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From LeadingAge: Deadline 5 p.m. Today to Submit Provider Information for Possible HHS Funding
Background 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 MoreDirector of EAGLE Accreditation: United Methodist Association of Health and Welfare Ministries (UMA)
Director of EAGLE Accreditation for the United Methodist Association of Health and Welfare Ministries (UMA) SUMMARY OF RESPONSIBILITIES Under the direction and supervision of the President and Chief Executive Officer of the United Methodist Association (UMA), and in collaboration with the EAGLE Commission and the UMA Board of Directors, the Director of EAGLE is responsible…
Read MoreUnited Church Funds Names Matthew Illian as Director of Responsible Investing
United 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…
Read MoreMeaningful Connections Contribute to Improved Health and Longer Lives
By Alissa Paolella, communications coordinator for United Church Homes* In the past 50 years, research into loneliness and social isolation has skyrocketed. Breakthroughs in genetics and immunology allow researchers to measure, with great precision, the impact of loneliness on long-term physical and psychological health. It’s become a known, universal problem, one the U.S. Department of…
Read MoreLeadingAge: Contact Congress Today for Aging Services Relief
From LeadingAge: Congress is considering the next major coronavirus relief package. NOW is the time to make your voice heard as the House of Representatives has started introducing key provisions. We are pleased with key provisions in the new Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act, or the HEROES Act, but want to ensure…
Read MoreMcCloskey, Phillips to Bid Farewell to United Church Funds
It is with heavy hearts that United Church Funds prepares to bid farewell to two long-time and well-loved executives who are leaving us to pursue professional opportunities elsewhere. Katie McCloskey, Director, Social Responsibility, joined the UCF team in 2012 after working in not-for-profit and humanitarian fields, including six years at the Pension Boards-UCC. During her…
Read MoreUnited Church Funds-Led Shareholder Resolutions Receive Support at Two Pharmaceutical Companies’ Annual Meetings
United Church Funds recently coordinated shareholder resolutions at two pharmaceutical companies so that their boards can better serve the corporations and their clients. A shareholder resolution with Gilead Sciences, Inc. that received 43.4 percent support at Gilead’s annual general meeting on May 6, 2020, requested the company to separate the position of the Chair of…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Pandemic: This is a Marathon We’re Running
By Leslie Yerkes, president, Catalyst Consulting Group, Inc. This is a marathon — have you done the training? Smarter people than me have said that “by failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail” (Benjamin Franklin). Unfortunately, when the crisis arises, the time to plan is minimal. If you didn’t do it when you could…
Read MorePresident and CEO: Retirement Housing Foundation
President and CEO: Retirement Housing Foundation Retirement Housing Foundation is a national non-profit organization that provides housing and services to more than 22,500 older adults, low-income families, and persons with disabilities. With 197 communities in 29 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and a national staff of 2,900, Retirement Housing Foundation…
Read MoreUnited Church Funds Among Investors Calling on Pharma Companies to Work Collaboratively to Fight COVID-19
United Church Funds, and other investor members of the Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility have sent letters to the CEOs of 14 pharmaceutical companies calling for a collaborative approach in the development of health technologies, including diagnostics, treatments and a vaccine in the global fight against COVID-19. The letter was sent to AbbVie (ABBV), Amgen…
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