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For residents and staff at Fairhaven Senior Services in Whitewater, Wis., the annual migration of Monarch butterflies, with their bright orange and black markings, from Mexico to the United States and Canada is a welcome sight. Once a plentiful sight during the summer months, the Monarchs’ numbers have dwindled in recent years due to the…
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Finding new staff members for leadership and ordained roles can be a difficult and long process, but CHHSM and the UCC have two free services to assist our organizations in those searches. As most people affiliated with CHHSM agencies know, each month, Diakonie publishes current opportunities that CHHSM members have sent in. Those listings also…
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When Alice Chin created a “plant parlor” at Plymouth Place in LaGrange Park, Ill., two years ago to help repot and maintain struggling house plants, she didn’t realize she was planting the seeds for something much bigger. Today, Chin is the head of Plymouth Place’s newly formed horticulture committee, which is comprised of eight subcommittees…
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Every Child’s Hope (ECH), a leader in providing care and support for vulnerable children and families in Missouri, announced the grand opening of its William N. Dill Youth Development Center on its St. Louis campus April 18, 2024, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour of the center. The new facility, named in honor of William…
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One of the newest programs of Unleashing Potential in St. Louis is GeoQuest. The GeoQuest program expands access to education, hands-on learning, and skill training in geospatial technology for children in K-8 grades. As one of the fastest growing fields in information technology, geospatial science jobs are in high demand. In today’s digital world, STEM…
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Phoebe Ministries, based in Allentown, Pa., celebrated the opening of its brand-new independent living community, Chestnut Ridge at Rodale in Emmaus, Pa., on Thursday, May 23. Attendees included Phoebe President and CEO Scott Stevenson; Chairman of Phoebe’s Governing Board Bill Hacker; and Emmaus Mayor Lee Ann Gilbert. The ceremony was held in the large multi-purpose room at…
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Retirement Housing Foundation (RHF), based in Long Beach, Calif., held a groundbreaking celebration May 10 for Congregational Place, a 56-unit, affordable senior housing community in Chula Vista, Calif. Guest speakers included Chula Vista Mayor John McCann and representatives from the California State Assembly and Chula Vista City Council. The new affordable community construction project is…
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The EveryAge Foundation, based in Newton, N.C., has honored longstanding Wilmington community advocate Linda Pearce with a named fund to recognize her 32 years of service as founder and executive director of Elderhaus in Wilmington, N.C. Going forward, the Elderhaus Campus Enrichment Fund will be known as the Linda Pearce Campus Enrichment Fund for Elderhaus.…
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As the health care industry faces a growing shortage of health care workers, Advocate Health, based in North Carolina, and Spelman College in Atlanta are collaborating to introduce more students to a range of critical health care careers. During the past two years, Advocate Health, the nation’s third-largest nonprofit health system has teamed up with…
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The United States is filled with many awe-inspiring sites, from such human-made wonders as the St. Louis Arch and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Taliesin West in Arizona, to the natural beauty found in all 50 U.S. states. For residents of 16 CHHSM member older adult communities, the opportunity to visit these various locales has an added…
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