PROGRAMS YEAR OF POSTING SHOULD BE INCLUDED (??? 2015 UPDATED)
Adult Day Care Respite, Jenny Johnson, Clearlake, yr. 1. Our ministry has been in operation since 1997 and has served 159 families. A volunteer leads games, singing, and other activities. Participants receive a home-cooked lunch.
Boomers & Beyond Ministries, Grace UMC, Rosemary Landry, Yuba City, yr. 3. Funding covers two programs. The HeartSong series provides a program on later life planning. Holding this in a central location in Yuba City makes it more accessible for the community and attract persons beyond the local church. Another program is the Second Boomers and Beyond Information Fair. This fair provides community resources for boomers and beyond. Dates are not yet determined.
Church Media Projection and Training, United Christian Parish, Shannon Kimbell Auth, Lakeport, yr.1. The project has two goals: 1) to make elements of the service more easily visible, e.g. the hymnal print is too small for some people, for others it’s difficult to switch between near and far vision without changing glasses; 2) some seniors feel they can't volunteer when they are no longer physically strong, but we will be providing training on how to run the projection equipment in church.
Circle of Care for Older Adults, United Methodist Church of Merced, Karen Macedo, Merced, yr. 3. Our ministry is to visit, pray, serve communion, run errands and take older adults to appointments or just "be" with them. We provide books to help them with aging or loss. We have a group of 12 who visit 3 or 4 older adults each month at their homes, in assisted living, hospitals or nursing facilities. Our goals include more organized Bible study and communion for our shut-in elders. Last year the project started a monthly Caregiver Support Group, which has been well attended.
Citizens for Senior Housing Needs Assessment and Capacity Building, Glenn Communities Working Together, First UMC of Willows, Philip W. Zabel, Willows, yr. 1. Citizens for Senior Housing in Willows, California, is moving forward on its long-held hope of providing more housing options for seniors. Grant monies are to be used for a senior needs assessment and capacity building project. Working with the City of Willows and the County of Glenn, plus individuals, churches, service clubs, and other groups in the area, CfSH plans to lay the statistical foundation to bring in organizations and contractors interested in providing senior housing. This will continue to build community support. The hope is that a model can be developed, which can be used in other places.
Community Care Lake/Mendocino Counties, Dennis Fay, Ukiah, yr. 2. We aim to provide for transportation, emergency response devices and home/chore support to very poor seniors in Lake and Mendocino Counties, and to provide “just enough” of the right home care to allow fragile and impoverished seniors to continue to live independently at home with dignity and respect. Website: http://www.communitycare707.com/
Computer Communication for the North Gold Circuit (UM Churches), Susan Kopp, Nevada City, yr. 1. The grant provides for purchase of a computer to share for three small mountain churches with mostly older congregants that are 60 miles apart. The older congregants are learning to use the internet to keep in touch with family. The computer displays Disciple Bible study and related videos for sermon series. The North Gold Circuit also plans to see trainings from the conference that most are not able to attend.
Healing Arts Ministry, Joy Nakamura, Aldersgate UMC, Palo Alto, yr. 3. In a safe and supportive environment where participants are respected and honored and feel safe to grow and to share, participants will: 1) Develop confidence and trust in their
ability to take better care of themselves and their loved ones using a variety of self care techniques; 2) Learn simple but profound principles based on Eastern and Western massage techniques, chigong, meditation, biomechanics, and exercise for self-care and caring for others; 3) Develop increased body awareness; Learn to perform daily tasks using good body mechanics to minimize stress and injury to themselves; Feel happier and healthier due to increased blood circulation and lymph flow, range of motion, flexibility and balance and decreased pain and lots of laughter and support.
Health Ministries, St. Mark’s UMC, Joyce Estes, Sacramento, yr. 3. Our funds are used to hire a Faith Community Parish Nurse, Pam Taylor RN, who continues to check blood pressures the first Sunday of the month between worship services. She visits hospitalized members, and works with the Membership Care team that calls on home-bound members. The program has added Old Adult Dance Classes, Hula and Line dancing. We plan to have 82 volunteers and no paid staff. 170 seniors from the Greater Sacramento area are served. Kor-sage Senior Ministries, Korean UMC of Santa Clara Valley, Katherine Kim, [email protected], San Jose, yr. 2. We have two senior programs, one for the older group over 75 years old; and the other for the younger group, ages 55 and older. The program includes: exercise, Bible study, arts/crafts, guitar lessons, and more. We volunteer once a month at Sacred Heart. Some group members make knitting and crochet items for hospitals and the nursing home, which we visit every other month for singing and line dancing. We also plan to feed homeless people and visit nursing homes to help older Koreans.
