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Minnesota Faith in Action Project's Long Hours and Struggles Pay Off - For Now

May 31, 2009 | Program Result Report

Pam Determan, the executive director of VINE Faith in Action in Mankato, Minn., had all the right qualifications to lead the project - and it was still a struggle to establish and build the organization.

Interfaith Caregivers Group in Oregon Trains Volunteers to Help Elderly Residents

May 31, 2009 | Program Result Report

In rural Oregon, a Faith in Action project learned by trial and error how to meet the needs of isolated elderly and disabled residents.

Friendly Visitor Project Reaches Home-Bound Elderly in Nebraska Farming Community

May 31, 2009 | Program Result Report

A Faith in Action project in Nebraska negotiated the tricky terrain of providing needed help to fiercely independent elders.

Ohio Circle of Friends Volunteers Reach Out to Rural Areas

May 31, 2009 | Program Result Report

When the Red Cross stopped providing rides to distant health appointments, a Faith in Action project in rural Ohio stepped in.

Project in Alaska City Struggles with Faith in Action Name

May 31, 2009 | Program Result Report

Sitka is a coastal island city accessible only by boat or air. A number of the 8,800 residents of this isolated community do not have family members or close friends nearby to rely on in times of need.

Circles of Care

April 1, 2008 | Program Result Report

The Interfaith Health & Hope Coalition collaborated with the Detroit Wayne County Health Authority to improve access to health care for the uninsured and the underinsured in Metropolitan Detroit.

Indianapolis Project Reaches African Americans with Free HIV Testing and Support

February 10, 2007 | Program Result Report

The Ebenezer Baptist Church Dollars for Scholars created its Bridging the Gap Project to provide free HIV testing and counseling and care coordination to people living with HIV/AIDS.

"Compassion Sabbath" Trains Clergy to Help Those at End of Life

March 1, 2004 | Program Result Report

From 1998 to 2000, the Midwest Bioethics Center (now called the Center for Practical Bioethics) developed and led Compassion Sabbath, a multi-faith initiative to help clergy and religious leaders develop tools for addressing the spiritual needs of seriously ill and dying persons in Greater Kansas City.

Ten-Year Project Enlists Churches to Improve Public Health

March 1, 2004 | Program Result Report

The Carter Center launched the Interfaith Health Program, which brought together religious groups, religious foundations and public health organizations to find ways that the religious community could respond to community health problems.

Alabama Program Teaches Cosmetologists and College Students to Conduct Community-Based Health Outreach

October 1, 2004 | Program Result Report

Faculty in the Department of Nursing at Oakwood College in Huntsville, Ala., trained cosmetologists and others to deliver community-based health education and screening services.

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