Council for Health and Human Service Ministries
When the COVID-19 stay at home orders were issued in March, CHHSM member United Caring Services (UCS) knew it had to continue to help the local Evansville, Ind., community it serves. UCS provides emergency and essential services via its day shelter, men’s and women’s night shelters, medical respite, and apartments, and has not closed any…
Read MoreBackground As we shared last this week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is considering a possible distribution of CARES Act Provider Relief Funds to private-pay assisted living/memory care providers that are stand-alone or part of a CCRC, located in the U.S states and territories. Argentum, ASHA, NCAL, and LeadingAge are assisting…
Read MoreMichael J. Readinger, president and CEO of the United Church of Christ’s Council for Health and Human Service Ministries today (July 30) sent a letter on behalf of the 435 CHHSM member organizations to Republican members of the U.S. Senate imploring them to add provisions for vulnerable populations to the draft Health, Economic Assistance, Liability…
Read MoreAs Congress negotiates the next COVID relief package, 10 associations of faith-based and mission-driven aging and disability service providers joined with the UCC’s Council for Health and Human Service Ministries to demand that lawmakers include comprehensive relief measures to safeguard older adults and care workers. In a letter today to Congress and the Administration, they…
Read MoreUnusual times often help people to step up, band together, and accomplish tasks they wouldn’t have tried alone. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be one of those times. For staff at Carolina SeniorCare — a Lexington, N.C., nonprofit provider of PACE services sponsored by United Church Homes and Services, a Newton, N.C.-based ministry providing older…
Read MoreCrossroad Child & Family Services, based in Fort Wayne, Ind., has announced that Randall J. Rider, president and CEO since 2006, will retire in January 2021. Rider joined Crossroad in 1980 as a therapist and team leader. His ability to lead was quickly noted: Rider was promoted to director of professional services in 1994 and…
Read MorePart of CHHSM’s advocacy emphasis is the Be A Voice Health and Human Service Advocacy Toolkit, which is introducing new topic areas each month. In recent months, as the COVID-19 pandemic has brought racial and ethnic disparities in health and human services into focus, the toolkit also has used health equity as a lens for…
Read MoreThe Rev. Gary Newsome, chaplain at Lake Prince Woods Retirement Community in Suffolk, Va. — part of UCC-related United Church Homes and Services — held an historic meeting of area clergy July 14 on the Lake Prince Woods grounds. In attendance were white pastors from prominent historical churches from varying denominations and prominent African-American clergy…
Read MoreUnited Church Homes, a senior living provider based in Marion, Ohio, has welcomed a new executive director to lead its Pilgrim Manor campus in Grand Rapids, Mich. Kim Vagnetti, LNHA, joined the team July 21 with a wealth of experience in the senior living and healthcare settings. Most recently, she served as administrator at a…
Read MoreUnited Church Funds (UCF) is pleased to welcome Matthew J. Illian as its new Director of Responsible Investing. Illian comes to UCF from the Virginia-based impact investment firm VestedIn — where he served as Impact Finance Advisor since 2016 — as well as the Virginia Impact Investing Forum, of which he served as Executive Director…
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