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UCC’s United Church Homes Asks Obama Administration for Greater Leadership on Issues Facing LGBT Elders

By CHHSM Staff | August 25, 2016

United Church Homes, a large United Church of Christ provider of older adult housing, has joined other leading senior service providers and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender organizations in a letter to the Obama Administration asking that greater attention be placed on the unique needs of LGBT seniors. “As a population that is too often…

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Hoyleton Ministries Celebrates Couple’s Journey from Foster Care to Adoption

By CHHSM Staff | August 14, 2016

After 18-month-old Lamarrion was hospitalized due to physical abuse, he and his older brother Damond, 3, were given protection by the Division of Child and Family Services in Illinois, where the case was assigned to United Church of Christ-related Hoyleton Ministries. The case worker knew how important it would be to keep the brothers together and…

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UCAN Works On All Fronts to Curb Gun Violence

By CHHSM Staff | August 14, 2016

To address the multi-faceted issue of youth gun violence, United Church of Christ-related UCAN knows it has to take more than one approach to the problem. UCAN, a Chicago organization that serves more than 10,000 at-risk youth, starts in the schools. Through its Hands Without Guns program, mentors help high school students explore alternatives to violence.…

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Uspiritus Helps Youth Explore Arts and Sciences

By CHHSM Staff | August 14, 2016

Soaking in new experiences does wonders to boost a child’s curiosity and courage. For the children and teens of Uspiritus, a Louisville, Kentucky-based CHHSM member organization that serves and houses abused and neglected youth, that exhilaration was widespread this summer thanks to UpstartU, a dynamic new arts and sciences camp. “These kids have been through…

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Report: United Church of Christ Ranks High Among Faith-Based Providers of Nation’s Senior Housing

By CHHSM Staff | August 12, 2016

The United Church of Christ, despite being a relatively small Christian denomination, ranks sixth out of 18 U.S. faith traditions for the number of residences provided to older adults by church-related health and human service institutions, according to an analysis released this month by Ziegler, a major Chicago investment firm that specializes in health care.…

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Evangelical Homes of Michigan Rebrands as EHM Senior Solutions

By CHHSM Staff | August 9, 2016

EHM Senior Solutions (EHM), formerly Evangelical Homes of Michigan, a nonprofit United Church of Christ-related health and human service organization that has been providing health care, housing and community services to seniors and their families in southeast Michigan for 137 years, is pleased to announce its new corporate identity, along with a slate of company announcements…

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United Church Homes Celebrates 100 Years, Emphasizes Advocacy Need

By CHHSM Staff | August 5, 2016

United Church Homes, a leading national senior living provider based in Marion, Ohio, recently celebrated 100 years of growth and progress with a two-day observance in Columbus. More than 250 guests, including donors, residents, clergy, board of director members, and others participated in the historic celebration. An organization that began in 1916 with five residents…

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Bethany Children’s Home Receives Largest Gift in Recent History

By CHHSM Staff | July 27, 2016

Bethany Children’s Home in Womelsdorf, Pennsylvania, has received its largest philanthropic gift in recent history from the estate of George M. and Dorothy D. (Dautrich) Seaman, who created a life legacy at Bethany with a $2 million gift to support capital improvements that will ensure that Bethany continues to provide a safe, nurturing, caring environment…

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Better Together: CHHSM Ministries Partner to Strengthen Services, Sustain Quality

By CHHSM Staff | July 14, 2016

When Cleveland’s Deaconess Foundation was looking for a strong partner to take over management of its affordable senior housing communities, the foundation’s leadership wanted to make sure the communities would be well cared for and would remain part of the United Church of Christ. Deaconess, formed from the 1994 sale of Deaconess Hospital, has a…

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Seeking Answers: It’s Time to Allow Federal Government to Research Gun Violence Epidemic

By CHHSM Staff | July 14, 2016

“Why are so many people dying from senseless gun violence?” It’s a reasonable question being asked by many right now, given that more than 10,000 people in the U.S. have been killed by guns since January and another 20,000 will likely die by year’s end. But there’s actually a plausible reason why we don’t have…

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