Live Oak Senior Nutrition Program, Los Gatos UMC, Eliana Brown,Los Gatos, yr. 1. Our nutrition program, in partnership with the County of Santa Clara, the Town of Los Gatos, CA and LGUMC, provides high quality, cost-efficient, nutritious lunch to low income seniors 60 and over in our community. We promote the role of nutrition in preventative health and long term care. We also provide edu-cation and health programs plus referrals and support services to seniors and their caregivers. We provide socialization and enrichment for the seniors in the form of speakers, entertainers, computer support, multiplayer games on a Wii console, and other games. We believe the socialization is as important to our clients as is the nutrition.
Older Adult Ministry, Sacramento Japanese UMC, Motoe Yamada, Sacramento, yr. 2. Our ministry with older adults plans to: 1) Provide spiritual, physical, emotional support and encouragement for older adults to enable them to feel included in the church community; 2) Provide supports and activities that promote a greater level of independence for seniors; 3) Provide training to increase the ability of our caregiving ministry team to reach out to older adults who are unable to participate in the church setting.
Senior Enhancement Project, Buena Vista UMC, Michael Yoshi, Alameda, yr. 1. Plans for use of the Beulah funds include obtaining Hearing Loops for elders so that they might hear better in the sanctuary; and contributing to the funding of a projection screen and a new organ, which will benefit all.
Visitation & Health Ministry, Los Gatos UMC, Christina Capps, Los Gatos, yr. 3. Christina Capps funds her Pastor of Visitation position in which she coordinates seniors’ health ministry
Wednesday Free Lunch Program, Jones Memorial UMC, Ellen Haynes, San Francisco, yr. 3. We use the grant money to provide food every Wednesday to the homeless and those in need. There is also a mission emphasis program on Sundays.
Boomers & Beyond Ministries, Grace UMC, Rosemary Landry, Yuba City, yr. 3. Funding covers two programs. The HeartSong series provides a program on later life planning. Holding this in a central location in Yuba City makes it more accessible for the community and attract persons beyond the local church. Another program is the Second Boomers and Beyond Information Fair. This fair provides community resources for boomers and beyond. Dates are not yet determined.
Church Media Projection and Training, United Christian Parish, Shannon Kimbell Auth, Lakeport, yr.1. The project has two goals: 1) to make elements of the service more easily visible, e.g. the hymnal print is too small for some people, for others it’s difficult to switch between near and far vision without changing glasses; 2) some seniors feel they can't volunteer when they are no longer physically strong, but we will be providing training on how to run the projection equipment in church.
Circle of Care for Older Adults, United Methodist Church of Merced, Karen Macedo, Merced, yr. 3. Our ministry is to visit, pray, serve communion, run errands and take older adults to appointments or just "be" with them. We provide books to help them with aging or loss. We have a group of 12 who visit 3 or 4 older adults each month at their homes, in assisted living, hospitals or nursing facilities. Our goals include more organized Bible study and communion for our shut-in elders. Last year the project started a monthly Caregiver Support Group, which has been well attended.
Citizens for Senior Housing Needs Assessment and Capacity Building, Glenn Communities Working Together, First UMC of Willows, Philip W. Zabel, Willows, yr. 1. Citizens for Senior Housing in Willows, California, is moving forward on its long-held hope of providing more housing options for seniors. Grant monies are to be used for a senior needs assessment and capacity building project. Working with the City of Willows and the County of Glenn, plus individuals, churches, service clubs, and other groups in the area, CfSH plans to lay the statistical foundation to bring in organizations and contractors interested in providing senior housing. This will continue to build community support. The hope is that a model can be developed, which can be used in other places.
