Regional Collaborative Networks Work to Sustain Faith in Action Sites
May 31, 2009 | Program Result
Regional collaborative networks of Faith in Action projects took on a variety of activities together to try and strengthen their work.
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Ohio Circle of Friends Volunteers Reach Out to Rural Areas
May 31, 2009 | Program Result
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
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.
Washington, D.C. Project Organizes Elders in Community Activism
May 31, 2009 | Program Result
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
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.
Getting Americans Covered: Ideas from the Field
April 30, 2013 | Program Result
RWJF solicited projects that focused on addressing specific aspects of the Affordable Care Act that present significant opportunities to expand coverage.
A Tool for States to Conduct a "Gap Analysis" of Their Information Infrastructure Resources
April 30, 2013 | Program Result
Social Interest Solutions created a tool to help states complete a "gap analysis" revealing which existing software and hardware they could use to create a new health insurance exchange and which resources they lacked.
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.