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Peppermint Ridge Celebrates 60 Years of Empowering Persons with Disabilities

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | March 21, 2019

UCC-related Peppermint Ridge in Corona, Calif., kicked off its 60th Anniversary celebration Feb. 2 with “60 Years of Dreams Realized,” an evening of music, dinner, heartfelt speeches, and an auction held at nearby Hidden Valley Golf Club in Norco, Calif. The Ridge, which helps empower persons with disabilities through a variety of activities and types…

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UCC’s Cedar Community Resident-Led Group Explores and Fosters Diversity

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | March 21, 2019

UCC-related Cedar Community in West Bend, Wis., began hosting an annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration in 2015, an event originally organized by resident the Rev. Ralph Faisst. That celebration sparked the interest of then ministry director, the Rev. Kathryn Kuhn, who was interested in further exploring racial diversity and issues surrounding the topic. After…

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UCC Justice Action Alert: Stop USDA from Restricting SNAP Benefits

By CHHSM Staff | March 21, 2019

The UCC’s Justice Ministries today (March 21) sent out this action alert regarding the current threat to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): Earlier this year the Administration posted a notice for proposed rulemaking through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to restrict states’ flexibility to provide vital nutrition support to people who struggle to…

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Grants Allow Intergenerational Art Program to Continue at UCC-Related Harmar Place

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | March 18, 2019

Harmar Place, a United Church Homes community, will continue its Opening Minds through Art program for residents living with dementia thanks to two grants from the local community. The grants, totaling $2,050, came from the Marietta Welfare League and the Binkley Charitable Fund, a fund of the Marietta Community Foundation. Funding will pay for art…

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LeadingAge: Urge Senate and House to Fund New Housing for Older Adults

By Guest Contributor | March 15, 2019

As Congress deliberates funding levels for HUD programs for the next fiscal year, fiscal year 2020, legislators must hear from you about the need to expand and preserve housing funding for older adults with very low incomes. The significant need for more Section 202 homes is nationwide and only growing. Today, only 1 in every…

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Newest CHHSM Ministry Welcomed During Annual Gathering

By Barb Powell | March 12, 2019

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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Young and Old Alike Find Joy in Intergenerational Art Program with UCC-related Brewster Place

By Barb Powell | March 6, 2019

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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Local Church Partnership Helps UCC’s Orion Family Services Better Serve Rural Wisconsin Community

By Barb Powell | March 4, 2019

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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Creating Healthier Outcomes for Older Adults Key in UCC-related St. Andrew’s Resources for Seniors Collaboration

By Barb Powell | March 4, 2019

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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UCC’s Deaconess Nurse Ministry Role in Interfaith Clinic Helps Provide Free Health Care to St. Louis Community

By Barb Powell | February 28, 2019

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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