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Students, Residents of Abernethy Laurels Find Common Ground as Penpals

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | May 17, 2017

Mrs. Tasha Burgin’s second grade class at Maiden Elementary School has uncovered a sea of new friends at Abernethy Laurels, a senior living community, and the entire school is excited.  Shaylyn Ladd, Director of Community Engagement, and Mrs. Burgin have partnered to offer Generation Connection, a pen pal program where these second graders and residents…

The Evolving PACE Marketplace

By Rev. J. Bennett Guess | May 15, 2017

This article is reprinted from the May 8, 2017, issue of Senior Living Z-News by Ziegler Investment Banking, a CHHSM partner. The Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (“PACE”) began with On Lok Senior Health Services in 1938 and was then subsequently authorized by Congress as a permanent Medicare provider and Medicaid state option in…

Nurses from Advocate Good Samaritan Serve Veterans through Honor Flight Chicago

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | May 11, 2017

Honoring United States veterans was all in a day’s work for two nurses at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove, Ill., who recently served as medical guardians on a trip with Honor Flight Chicago. Hayley Emer and Leah Roman, both registered nurses in the hospital’s critical care unit, volunteered to provide medical assistance to…

Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Named a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | May 4, 2017

CHICAGO — Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center has been designated a “Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality” by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation (HRC), the educational arm of the nation’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) civil rights organization. The designation was reported in the 10th edition of the Healthcare Equality Index (HEI), which…

It’s a Millennial Attraction At Uspiritus

By Barb Powell | May 3, 2017

“How do we get socially conscious young professionals interested in our work?” It’s one of the most common refrains in churches and nonprofits, who seek to form long-lasting partnerships with Millennials as they fulfill their outreach ministries. In response, United Church of Christ-related Uspiritus, based in Louisville, Ky., recently launched an Ambassador Council, and it’s…

Orion Family Services Focuses on Parents as ‘Change Agents’

By Barb Powell | May 1, 2017

An innovative approach to healing the minds and spirits of children and families is bringing success for United Church of Christ-related Orion Family Services, based in Madison Wis.  Its Parent Skill Builder program, begun in 2007, is a therapeutic parenting program provided in the home that helps parents strengthen and improve their parenting, which helps…

Elon Homes and Schools for Children Provides Place for Old Foster Youth to Grow in Hope

By Barb Powell | April 25, 2017

Is a typical 18 year old ready to live independently without support of any kind? The answer, of course, is no. And fragile young people who’ve grown up or lived large portions of their lives in foster care are particularly vulnerable. United Church of Christ-related Elon Homes and Schools for Children in Charlotte, N.C., is…

Horse Riders Find Healing, Wholeness at UCC-Related Peppermint Ridge

By Barb Powell | April 25, 2017

“Smokey!” Raymond’s voice rang out across the No Drama Ranch in Norco, Calif. For most passersby on that clear Saturday morning, the moment might not have seemed like much. But for Raymond and the staff of the United Church of Christ’s Peppermint Ridge arriving for his therapeutic riding session, it was a profound and proud…

Congregation, CHHSM Ministry Partnership Creates Promising Futures for Children — Whatever It Takes

By Barb Powell | April 25, 2017

Church of the Redeemer United Church of Christ in Westlake, Ohio, takes seriously its longstanding mission partnership with UCC-related Crossroad Child and Family Services, based in Fort Wayne, Ind. The connection is more than 60 years old, thanks to the members of the small, Greater Cleveland-area church and their willingness to serve those in need.…

CHHSM Launches New Website

By CHHSM Staff | April 18, 2017

Responding to member requests for a more user-intuitive website, the Council for Health and Human Service Ministries has listened and responded: a new CHHSM website launched over the Easter weekend, replacing a dated version that had not seen a substantial facelift in nearly six years. “We listened to what our members wanted and responded,” said Michael J. Readinger,…

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