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Stress and Health

November 1, 2010 | Journal Article

This article, from a Journal of Health and Social Behavior supplement examines sociological research into the effects of stress. The author emphasizes the cumulative effects of stress stress has a more severe effect on disadvantaged groups.

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.

Faith in Action: Replication of The Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers Program

National Program

Program to help support the establishment of approximately 1,100 interfaith volunteer caregiver projects for all ages with chronic health conditions.

The Dangerous Shortage of Domestic Violence Services

November 1, 2009 | Journal Article

An analysis suggests that more than one in 10 victims in a 24-hour period asked for but didn't get help.

Faith in Action

May 31, 2009 | Program Result Report

From 1983 to 2008, RWJF funded more than 1,700 projects across the country to support interfaith volunteer caregiving through three national programs.

Long Running Faith in Action Project Changes with the Times

May 31, 2009 | Program Result Report

One of the first Faith in Action projects, located in Boston, has survived, struggled and sometimes thrived since its initial funding in 1983.

A Faith in Action Database Yields a Picture

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.

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.

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