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In 2024, Embrace Living Communities (ELC) — based in Oak Brooke, Ill. — started partnering with local Chicago universities like Loyola University to offer college internship opportunities to students pursuing various degrees and interests. “The impact that ELC is making in several communities across the Chicagoland area is admirable,” said Omega Cruz, assistant director of…
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Laura Brudzynski has been named new chief executive officer of Archway Communities (Archway), based in Lakewood, Colo. She began her new duties Jan. 1, 2025. Brudzynski succeeds Sebastian Corradino, who has led the organization since 2020. “Housing stability is one of the most pressing challenges facing Coloradans, and I am honored to lead an organization…
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Hoyleton Youth and Family Services, based in Fairview Heights, Ill., hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday, Dec. 18, to celebrate the completion of a once-in-a-generation construction project that provides a new therapeutic living environment for vulnerable youth in the foster care system. The ceremony was attended by Hoyleton Board members and staff, donors, local politicians, clergy…
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James E. Karls, CPA, has been appointed CFO of Cedar Community in West Bend, Wis. He began his new role in November. With more than 20 years’ experience in corporate finance in both for-profit and nonprofit sectors, Karls brings a deep background in financial modeling, fiscal analysis, budgeting, and planning. He has served in roles…
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The UCC’s Council for Health and Human Service Ministries has opened applications for enrollment for the 2025-2026 class of its Nollau Leadership Institute, CHHSM’s signature leadership formation program. The Institute’s year-long program helps class members discern their call as Diakonal Ministers. A vocation for health and human service leaders within CHHSM members and the wider United Church of Christ,…
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Workshops, worship services, keynotes, and more are all falling into place for the 2025 Annual Gathering to be held March 11-13, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency Boston/Cambridge in Massachusetts. Early Bird registration opens in January. Watch your email and CHHSM’s Facebook page for the official announcement. The theme of the 87th Annual Gathering is “Into…
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The 21st Annual LZ200, the annual report of the largest, most complex nonprofit older adult living organizations, recently was released, and this year’s listings includes 17 CHHSM members. The report is produced by LeadingAge — the United States’ largest association of not-for-profit aging service providers — and Ziegler — the leading U.S. underwriter of financing for nonprofit older adult…
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Cedar Community, in West Bend, Wis., has announced that its marketing team is the recipient of two national Aster Awards for healthcare marketing and advertising for 2024 — winning a Gold award for magazine advertising series and a Silver award for website redesign. The Aster Awards is one of the most prestigious competitions in…
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“God blessed me,” says Kayla Scott. She is talking about both her time at Every Child’s Hope (ECH) in St. Louis and her ability to become a donor. Scott entered ECH’s residential treatment program at age 9. Her stay at ECH was expected to be six months, but she ended up spending three years in…
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The Missouri Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) presented David Campbell, M.D., FAAFP, and president and CEO of IFM Community Medicine in St. Louis, with the 2024 Distinguished Service Award during the Academy’s 76th Annual Meeting Nov. 8, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. A committee of family physicians selected Campbell from nominations made by patients, community…
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Deaconess Nurse Ministry: One Nurse's Story at Main Street Church in St. Charles, Mo. - CHHSM
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“Our congregants do not always face the same challenges as others in the metro area,” says Nurse Darla Speck, an R.N. with Deaconess Nurse Ministry in St. Louis. “They have income and housing st...