The crack of the bat, the roar of the crowd, the smell of hot dogs and peanuts wafting through the stands. This is baseball, America’s pastime. Many young boys dream of playing professional baseball, but few ever make it. John Meyer lived the dream. Now a resident of Trinity…
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LGBT Seniors Overcome Obstacles
But what about those seniors who are denied access to or face insensitivity from the very people who can help them with that transition? Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community may face a range of discrimination in their quest for health care and housing. There are…
Read MoreUnited Church Homes Is for Everyone
“It was more like ’don’t ask, don’t tell,’ and so I didn’t,” says Nichols. “Many people there knew I was gay, but we just never talked about it. It didn’t feel like discrimination; it just didn’t feel authentic.” When her former employer’s hiring policy was changed to specifically exclude…
Read MoreUnited Church Homes Builds on its Tradition of Radical Hospitality
“I am proud of the level of openness, welcome, and hospitality that already exists for all people in our communities,” said the Rev. Kenneth V. Daniel, president and CEO of United Church Homes. “I’m also very proud to be affiliated with an organization that has taken this kind of public…
Read MoreFairhaven Community Volunteers
Every Monday, Wednesday and Thursday you’ll find Janet McDaniel delivering mail at Fairhaven Community. But it’s not her job—it’s her passion. As a community volunteer for more than 15 years, Janet enjoys helping others. “I love working with the residents,” she says. “They’re always so gracious and appreciative; it’s very…
Read MoreTina’s Giving Heart
Tina was fully aware her financial resources were depleted, and her spirit and hopes were exhausted, when she began working in Dining Services at Fairhaven Community. “I was so thankful to find this job, and to finally be hired because I needed it to survive,” she said. While adjusting to…
Read MoreUnited Church Homes’ CPE program receives accreditation as a Member Center
Often required of individuals in their process of discernment into ministry or for those pastors who wish to pursue further professional development, CPE is an interfaith graduate-level professional training process. CPE provided in the setting of a retirement community gives the students the benefits of working in a clinical setting,…
Read MoreDementia Program Focusing on Comfort Offered at Chapel Hill
A spa day and a glass of Merlot was all it took. A Chapel Hill Community resident in Canal Fulton, Ohio, with dementia who often lashes out and declines to bathe agreed to a day of pampering: a bath, time at the community’s salon, and a glass of red…
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