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United Church Homes Embraces Innovative Technologies Through K4Connect

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | April 2, 2018

Residents of United Church Homes’ Parkvue Community in Sandusky, Ohio, are participating in a pilot program to test an innovative technology that helps residents remain safe and socially engaged and live independently in their homes longer. K4Connect is a technology company creating solutions to serve and empower older adults and people living with disabilities. The…

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Fourth Annual Impact Youth Conference to Draw 600 Youth and Youth Advocates from Across Chicago

By CHHSM Staff | March 31, 2018

More than 600 youth and youth advocates from across Chicago will converge on the Gary Comer Youth Center, 7200 S. Ingleside Ave., May 11 and 12 for the 4th annual Impact Youth Conference. Presented by the Peace Hub, a collaboration of 40 youth-serving organizations including the United Church of Christ’s UCAN, the two-day event will…

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LeadingAge Webinar to Address Resident Life Safety

By Guest Contributor | March 28, 2018

LeadingAge, an association of nonprofit senior services that advocates for quality senior services and car, has announced a new webinar, taking place Tuesday, April 24, from 2-3 p.m. The cost is $99. The webinar will address the increased enforcement of fire and life safety policies that have resulted in many misinterpretations of implementation requirements for…

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Artists in Residence Find Renewed Avenues of Expression at United Church of Christ’s Phoebe Ministries

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | March 24, 2018

Henrietta Edelschein hated her sculpture teacher. “He wanted all the detail — the collar bones, all of it — I didn’t see it that way!” she says. “I wanted to simplify, to feel the flow, the forms.” So she stopped going. When she finished her degree in fine arts at the Stella Elkins Tyler School…

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United Church of Christ’s Council for Health and Human Service Ministries Creates Gun Violence Advocacy Tool Kit

By Barb Powell | March 22, 2018

The UCC’s Council for Health and Human Service Ministries today (March 22) released an advocacy communique on the effects of gun violence. The communique, sent to CHHSM member ministers, includes a Gun Violence Advocacy Toolkit. “This Saturday, March 24, 2018, hundreds of thousands of people across the country are expected to take part in the…

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CHHSM Annual Gathering Presentation Materials and Photos Now Online

By CHHSM Staff | March 16, 2018

The presentation materials and photos from the 2018 Annual Gathering of the United Church of Christ’s Council for Health and Human Service Ministries are now online. The online materials are in response to overwhelming demand from Gathering participants, who requested the materials for their own use within their ministries. Online presentation materials include business meeting…

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United Church Homes’ Conference to Feature ‘Gen Silent’ Film on LGBTQ Older Adults

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | March 12, 2018

Ohio groups advocating for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) older adults are joining efforts for the Columbus premier of “Gen Silent,” a film that explores the unique challenges faced by LGBT seniors as they navigate healthcare and housing needs, at North Congregational UCC. The documentary by award-winning director and filmmaker Stu Maddux will…

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Collaboration, Revisioning Drives Plans for UCC Crossroad Child and Family Services

By CHHSM Staff | March 12, 2018

The United Church of Christ’s Crossroad Child and Family Services in Fort Wayne, Ind., may soon have a new look and feel to it, and increased services for families and children. In addition to the purchase of some of the Crossroad land by Byron Health Center, also in Fort Wayne, the Crossroad campus has submitted…

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Botanical Garden Adds Joy to Residents of United Church of Christ’s Arcadia

By Barb Powell | March 12, 2018

A waterfall and koi pond — complete with taro, a myriad of trees, paths to stroll through and places to sit and reflect. These are just some of the features of the botanical garden that serves residents of the United Church of Christ’s Arcadia in Honolulu. The site originally was home to Walter and Mary…

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Journey to the U.S. Partner Diakonie: Politically Louder, Socially Sustainable

By Guest Contributor | March 9, 2018

This interview was conducted by Sabine Damaschke, part of the German delegation from Diakonie Rheinland Westphalia Lippe (RWL), during the delegation’s attendance at CHHSM’s Annual Gathering in St. Louis. At this year’s annual gathering of our U.S. partner deaconry, the Council for Health and Human Service Ministries (CHHSM), a German delegation from Diakonie Rheinland Westphalia…

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