Retirement Housing Foundation

2026 Nollau Institute Class Members Connect in Journey to Serving Leadership at First Retreat of the Year

By Barb Powell | June 16, 2025

Eager participants in this year’s Nollau Leadership Institute class arrived at Bellwether Farm in Wakeman, Ohio, in May for the first retreat of the year. Held May 19-23, 2025, the retreat gathered people from across the UCC, from CHHSM organizations and chaplaincies to the UCC’s national setting, regional conferences, and seminaries. By week’s end, the…

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Retirement Housing Foundation Celebrates Rededication of Two Older Adult Communities

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | June 16, 2025

Retirement Housing Foundation (RHF), based in Long Beach, Calif., recently gathered community leaders, development partners, and residents together to celebrate the rededication of two RHF senior housing communities — Marple Manor and Ralston Tower, both in Modesto, Calif. The two communities just finished renovations amounting to $37 million, reflecting RHF’s commitment to keeping these communities…

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Connect, Collaborate, Learn: Sponsoring Friends and Partners Express Importance of CHHSM Annual Gathering

By Barb Powell | February 13, 2025

The theme of this year’s Annual Gathering — March 11-13, 2025, at the Hyatt Regency Boston/Cambridge, Mass. — is “Into the Deep: Casting Nets of Justice.” The event will explore ways in which CHHSM members and their community partners can use bold action to encourage collaboration and dedication in creating a more just and compassionate…

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RHF Celebrates Groundbreaking of Central Metro Place Mixed-Income Older Adult Community

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | February 13, 2025

On July 19, 2024, more than 70 community members, city officials, and project stakeholders gathered to break ground for Retirement Housing Foundation’s (RHF) Central Metro Place, a new mixed-income community designed to serve older adults ages 62 and older in Baldwin Park, Calif. Stuart Hartman, president and CEO, and Don Hart, chair of RHF national…

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CHHSM Members Highlight Annual Ziegler LeadingAge LZ 200

By Barb Powell | December 12, 2024

The 21st Annual LZ200, the annual report of the largest, most complex nonprofit older adult living organizations, recently was released, and this year’s listings includes 17 CHHSM members. The report is produced by LeadingAge — the United States’ largest association of not-for-profit aging service providers — and Ziegler — the leading U.S. underwriter of financing for nonprofit older adult…

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Richard and Johann Ellerbrake Continue Advocacy for CHHSM through Financial Gift

By Barb Powell | July 10, 2024

The Rev. Richard Ellerbrake, long-time health and human services activist and advocate, and his wife, Johann, whose career has included serving as a physical therapist and in youth ministries, have provided a $3,000 Schwab Charitable grant to the UCC Council for Health and Human Service Ministries (CHHSM). Dick Ellerbrake, president emeritus of Deaconess Health System…

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Retirement Housing Foundation Breaks Ground on New Affordable Senior Housing Community in Chula Vista, Calif.

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | June 11, 2024

Retirement Housing Foundation (RHF), based in Long Beach, Calif., held a groundbreaking celebration May 10 for Congregational Place, a 56-unit, affordable senior housing community in Chula Vista, Calif. Guest speakers included Chula Vista Mayor John McCann and representatives from the California State Assembly and Chula Vista City Council. The new affordable community construction project is…

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Annual Gathering: Faith Keeps Us Striving for Innovation and Collaboration

By Barb Powell | March 19, 2024

The Council for Health and Human Service Ministries’ (CHHSM) 86th Annual Gathering, held March 12-14, 2024, in St. Louis, explored its theme of Innovation and Collaboration through meaningful worship, inspiring workshops and keynotes, and joyful conversations. This year’s Gathering was based on an Ecclesiastes Bible passage, and its meaning was a thread running throughout the…

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CHHSM Members and Friends Ensure Success, Innovation, and Collaboration at Annual Gathering

By Barb Powell | January 11, 2024

Innovation as the Gateway to Collaboration is the theme of this year’s Annual Gathering, to be held March 12-14 at the Live! by Loews Hotel in St. Louis. Indeed, the Annual Gathering itself is a product of collaboration, thanks to the partners and members who serve as sponsors of the many keynotes, plenaries, meals, workshops,…

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RHF Celebrates Renovations of its Pecan Place Affordable Housing Community

By CHHSM-Member Ministry Contribution | January 11, 2024

A rededication of Pecan Place, a Retirement Housing Foundation (RHF) affordable housing community for older adults in Bonham, Texas, was held Nov. 8, 2023, to celebrate the completion of its $1.6 million renovation project. Speakers for the event included Bonham Mayor H.L. Compton and a representative from the office of U.S. Rep. Pat Fallon (R-Texas).…

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