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By Jamar Doyle | March 20, 2023

Life is full of surprises, if you show up every day. – LeVar Burton In the fall of 2019, I was listening to the “Sound of Ideas,” a local program on Cleveland’s NPR station. On this day award-winning actor, director, television host, and philanthropist LeVar Burton was in the studio sharing words of wisdom gleaned…

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CHHSM Annual Business Meeting Tells Good News of CHHSM Member Agencies

By Barb Powell | March 17, 2023

One highlight of CHHSM’s 85th Annual Gathering — held March 7-9 in Denver — was the CHHSM Annual Business Meeting and Luncheon, which took place March 8. During the meeting, which included highlights of the work of CHHSM staff over the past year, the board also received the Member Report, enumerating not only the number…

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CHHSM’s 85th Annual Gathering Filled with Renewal, Justice, and Hope

By Barb Powell | March 17, 2023

Connection. If one word can sum up three days of worship, workshops, keynotes, meetings, and social gatherings, it’s connection — at least in terms of the 85th Annual Gathering of the UCC Council for Health and Human Service Ministries, themed “Together through Mountains and Valleys” and held March 7-9 in Denver. “The 85th Annual Gathering…

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Closing Worship Renews Commitment to Working Together for Justice in Health and Human Service Ministries

By Barb Powell | March 17, 2023

After a week filled with meaningful worship, learning, networking, and reconnecting with colleagues and friends, attendees to CHHSM’s 85th Annual Gathering in Denver met for closing worship March 9 in the special space of the Denver Art Museum. Prior to the service beginning, Jamar Doyle, CHHSM’s president and CEO, thanked Archway Communities in Denver, one…

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Inspiring Opening Worship Sets Tone for CHHSM’s 85th Annual Gathering

By Barb Powell | March 17, 2023

The mood was both celebratory and purposeful as CHHSM members assembled at Kirk of Bonnie Brae UCC in Denver on March 7 for opening worship of CHHSM’s 85th Annual Gathering. While the gathering’s theme, “Together Through Mountains and Valleys,” echoed throughout the conference, the focus on justice and advocacy in health and human service ministries…

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Samaritan Bethany Employee Named Caregiver of the Year by LeadingAge Minnesota

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | March 13, 2023

Matt Hrabak, culinary services coordinator at Samaritan Bethany in Rochester, Minn., recently was honored by LeadingAge Minnesota with the District F Caregiver of the Year Award. The District Caregiver of the Year Award honors individuals in older adult services who demonstrate exceptional commitment to older adults as well as enhance and enrich the quality of…

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EveryAge Promotes Tammy Jones to CFO

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | March 13, 2023

Following a nationwide search, EveryAge, based in Newton, N.C., has selected Tammy H. Jones as its chief financial officer. Jones has been an EveryAge employee since 2010, when she joined the organization as a staff accountant. In 2013, she was promoted to controller, a role she held until being named CFO. Prior to her tenure…

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Students Offer Solutions for Workday Relief at Cedar Community

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | March 13, 2023

By Carrie Sturn, marketing director, Cedar Community. Used by permission. The Assignment West Bend East and West High School (Wisconsin) seniors Gianna Hemauer, Owen Kolkema, Alex Lance, Monique Schnabel, Erica Thill, and Jake Williams are all enrolled in their schools’ Biomedical Innovations course. The group was tasked with the mission to redesign a healthcare space…

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Orion’s ‘Parent Cafés’ Help De-Stigmatize Mental Health Issues

By CHHSM Staff | March 13, 2023

A new program between Orion Family Services in Madison, Wis., and the local Janesville (Wis.) School District, is helping de-stigmatize issues around mental health. Sonja Robinson, director of pupil services for Janesville, contacted Orion, who serves as a provider of school based mental health services. She wanted a way to work with parents to demystify…

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United Church Homes Expands Outreach Services

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | March 13, 2023

United Church Homes (UCH), based in Marion, Ohio, is well-known as a provider of affordable housing, independent living, assisted living, long-term care, rehabilitative care and memory care to thousands of older adults. But now, it’s expanding its services to provide assistance to older adults wishing to age in place. For UCH, said Terry Spitznagel, senior…

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