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Volunteers Provide a Lifeline for Isolated, Elderly People in New Hampshire

July 1, 2002 | Program Result

Starting in October 1995, The Caleb Foundation provided transportation, home visiting, and other services to isolated elderly living in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.

Spokane, Wash.

August 1, 2005 | Program Result

Washington State University School of Public Health planned and implemented an intervention to link families in faith-based congregations in Spokane, Wash., to isolated single-parent families in their communities.

"Friends for Life" are Friends Indeed for Homebound Elderly in Waco, Texas

July 1, 2002 | Program Result

Friends for Life, a home visiting program in Waco, Texas formed partnerships with 30 congregations, adding to the dozen faith communities already affiliated with it.

Shreveport-Bossier Community Renewal

December 17, 2008 | Program Result

Shreveport-Bossier Community Renewal seeks to reduce social isolation in distressed areas of Shreveport, La., and adjacent Bossier City and to disseminate its model of renewal to other cities.

The Community Coordinator: A Profile

December 17, 2008 | Program Result

The position of community coordinator is a demanding one that can take an emotional toll, says Michael B. Leonard, D.D.S., associate coordinator of Shreveport-Bossier Community Renewal.

I Can See I'm Getting There: Stacy Davis, Adult Renewal Academy Student

December 17, 2008 | Program Result

Stacy Davis is a resident of Shreveport's Cedar Grove neighborhood who had - past tense, he makes plain - a rough life on the streets.

Margaret Myles: A Profile in Caring

December 17, 2008 | Program Result

The sign reads 'Cedar Grove Garden of Love,' and on this bright spring day 79-year-old Margaret Myles is planting marigolds. "I want this place to be the prettiest place in the community," says Myles as she finishes her work.

Hospice in Largo, Fla., Adds Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers Program

May 1, 2007 | Program Result

The Hospice of the Florida Suncoast trained volunteers to provide services for the frail elderly and people with chronic and terminal illnesses in Pinellas County, Fla.

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