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Reylene Robinson, Chief Community Officer as well as Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Officer at Louisville, Ky. based Seven Counties Services and Bellewood & Brooklawn was recently recognized by Louisville Business First as part of its 2023 Enterprising Women Award program, which recognizes honorees who contribute to their community with their leadership, entrepreneurship and volunteer efforts,…
Read MoreThe Council for Health and Human Service Ministries (CHHSM) recognizes the importance of cultivating leaders in the realization of its mission to advance the work of the UCC’s health and human service ministries in creating a just, caring, and compassionate world. This belief is why, for more than 20 years, CHHSM has hosted a program…
Read MoreUnited Church Homes (UCH) community Columbus Colony for Elderly Care (CCEC), located in Westerville, Ohio, is noteworthy year-round for many reasons. It is one of only seven facilities in the United States at which deaf older adults can receive skilled nursing care in an environment culturally sensitive to their needs. If that alone did not…
Read MoreIn April 2022, Blessed Youth: Breaking the Silence about Mental Illness with Children and Teens was published by Chalice Press to critical acclaim. At times poignant and extraordinarily practical, the book by the Rev. Sarah Griffith Lund, the UCC’s minister for disabilities and mental health justice, helps readers remove the shame and stigma associated with…
Read MoreBy Nathan Slauer and Katie Vanderwal, reprinted with permission Deep breathing, quiet chatter, and shared stories marked the end of one of the latest classes at United Church Outreach Ministry (UCOM), which is based in Wyoming, Mich. Rather than the room emptying and people scattering back to their busy lives, neighbors stayed to talk one…
Read MorePhoebe Ministries, based in Allentown, Pa., is one of a number of organizations seeing an increasing number of former employees returning to work for the organization—a career move that seems surprising at first glance. Across the United States, these “boomerang” employees, as they’re called, accounted for 4.5 percent of all new hires in 2021—up from…
Read MoreThanks to a successful partnership between Hoyleton Youth and Family Services of Collinsville, Ill., and a local library, residents in the surrounding communities are benefiting from increased services. In February, Katie Heaton, assistant director of the Mississippi Valley Library District, received the Hoyleton Youth and Family Services’ Empowerment Champion Award at its honors banquet. Here…
Read MoreBuilding on its legacy as a nonprofit, faith-based organization, the EveryAge Foundation, located in Newton, N.C., has chosen the Rev. Thad S. Austin, Ph.D., as its new vice-president of philanthropy. Rev. Austin brings more than 15 years of experience in fundraising, strategic evaluation, creative problem-solving, and building and managing high-performing teams to his new role.…
Read MoreThe good deeds of and spirit of the Christmas season deserve to be celebrated year-round, especially when they have lasting impacts on the lives of those they touch. Nurse Cindy of Deaconess Nurse Ministry in Bridgeton, Mo. certainly earned such a celebration last Christmas for her work connecting clients to the United Way of St.…
Read MoreCare Purchasing Services (CPS), the leading national group purchasing organization dedicated to the senior living market, partners with the Council of Health and Human Service Ministries (CHHSM) to help provide CHHSM members with innovative, responsive business services that offer competitive pricing and sustainable vendor relationships developed in the spirit of UCC values. CPS is excited…
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Back Bay Mission’s Homeless Outreach Meets People Where They Are - CHHSM
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Homeless outreach isn’t easy. That’s exactly why Back Bay Mission does it. Homelessness isn’t only about lacking a roof over your head — it’s about navigating a system that often feels imp...