016

Downers Grove, IL – United Church of Christ-related Advocate Health Care has once again been named one of Chicago’s Top Workplaces by the Chicago Tribune. The newspaper defines a Top Workplace as an “organization that is successful because its employees enjoy their work, embrace their mission and feel like valued teammates.” “This recognition is a…

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New Directions: CHHSM Unveils New Mission, Vision and Values

By CHHSM Staff | November 11, 2016

“Together, we create a just, caring and compassionate world.” It’s been more than 20 years since CHHSM has taken a deep look at its organizational purpose, but that’s now changed. This week, after 18 months of missional introspection, CHHSM’s Board of Directors finalized new Mission, Vision and Values statements that will shape the member association’s work…

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CHHSM Legacy Fund Sustains Mission into the Future

By CHHSM Staff | November 11, 2016

For the first time in its history, the Council for Health and Human Service Ministries (CHHSM) launched a fundraising campaign in 2012 as part of its 75th Anniversary Celebration. The CHHSM Board of Directors, staff and anniversary committee surpassed their goal of raising $300,000 to create The CHHSM Legacy Fund to provide valuable resources needed…

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Horizon House Calls New Director of Culture and Care

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | November 7, 2016

Horizon House, a UCC-related retirement community in Seattle, Wash., has hired Scott Hulet as Director of Culture & Care. He will be responsible for inspiring and facilitating a culture of care and a hospitality-based approach to our delivery of clinical care services. Hulet has spent much of his career in senior living, including managing skilled nursing facilities,…

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