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Santa Fe "MentorMoms" Help Young Mothers-to-Be

June 1, 2003 | Program Result Report

The Catholic Charities of Santa Fe trained 20 community volunteers to mentor 18 teens during their pregnancies, birthing and the first year of their babies' lives under a project called MentorMoms.

Comparative Cost Analysis of Housing and Case Management Program for Chronically Ill Homeless Adults Compared to Usual Care

February 1, 2012 | Journal Article

The cost analysis of a housing and case management program for chronically ill homeless adults demonstrated an average annual savings for care.

Free To Grow: Head Start Partnerships to Promote Substance-Free Communities

National Program

Program to support selected Head Start agencies to adapt and evaluate innovative substance abuse prevention models that aim to strengthen a young child's environment, specifically the family and community.

Community Partnerships for Older Adults

National Program

To foster the efforts of local public-private partnerships to improve long-term care and supportive services systems for older adults.

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.

Washington, D.C. Project Organizes Elders in Community Activism

May 31, 2009 | Program Result Report

On a sunny day in April with cherry blossoms in full bloom, Mark Andersen walks the streets of one of the poorest, most troubled neighborhoods in Washington.

Connecting Hospitalized Patients One-on-One with Other Patients Who Have the Same Illness

May 11, 2009 | Program Result Report

From 1994 to 2007, staff at Friends' Health Connection (originally called Long Distance Love), New Brunswick, N.J., created and ran a program that enables hospitalized patients to communicate one-on-one with another patient who has the same illness.

The Community Coordinator: A Profile

December 17, 2008 | Program Result Report

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 Report

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

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