Council for Health and Human Service Ministries

Presenting Sponsorship of Synod Offers Unique Avenue for Furthering CHHSM Members’ Mission and Ministry

By Barb Powell | July 6, 2019

Part family reunion, part education and information session, part network building … and a lot of fun and hard work. These sentiments express the overall reaction of CHHSM members participating in CHHSM’s first-ever presenting sponsorship of the UCC’s General Synod, held June 21-25 in Milwaukee, Wis. As presenting sponsor, CHHSM’s Synod presence helped introduce the…

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EHM Senior Solutions Names Hosinski President and CEO

By CHHSM Staff | July 3, 2019

UCC-related EHM Senior Solutions in Saline, Mich., announced July 2 that Thomas A. Hosinski has been named president and CEO. He succeeds Denise Rabidoux, who retired in June. Hosinski had served as interim executive director in the months leading up to his appointment. “After a nationwide search, it is with great confidence and excitement that…

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CHHSM Store and CPS Adds Vendors to Increase Savings for Members

By CHHSM Staff | July 3, 2019

Among the many services offered by CHHSM to its members is the CHHSM Store, which provides innovative, responsive business services that offer competitive pricing as well as sustainable vendor relationships developed in the spirit of our common UCC values. CHHSM Store is a group purchasing organization (GPO) that helps CHHSM members control the costs of…

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New Staff Position, Task Force to Guide CHHSM’s Increased Advocacy Work

By Barb Powell | July 2, 2019

As part of the UCC Council for Health and Human Service Ministries’ increased emphasis on advocating for those it serves, CHHSM today announced it will be hiring an Associate for Advocacy and Leadership Development. The position, to be filled later this year, will guide the advocacy efforts of CHHSM and its members, as well as…

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United Church Homes Adds Dayton, Ohio, Independent Senior Living Community

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | July 1, 2019

United Church Homes, an Ohio-based provider of senior living and healthcare services, has acquired an independent senior living community in Miami Township formerly managed by Brookdale Senior Living. The three-story apartment complex located at 7847 Lois Circle, Dayton (in Miami Township), is Trinity Community at Miami Township and joins three other United Church Homes communities…

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Readinger’s Poignant Reminder of UCC History Brings Successful Conclusion to CHHSM’s Synod Role

By Barb Powell | June 25, 2019

The UCC’s Council for Health and Human Service Ministries concluded a successful General Synod today (June 25) by honoring two special anniversaries: the UCC itself, and the ordination of the Rev. William R. Johnson, the first openly gay man ordained by a mainline Protestant church in the modern era. Johnson was ordained into Christian ministry…

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CHHSM Resolution On Recognizing Opioid Addiction as a Health Epidemic Overwhelmingly Approved by UCC’s General Synod

By Barb Powell | June 22, 2019

Delegates to the United Church of the Christ’s Thirty-Second General Synod, meeting in Milwaukee, Wis., today (June 22) approved a resolution recognizing opioid addiction as a health epidemic, ensuring access to treatment and pharmaceutical corporate responsibility. The Resolution of Witness passed with 97 percent — 629 votes — in favor, 11 opposed, and 8 abstaining.…

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CHHSM, UCC-related Retirement Housing Foundation Mourn Death of Former RHF Stalwart Linda Listoe

By Barb Powell | June 20, 2019

Linda Listoe, the third person employed by UCC-related Retirement Housing Foundation, died June 12, 2019, at the age of 78. Listoe, who began work at RHF June 1, 1969, spent 37 years assisting RHF in various capacities. She retired July 14, 2006. ”As the third RHF team member in our 58-year history, Linda was critical…

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From LeadingAge: Urge Congress to Expand Section 202 Funding

By Guest Contributor | June 18, 2019

CHHSM received this alert from LeadingAge, the trusted advocacy voice for aging, encouraging people to urge Congressional leaders to expand funding for Section 202 funding. The Issue: Congress has begun its work on the fiscal year 2020 HUD funding bill. With long waiting lists for housing assistance and only 1 of every 3 eligible older…

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Be A Voice

By Michael Readinger | June 15, 2019

With each new class of the Nollau Leadership Institute, we focus on empowering members of the class to “Be A Voice” — for their vocation and call, for their ministry setting, for their family, for their friends, and for those they serve. They gain the skills and confidence necessary to do this by writing and…

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