by BettyBeth Johns, community development manager, United Church Outreach Ministry in Wyoming, Mich. Alexandra’s UCOM journey began with a small letter-sized poster hanging in the food pantry: If you want to learn to take charge of your financial future, sign up for FREE financial literacy classes here at UCOM. Something sparked in her. She signed […]
UCC-related Emmaus Homes in St. Charles, Mo., has announced that Azeez Bada, a direct support professional, is a recipient of the 2019 Direct Support Professional Award given by the Coalition of Service Providers of St. Charles County. The St. Charles County Coalition of Service Providers is a network of agencies that serve people with disabilities. […]
The Ohio Area Agencies on Aging has recognized four organizations for a unique partnership that brought the first statewide lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender aging conference to Ohio. United Church Homes’ Ruth Frost Parker Center for Abundant Aging, Area Agency on Aging, PSA 2, based in Dayton, Rainbow Elder Care of Greater Dayton, Public Health […]
UCC-related Advocate Aurora Health, one of the 10 largest not-for-profit integrated health systems in the country, and MATTER, the premier healthcare incubator and innovation hub, named digital health startup LifePod the winner of the 2019 Health Tech Venture Challenge. Following a live pitch event on Nov. 5, LifePod was awarded a $10,000 cash prize, a […]
Archway Housing & Services, Inc., (“AHS”): AHS is a Faith-Based, Non-Profit 501(c)(3) housing development and property management organization. Its Mission is “to change lives by providing housing and related supportive services that engender a safe environment and teach community skills for families and persons with very low to moderate incomes.” AHS currently serves residents in […]
The Ruth Frost Parker Center for Abundant Aging with United Church Homes will host its third annual Wisdom Conversations retreat, Aging: Realities and Renewal, Jan. 5 and 6, 2020, at Parkvue Community in Sandusky, Ohio. The retreat will feature an evening of relaxation and conversation followed by a day of learning for clergy and those […]
On Saturday, Nov. 9, United Church Homes and Services unveiled a new street sign and dedicated it in memory of the Rev. Van D. Grimes, his wife, Edith Grimes, and his family. Grimes served on the staff of United Church Homes and Services in 1983, and as chaplain at Abernethy Laurels (then, Abernethy Center) and […]
Joseph T. Birli, Ed.D., LPC, NCC, has been named chief executive officer of UCC-related Bethany Children’s Home in Womelsdorf, Pa., following the retirement of Kevin Snyder, who served as Bethany’s CEO for six years. Birli previously served as president and CEO of the Children’s Home of York, Pa. Prior to his time in York, Birli […]
Newsweek recently released a new, national ranking of nursing homes in North Carolina. Abernethy Laurels, a Newton, N.C., continuing care community, ranked at the top of their list. Newsweek, an international news source founded in 1933, partnered with a global data research firm, Statista Inc., to establish a ranking of nursing homes. According to Newsweek, […]
UCC-related Phoebe Institute on Aging (PIA) presents “West Greets East: Alternative Approaches to Aging” on Thursday, October 17, 2019, from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. at DeSales University, University Center, 2755 Station Ave, Center Valley, PA 18034. This day-long conference offered to aging services professionals and family caregivers asks — as our aging population increases […]
