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Director of Strategy and Implementation — Children Youth and Family: Lutheran Services in America
About Us/Lutheran Services in America: With over $22 billion in annual revenue, over 250,000 employees and over 300 member organizations nationwide, Lutheran Services in America is one of the largest and most broad-based nonprofit networks of health and social services providers in the United States. Collectively we make a difference in the lives of one…
Read MoreDirector of Corporate Records & Corporate Secretary: Retirement Housing Foundation
“The mission of RHF (Retirement Housing Foundation), a national non-profit organization, is to provide various housing options and services for older adults, low income families and persons with dicsabilities, in an environment which enhances their quality of life – physically, mentally, and spiritually. RHF is committed to serving its residents and their local communities.” Retirement…
Read MoreAdvocate Aurora Health Joins 38 Health Systems in Declaring Racism a Public Health Crisis
The declaration, published by the national Healthcare Anchor Network, follows a similar public statement in June by Chicago-area health care organizations. Advocate Aurora Health is proud to publicly reiterate our commitment to dismantling structural racism and reversing its negative effects on the health and well being of our communities. As a member of the Healthcare…
Read MoreA Pandemic Journal: How Back Bay Mission was Able to Reopen Safely and Quickly
This article appeared in a recent issue of Changing Tides, Back Bay Mission’s quarterly magazine. After “Shelter in Place” was declared in Mississippi, the Micah Day Center closed for eight days while staff clarified its status as an essential service. The modifications described in the story were made after the Center reopened — usually on…
Read MoreDeaconess COVID-19 Funding Supports More than 100 Black-Led Groups
From March through August of this year, UCC-related Deaconess Foundation invested more than $2.2 million to support emergency response and recovery efforts in the St. Louis region. Since the launch of its COVID-19 Equitable Relief and Recovery Fund, Deaconess has provided grants to more than 100 Black-led social service and social change organizations providing direct…
Read MoreRetirement Housing Foundation Aquires Affordable Housing Community for Families in Massachusetts
Retirement Housing Foundation (RHF) has acquired its 198th community with the acquisition of Hillcrest Acres Apartments in Attleboro, Mass. “I am pleased to welcome Hillcrest Acres to the RHF family of 198 communities,” said the Rev. Laverne Joseph, president and CEO of RHF. “There is a large and growing need for affordable housing and we…
Read MoreEmbrace Living Communities Weather Pandemic Together
In January 2020, Erica Scott was doing the job that she loves as the community manager for Embrace Living‘s GreenCastle of Mulford community in Rockford, Ill. Scott ensures the operations at GreenCastle run smoothly and that residents are taken care of. She is often the first to learn about news impacting the community. She was…
Read MoreCape Albeon Breaks Ground on New Secure Memory Care Apartments
Cape Albeon, a nonprofit, faith-based lakeside retirement and assisted living community located in southwest St. Louis county, held a groundbreaking project kickoff for their new Secure Memory Care apartments homes on Tuesday, Aug. 25. “We are so thrilled to add ‘The Cove’ to our wide variety of care options,” said Carol DiSanza, Executive Director at…
Read More14 Advocate Aurora Locations Named ‘Best Hospitals’ by U.S. News & World Report
Advocate Aurora Health announced in July that 13 of the health system’s adult hospitals were named to the U.S. News & World Report ‘Best Hospitals’ list in addition to Advocate Children’s Hospital, which was recognized this summer as a top pediatric hospital. “Even in the face of one of the most difficult years we have experienced as a health care organization, our physicians, nurses and team members have once again…
Read MoreUnited Church Homes’ Trinity Community Helps Neighbors and Deployed Troops Mask Up
When federal and state officials encouraged and later mandated the use of cloth face masks to slow the spread of COVID-19, residents and staff at Trinity Community at Miami Township — a United Church Homes community in Dayton, Ohio — got to work. Within a few days, the independent living community’s marketing director, Molly Blumer,…
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