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	<title>CHHSM Storybank</title>
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		<title>Leadership Changes at Hoffman Homes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[C. Mitchell Snider has been named executive director of Hoffman Homes for Youth in Gettysburg, Pa. He assumed his new responsibilities on July 1.
Snider has been employed at Hoffman Homes since 1978, starting as a live-in youth care worker with his wife, Gail, just 10 days after they were married. Since that time, he has served in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chhsm.net/storybank/2010/09/01/leadership-changes-at-hoffman-hmes/</link>
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		<title>Lifelink, Hoyleton Dissolve Affiliation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lifelink President and CEO Rev. Timothy Rhodes and Hoyleton Youth and Family Services President and CEO Christopher L. Cox announced Aug. 20 the dissolution of the 11-year affiliation of their respective organizations.
Hoyleton Youth and Family Services and its affiliates, Puentes de Esperanza and Hoyleton Children&#8217;s Home Foundation, now operate as independent nonprofit, faith-based entities.
Lifelink, located [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chhsm.net/storybank/2010/09/01/lifelink-hoyleton-dissolve-affiliation/</link>
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		<title>Senior Living Think Tank Shares Ideas, Resources</title>
		<description><![CDATA[When Denise Rabidoux, president and CEO of Evangelical Homes of Michigan, began looking for peers with whom to share knowledge and resources on senior living, the first place she looked was within CHHSM.
“We at Evangelical Homes of Michigan were looking around the CHHSM member ministries to determine if there was an affinity group of leaders [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chhsm.net/storybank/2010/09/01/senior-living-think-tank-shares-ideas-resources/</link>
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		<title>Federal Dollars to Help Lifelink Save on Energy Costs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The federal stimulus program aims to spur spending, but at CHHSM member Lifelink, a nonprofit provider of affordable housing for seniors and disabled adults, some of those dollars are being invested to cut spending on energy costs.
Lifelink has received a $3 million federal grant to improve the “green” aspects of five of its communities, two [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chhsm.net/storybank/2010/08/31/federal-dollars-to-help-lifelink-save-on-energy/</link>
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		<title>A New Face for Hope Homes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Out of a heartfelt plea by a widowed mother to her pastor asking &#8220;What will happen to my son when I am no longer around to take care of him?&#8221; the mission of Hope Homes Foundation in Stow, Ohio, was born in 1966. 

Hope Homes provides person-centered support &#8212; housing, residential services, supportive living, and day services &#8212; for [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chhsm.net/storybank/2010/08/30/a-new-face-for-hope-homes/</link>
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		<title>CHHSM Has Friend at NASUAD</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lisa Carr, formerly public policy director at Lutheran Services of America (LSA), is now the director of public policy and government relations at the National Association of States United for Aging and Disabilities (NASUAD).
The mission of NADSUAD is to design, improve and sustain state systems delivering home and community-based services and supports for older adults [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chhsm.net/storybank/2010/08/30/we-have-a-friend-at-nasuad/</link>
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		<title>UCF Conference to Explore Investing in Challenging Times</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If your organization has invested funds, you’ll want to attend United Church Funds’ inaugural investor conference, “Investing Responsibly in Uncertain Times,” Oct. 22-23 in Chicago.
Now open for registration, the conference will feature plenary sessions and a selection of workshops ¾ including one particularly for CHHSM leaders ¾ to assist the women and men who steward [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chhsm.net/storybank/2010/08/16/ucf-conference-to-explore-investing-in-challenging-times/</link>
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		<title>Governance Training Open to Wisconsin Agencies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wisconsin CHHSM agencies are invited to join a daylong governance-training program Sept. 20 with the UCC Wisconsin Conference Board of Directors.
Bryan Sickbert, CHHSM president and CEO, will present the program “Vocation of the Trustee,” an interactive teaching tool that helps boards understand the full scope of their responsibilities and function effectively.
The training will be held [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chhsm.net/storybank/2010/08/16/governance-training-open-to-wisconsin-agencies/</link>
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		<title>Plug into People Power</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Bill Gates once said, “If you give people tools, [and they use] their natural ability and their curiosity, they will develop things in ways that will surprise you very much beyond what you might have expected.” Sometimes those “tools” are other people.
When Brooklawn Child &#38; Family Services of Louisville, Ky., needed a new dairy cooler, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chhsm.net/storybank/2010/08/16/plug-into-people-power/</link>
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		<title>Save Money on Appliances</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In order to assist member ministries in the utilization of the General Electric appliance program, CHHSM and Care Purchasing have created a simple reference tool for you to access your free, no obligation account with GE.
The week of Aug. 23 you will receive an e-mail and a USPS letter with your account number and all [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.chhsm.net/storybank/2010/08/16/save-money-on-appliances/</link>
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