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2019 Annual Report

Annual Report 2019 Forming Leaders Advocating for Justice Embodying Love Social Accountability Financials President and Board Chair Welcome Dear Friends, We are pleased to present the 2019 Annual Report, Making a Difference Together. We held a great Annual Gathering in Chicago in March focused on the theme Toward Tomorrow-Together We Learn, Together We Flourish. We…

Healthcare for All

CHHSM Advocacy Center Vol. 1: Healthcare for All Advocacy Menu Advocacy Introduction Vol. 1: Healthcare for All Vol. 2: Affordable Housing and Homelessness Vol. 3: Reproductive Health Care Vol. 4: Children, Youth, and Family Services Vol. 5: Services to Older Adults Vol. 6: Food Insecurity Our Faith, Our Vote Download as PDF Summary Sheet M.R.’s…

From Resolution to Resolve

Michael J. Readinger

The lack of affordable housing (2013), gun violence as a health issue (2017), the opioid crisis (2019). All of these are critical issues that the CHHSM Board, membership and staff have addressed via the UCC General Synod resolution process. Well, it is time to put the pedal to the metal, to walk the talk, and…

2018 Annual Report

2017 CHHSM Annual Report Ministry in Action 2018 Annual Report Together in Ministry » Forming Leaders Driving Change Embodying Love Social Accountability Financials 2018 Annual Report Together in Ministry » Forming Leaders Driving Change Embodying Love Social Accountability Financials 2018 Annual Report Together in Ministry » Forming Leaders Driving Change Embodying Love Social Accountability Financials…

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

Near the end of Synod, CHHSM member ministries pose in the selfie booth.

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…

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

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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…

CHHSM Ready to Shine its Light on Delegates to General Synod 32

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During most biennial General Synods of the United Church of Christ, the Council for Health and Human Service Ministries spends its time lifting up member ministries and distributing information about the great programs and people of CHHSM. But as the Presenting Sponsor of this year’s event — taking place at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee,…

CMS Faith and Community Partnerships Update

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Here is a new update from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services: CMS Launches New Podcast On February 19, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) ) launched “CMS: Beyond the Policy,” a new podcast highlighting updates and changes to policies and programs in an easily accessible and conversational format. The podcast was…

Celebrate CHHSM on the UCC’s Health and Human Service Sunday, Jan. 27

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In 1858, UCC forebear the Rev. Louis Edward Nollau appealed to his congregation — today St. Peter’s UCC in Ferguson, Mo. — for money to build a home to support young children orphaned by a cholera epidemic. Today, as Every Child’s Hope, that home still serves the changing needs of children. The call to serve…

UCC’s Hoyleton Family and Youth Services Workshops Help Youth Make Wise Life Choices and Avoid Substance Abuse

Youth participating in Hoyleton's Substance Abuse Prevention Program participate in a number of activities, including #DearFutureMe, designed for middle schoolers.

This past September, 6th-grade students in various Southern Illinois schools discovered a different sort of curriculum on their class schedules, thanks to UCC-related Hoyleton Youth and Family Services: a life skills curriculum geared toward substance abuse prevention. The in-school partnership between Fairview Heights-based CHHSM ministry and the schools allows Hoyleton’s substance abuse Prevention Specialists to…

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