Community Care Lake/Mendocino Counties, Dennis Fay, Ukiah, yr. 2. We aim to provide for transportation, emergency response devices and home/chore support to very poor seniors in Lake and Mendocino Counties, and to provide “just enough” of the right home care to allow fragile and impoverished seniors to continue to live independently at home with dignity and respect. Website: http://www.communitycare707.com/
Computer Communication for the North Gold Circuit (UM Churches), Susan Kopp, Nevada City, yr. 1. The grant provides for purchase of a computer to share for three small mountain churches with mostly older congregants that are 60 miles apart. The older congregants are learning to use the internet to keep in touch with family. The computer displays Disciple Bible study and related videos for sermon series. The North Gold Circuit also plans to see trainings from the conference that most are not able to attend.
Healing Arts Ministry, Joy Nakamura, Aldersgate UMC, Palo Alto, yr. 3. In a safe and supportive environment where participants are respected and honored and feel safe to grow and to share, participants will: 1) Develop confidence and trust in their
ability to take better care of themselves and their loved ones using a variety of self care techniques; 2) Learn simple but profound principles based on Eastern and Western massage techniques, chigong, meditation, biomechanics, and exercise for self-care and caring for others; 3) Develop increased body awareness; Learn to perform daily tasks using good body mechanics to minimize stress and injury to themselves; Feel happier and healthier due to increased blood circulation and lymph flow, range of motion, flexibility and balance and decreased pain and lots of laughter and support.
Health Ministries, St. Mark’s UMC, Joyce Estes, Sacramento, yr. 3. Our funds are used to hire a Faith Community Parish Nurse, Pam Taylor RN, who continues to check blood pressures the first Sunday of the month between worship services. She visits hospitalized members, and works with the Membership Care team that calls on home-bound members. The program has added Old Adult Dance Classes, Hula and Line dancing. We plan to have 82 volunteers and no paid staff. 170 seniors from the Greater Sacramento area are served. Kor-sage Senior Ministries, Korean UMC of Santa Clara Valley, Katherine Kim, [email protected], San Jose, yr. 2. We have two senior programs, one for the older group over 75 years old; and the other for the younger group, ages 55 and older. The program includes: exercise, Bible study, arts/crafts, guitar lessons, and more. We volunteer once a month at Sacred Heart. Some group members make knitting and crochet items for hospitals and the nursing home, which we visit every other month for singing and line dancing. We also plan to feed homeless people and visit nursing homes to help older Koreans.
Live Oak Senior Nutrition Program, Los Gatos UMC, Eliana Brown,Los Gatos, yr. 1. Our nutrition program, in partnership with the County of Santa Clara, the Town of Los Gatos, CA and LGUMC, provides high quality, cost-efficient, nutritious lunch to low income seniors 60 and over in our community. We promote the role of nutrition in preventative health and long term care. We also provide edu-cation and health programs plus referrals and support services to seniors and their caregivers. We provide socialization and enrichment for the seniors in the form of speakers, entertainers, computer support, multiplayer games on a Wii console, and other games. We believe the socialization is as important to our clients as is the nutrition.
Older Adult Ministry, Sacramento Japanese UMC, Motoe Yamada, Sacramento, yr. 2. Our ministry with older adults plans to: 1) Provide spiritual, physical, emotional support and encouragement for older adults to enable them to feel included in the church community; 2) Provide supports and activities that promote a greater level of independence for seniors; 3) Provide training to increase the ability of our caregiving ministry team to reach out to older adults who are unable to participate in the church setting.
Senior Enhancement Project, Buena Vista UMC, Michael Yoshi, Alameda, yr. 1. Plans for use of the Beulah funds include obtaining Hearing Loops for elders so that they might hear better in the sanctuary; and contributing to the funding of a projection screen and a new organ, which will benefit all.
Visitation & Health Ministry, Los Gatos UMC, Christina Capps, Los Gatos, yr. 3. Christina Capps funds her Pastor of Visitation position in which she coordinates seniors’ health ministry
Wednesday Free Lunch Program, Jones Memorial UMC, Ellen Haynes, San Francisco, yr. 3. We use the grant money to provide food every Wednesday to the homeless and those in need. There is also a mission emphasis program on Sundays.