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United Church Homes has joined Ohio Business Competes and the Ohio Faith Coalition for Nondiscrimination, a coalition of employers and religious organizations statewide that want to end discrimination against the LGBT community and support nondiscrimination legislation. UCH is one of more than 60 companies to make a commitment to the Ohio Business Competes campaign and…
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The Council for Health and Human Service Ministries is pleased to welcome Barb Powell as a contracted communication consultant and as a new member of the CHHSM Consultants Network. Powell, former associate director of the United Church of Christ’s Publishing, Identity and Communication Ministry in Cleveland, has nearly three decades of experience as a writer,…
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Aging brings change, but not all of it is rosy. A crisis for the ever-increasing, diverse population of senior citizens exists in the United States: a shortage of affordable housing. According to a 2014 report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University, 10,000 people turn 65 each day. By 2035, low-income seniors may…
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“Music is therapy. Music moves people. It connects people in ways that no other medium can. It pulls heart strings. It acts as medicine.” — Award-winning musician Macklemore The medicinal benefits of music are quickly becoming evident throughout United Church of Christ-related Hoffman Homes for Youth in Littlestown, Pa. Already possessing a strong creative arts therapy…
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Retirement Housing Foundation held a groundbreaking ceremony on February 28 for Crenshaw Gardens, an RHF tax credit, affordable housing community for families, and Crenshaw Villas, an RHF tax credit, affordable housing community for older adults, in the West Adams-Baldwin Hills-Leimert area of Los Angeles. Los Angeles Deputy Mayor Brenda Shockley and a representative from the…
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Residents with mid- to late-stage dementia at United Church of Christ-related Phoebe Ministries in Pennsylvania feel the spirit move in unexpected and wonderful ways, thanks to the Spirit Alive pastoral care program run by Phoebe’s Center for Excellence in Dementia Care.
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CHHSM warmly welcomed two new members during its 79th annual meeting in March: Joint Neighborhood Ministry in St. Louis, Missouri, and The Franklinton Center at Bricks in Whitakers, North Carolina. Joint Neighborhood Ministry is a small nonprofit that helps meet the food, financial and health needs of thousands of people in the community who struggle…
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Some classes, like Arizona history, strike close to home. Others, like astronomy, stretch to the far reaches of space. For the curious-minded at Beatitudes Campus, a CHHSM member ministry in Phoenix, there are no limits to learning. The Beatitudes Center for Lifelong Learners offers courses in the arts, sciences and history for residents of the…
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A new partnership is emerging between the United Church of Christ’s 400 health and human service organizations and UCC Disaster Ministries, in hopes of broadening the UCC’s preparedness, response and long-term recovery whenever and wherever disasters happen. In a March 3 appeal letter, UCC Disaster Ministries began asking CHHSM ministries to identify individuals within their…
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The following letter is an invitation to CHHSM member ministries to consider becoming involved with UCC Disaster Ministries: March 3, 2017 Dear CHHSM Member Agencies, The Council for Health and Human Services Ministries (CHHSM), the UCC Council of Conference Ministers and UCC Wider Church Ministries would like to invite you to become a part of…
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Abernethy Laurels Nurse's Aide Receives State Award - CHHSM
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Ella JoAn Wells, a certified nursing assistant at Abernethy Laurels retirement community, based in Newton, N.C. — part of the EveryAge family of communities — was named District II Nurse Aide of t...