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By Alicia Azar, EdenHill Intern Dr. Mary Owen, a retired pediatrician and resident of EdenHill Communities in New Braunfels, Texas, recently shared her heartwarming experiences from two mission trips to Kenya. Inspired by a presentation at her church’s Sunday school, she joined her first trip in 2022 and returned in February 2025 with members of…
Cedar Community in West Bend, Wis., is celebrating another remarkable milestone for its marketing team. In August, the team was the recipient of three national Aster Awards for healthcare marketing and advertising for 2025. The marketing team won a Gold award for its quarterly Live More magazine in the category of magazine publication, a Gold award for…
Grant A Dream™, an EveryAge program made possible through generous donations to the EveryAge Foundation from EveryAge residents, employees, and supporters, helps older adults in EveryAge communities revisit their lifelong passions. For Sue Lutz, a resident at Abernethy Laurels in Newton, N.C., that passion has always been cats. Lutz’s room is a tribute to her love for felines—cat-themed décor, cat…
By Dominic Trabosci, copy coordinator, marketing, Phoebe Ministries The Great Allentown, Pa., Fair is a cherished tradition for the city, bringing in hundreds of visitors from across the region every year. Naturally, with Phoebe Allentown just a skip and a hop from the Allentown Fairgrounds, it has also become tradition for residents to join in on…
On Monday, June 23, 2025, staff members and volunteers from Back Bay Mission in Biloxi, Miss., stood alongside community elders, organizers, and neighbors for Wading Through History—a commemoration of the historic Civil Rights Wade-Ins that forever changed the Mississippi Gulf Coast. The event marked not only a historic commemoration, but also an important chapter in the story of…
Horizon House in Seattle recently awarded $42,000 in grants to local nonprofit organizations. During a special ceremony May 7, honorees accept their funds and a “giant check” at the community. Most importantly, they shared with residents the impact of these grants will have on their organizations, and how the residents can get involved in the outreach…
The week of July 11 brought multiple rounds of multiple rounds of intense storms—including lightning, thunder, torrential rain, and dangerous flash flooding—to Central North Carolina, including to EveryAge communities. In the Triangle area of Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill, emergency crews conducted several water rescues as rising waters overwhelmed roads and neighborhoods. Several EveryAge communities were directly…
Unleashing Potential (UP) in St. Louis announced in June that it received 1,801 books from Books for STL Kids. The books help support literacy in Unleashing Potential’s after school and early childhood education (ECE) programs. The contribution helps empower more than 600 children (ages 6 weeks–13 years old) from under-resourced communities in St. Louis City…
By Sarah Malchow, chief administrative officer, Cedar Community Prof. Carl Ziegler (July 19, 1940-April 19, 2021) was a faithful friend to and supporter of Cedar Community in West Bend, Wis., for many years, giving generous gifts of time and talents on various campus development projects, sharing his treasure as a faithful donor, and offering his…
Social service coordinators, including those with Embrace Living Communities based in Oak Brook, Ill., interact with residents daily and are responsible for checking in on how they’re doing and what they might need. Having a course like Mental Health First Aid in their arsenal of resources has the potential to save the lives of residents…
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EHM Senior Solutions, based in Saline, Mich.—formerly known as Evangelical Homes of Michigan—has announced a new partnership with United Church Homes Management (UCHM), a subsidiary of United Chur...