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One of the highlights of CHHSM’s 2019 Annual Gathering, held March 5-7 in Chicago, was the welcoming of its latest member, Isaiah 58 Ministries, based in St. Louis. During the CHHSM business meeting held March 6, Isaiah 58 was voted unanimously into membership. “Isaiah 58 Ministries is excited to become a member of CHHSM,” says…
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Abernethy Laurels, an older adult community in Newton, N.C., recently held a dedication ceremony for its new Health and Rehabilitation Center, marketed as North and South Manor. Area clergy, team members, community leaders, residents and their families participated in the service to bless the buildings and the many hands of healthcare providers who will deliver…
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A one-week summer school camp has blossomed into a new intergenerational program for residents of UCC-related Brewster Place — an older adult community in Topeka, Kan. — and nearby Quincy Elementary School. Last summer, students in the summer program at Quincy came to Brewster Place for STEAM-themed (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math) activities. They…
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Sometimes, all it takes to increase services to a wider community is the help of friends. That adage proved true in November 2018, when Orion Family Services — based in Madison, Wis. — officially opened a new outpatient mental health site in nearby rural Green County. The new clinic is located at Monroe House, owned…
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A little more than 10 years ago, two independent St. Louis-based nonprofits were looking for new ways of providing vital home health services to older adults after discharge from a rehabilitation community or hospital stay. So the UCC’s St. Andrew’s Resources for Seniors System and Bethesda Health Group partnered to create St. Andrews & Bethesda…
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It all started July 19, 2008, when the doors of the first Salam Clinic of the Muslim Services for Islamic Foundation of St. Louis opened at the Lane Tabernacle Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church in north St. Louis. Fourteen Muslim physicians along with nurses from UCC-related Deaconess Nurse Ministry — and the church’s congregation —…
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EdenHill Communities, a UCC-related life plan community based in New Braunfels, Texas, is always looking for new ways to partner with others in service to its residents and the wider area. That desire was evident Feb. 3, when Peace Lutheran Church in New Braunfels awarded EdenHill a $4,000 grant for a new Stephen Ministry program.…
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The UCC’s St. John’s Community Care in Collinsville, Ill., saw an underserved population in its community, but needed funding for programming. Thanks to a grant from The Retirement Research Foundation, the adult day and home services agency started Brain Wave, a program that serves older adults with early memory loss. “We have provided care for…
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The United Church Funds’ (UCF) 4th quarter 2018 Performance Webinar is now available for viewing on our website, says Howard W. Hawkins III, director of business development for UCF. In the webinar, David Klassen, UCF’s chief investment strategist and Hawkins discuss UCF’s investment strategy, the political and economic events that impacted returns, and fourth quarter investment performance. Those with questions…
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Reprinted with permission from the Cornerstone Fund. Housing insecurity is a big problem in America. While homelessness has declined, there are still millions of families that teeter on the edge between housing and homelessness. The U.S. Census Department recently revealed that one in every four renting households (roughly 19 million families) spend more than half…
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