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United Church Homes Earns Platinum Certification in LGBT Cultural Competency Training

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | January 5, 2018

United Church Homes, a national senior living provider based in Marion, Ohio, and four of its regional communities have individually earned Platinum certification in SAGECare, cultural competency training for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community. The certification, which will be valid for the remainder of 2017 and the 2018 calendar year, comes from…

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Listening to Teens: Conversations Lead to Renewed Partnerships Between United Church of Christ-related Organizations in Chicago

By Barb Powell | January 5, 2018

When a group of executives from United Church of Christ-related Advocate Healthcare recently sat down with youth from the UCC’s UCAN in Chicago, the outcome was beyond the average “let us give you advice” results. “Our purpose was to help our senior leaders experience UCAN firsthand through a visit to its new facility, and to…

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UCC’s Hoffman Homes Names Melissa Leathery Next CEO and President

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | January 5, 2018

Hoffman Homes for Youth has announced the appointment of Melissa Leathery as its new CEO and President. She will assume responsibilities on July 1, 2018, and succeed current CEO and President Mitch Snider who has announced his retirement effective June 30, 2018. Leathery was previously chief operating officer, a position she has held since August…

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The UCC’s Renewed Elon Homes Gives Foster Youth a Safe Space to Grow

By Barb Powell | January 4, 2018

A 65-cent donation has come a long way. That’s how much a young girl put in the offering plate at a church meeting in 1892, saying she’d like it to grow into an orphanage for children. Her dream was realized 15 years later and, today, the United Church of Christ’s Elon Homes of North Carolina…

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‘Wrappers’ Send Christmas Joy with Love

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | January 3, 2018

It took a lot of paper and miles of tape, but some 900 gifts were added to Santa’s sleigh this year, thanks to the United Church of Christ’s Retirement Housing Foundation. Resident volunteers at at RHF’s Bixby Knolls Towers, a multi-level retirement community in Long Beach, Calif., and Klein Manor in Los Alamitos, Calif., along…

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United Church of Christ’s Cherry Arbors Residents Surprise Meals-on-Wheels Driver with Award

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | January 3, 2018

Every weekday, Ed Early makes his way to Cherry Arbors, a United Church Homes affordable housing community nestled in Ohio’s heartland, to deliver meals to the 40 residents. But that’s not all Early does for the tenants of Cherry Arbors, so they decided to surprise him with the Community Member of the Year Award for…

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United Church of Christ’s Lake Prince Woods contributes over 10,000 volunteer hours in 2017

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | January 2, 2018

United Church of Christ-affiliated Lake Prince Woods Senior Community in Suffolk, Va., takes time to give back to their community through volunteering. Over 10,000 volunteer hours were served by Lake Prince Woods volunteers in 2017. Fifty-eight residents at Lake Prince Woods volunteer within as well as outside of the community. The community volunteers take on…

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Unexpected Gift Connects Two United Church of Christ Health and Human Service Ministries Through Love of Neighbor, Love of Children

By Barb Powell | December 20, 2017

Sometimes the best Christmas present arrives in the form of a small gift from the heart. For two United Church of Christ-related partners, such gifts also exemplify God’s call to love one another, and neighbor as self. When Donna Smith-Pupillo, executive director of Deaconess Nursing Ministry in St. Louis, visited a developmentally-disabled woman in November…

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United Church Funds Releases Webinar Video on Fund Performance, Global Markets, and Social Responsibility

By CHHSM Staff | December 12, 2017

United Church Funds (UCF) announced today (Dec. 11) that its 3rd quarter 2017 Performance Webinar is now available for viewing. In this webinar, Michael de Guzman, UCF portfolio manager, discusses fund performance, global markets, investment strategy and positioning, while Katie McCloskey, UCF director of social responsibility, discusses changes to exclusionary screening that UCF will implement in January 2018. For more…

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Advent Season Candlelighting Service a Highlight of Cape Albeon Christmas

By Barb Powell | December 11, 2017

It’s all about blessings and the Christmas story at United Church of Christ-affiliated Cape Albeon Senior Community in Valley Park, Mo. Each year, Chaplain Le Remington holds a service in the dining hall that features a narrator to assist with the storytelling and a tenor soloist to provide music. “The service begins with scripture readings…

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CHHSM welcomes Cynthia McKenzie, its new associate for business operations. Cynthia began work with CHHSM in November 2025. Cynthia has more than 20 years of experience in community development work, most recently as assistant director of a community development corporation in Cleveland. Prior to that, she spent 14 years supporting community-based initiatives in the St. Clair-Superior neighborhood of Cleveland. She attended Notre Dame College in South Euclid, Ohio, and Portland (Ore.) Community College.Currently, Cynthia serves on the board of the Northern Ohio Recovery Association, where she has been a member for seven years. She also has been on the boards of Greater Cleveland Community Shares and the Northern Ohio Direct Marketing Association. Originally from Portland, Cynthia relocated to Cleveland nearly 39 years ago, and remains deeply committed to the city and her local community. ... See MoreSee Less
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