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The United Church of Christ’s 34th General Synod, held June 30-July 4 in Indianapolis, brought church members together from across the country to celebrate the call of God — based on Isaiah 43 — to make all things new. And the UCC Council for Health and Human Service Ministries was integral to the entire event.…
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The United Church of Christ’s 34th General Synod opened Friday, June 30, in Indianapolis with worship, and key to the service was the sermon delivered by Jamar Doyle, president and CEO of the UCC Council for Health and Human Service Ministries. In keeping with the theme of General Synod, “Making All Things New,” based on…
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Taking the UCC General Synod theme “Making All Things New” to a deeper level, CHHSM Board Member the Rev. Dr. JJ Flag delivered the sermon at the closing worship of the June 30-July 4 event in Indianapolis by exploring the concept of transformation as revolution. The sermon, delivered the evening of July 4, was preceded…
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By Catherine West. Reprinted with permission from the Spring 2023 issue of United Church Homes’ Spirit magazine. The theme for the Ruth Frost Parker Center for Abundant Aging’s 8th annual symposium — slated for Oct. 6 at the Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center in the Columbus, Ohio, suburb of Lewis Center — is “Dismantling Ageism:…
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EveryAge, based in Newton, N.C., announced in June a new project: BellaAge Hickory, a 95-unit independent living rental community targeted to older adults ages 55 and up. The project will offer 1- and 2-bedroom apartments ranging from 817 to 1,397 square feet, with monthly rents averaging between $2,000 to $3,600. “This project is important because…
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Recognizing the increased need for mental health services, a well-known and acclaimed health screening program in Wisconsin, Nurse Disrupted, is expanding its services to include behavioral health support and is partnering with Orion Family Services — based in Madison — to provide this service at the local Salvation Army’s Women’s Shelter and Family Shelter. Nurse…
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St. Louis-based Unleashing Potential, a community leader in providing educational and empowering experiences for youth, and T-REX — a nonprofit innovation, entrepreneur, and workforce development organization — are collaborating to introduce youth in K-8 grades to geospatial science and technology. Unleashing Potential’s new GeoQuest program expands access to education, hands-on learning, and skill training in…
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Southland RISE (Resilience Initiative to Strengthen and Empower), a collaborative between the trauma recovery programs of CHHSM member Advocate Health Care and the University of Chicago Medicine, is awarding 19 South Side community organizations a total of $150,000 for their summer programs. These programs are providing more than 5,000 community members with opportunities to participate…
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In 2022, Hoffman Homes for Youth — based in Littlestown, Pa. — launched two new programs to serve youth and young adults in need of behavioral health and mental health support and treatments, but not at the level offered by its in-patient Psychiatric Residential Treatment Program. In April 2022, it opened the first of two…
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United Church Homes, based in Marion, Ohio, announced June 22 the signing of a definitive agreement between CareSource, a nationally recognized nonprofit health plan, and Radiant Alliance — which includes Metta Health (the parent company of Ohio’s Hospice and Pure Healthcare) and United Church Homes — to form a groundbreaking partnership. Metta Health and United…
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What’s the Buzz? Beekeeping Returns to Plymouth Place - CHHSM
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There’s a buzz around Plymouth Place in La Grange Park, Ill., and it’s not just conversations among residents and staff. Some 40,000 bees have taken up residence in two beehives on the campus, and...