Living UCH Core Values: 2019 Community Benefits Report

United Church Homes serves approximately 4,200 older adults in its 76 senior living and affordable housing communities across the nation. While embracing our vision and mission, our employees, at all levels of the organization, embody UCH’s core values daily.

But what impact do we have outside the four walls of our communities?

Three years ago, UCH began documenting some of the many ways our staff creates abundant life in community, invests in transforming aging and builds a culture of community, wholeness and peace.

Staff members track data related to several questions, such as how we can help to build influence in society and nurture individuals’ understanding of abundant life. We’re also asking how our mission leads us into our broader communities to help our neighbors, and what we do in our regions to contribute to building a culture of community, wholeness and peace. We analyze this information to help show the collective impact we have in serving the larger communities in which we live and work.

141,590 INDIVIDUALS served by UCH programs

17,750 HOURS of staff time donated to organizations and causes in their regions

Over $77,000 in SPONSORSHIPS and support to partner organizations to facilitate our work together

Below are a few highlights of UCH’s 2019 community benefits program. See the full report today at www.abundantaging.org and on UCH’s social media channels.

This Place Has Gone to the Dogs!

In honor of Sylvia and Joey, the official four-legged residents who greet visitors and keep the two-legged residents company, Harmar Place residents and staff began meeting regularly to cook up homemade dog treats for local humane societies and animal rescues. These treats are donated to residents’ neighbors who cannot afford them. It’s just one way the older adults who live at Harmar Place have been staying active in the broader community.

Lead On

We are proud of the many staff members who not only participate but provide leadership with community organizations. Staff serve on the boards of Marion Technical College, Lancaster Seminary and Heidelberg University. Others serve on committees with the American Health Care Association, Area Agencies on Aging, United Way Advisory Boards, the Ohio Person Centered Care Coalition, LeadingAge Ohio and the Ohio Association for Healthcare Quality. These organizations highlight how we can share the talent and passion of UCH staff with the larger world.

Creatively Supplying Basic Needs

United Church Homes staff members who travel for work donated 1,700 toiletries to 17 UCH affordable housing communities in 2019. While on the road, employees can choose to pack their own toiletries so they can donate the sample-sized shampoos, conditioners and soaps provided by hotels to low-income older adults in UCH communities. Central office receptionist Cindy Arthur collects samples throughout the year and creates care packages for residents. It is one of many ways UCH employees can provide even more support to the residents they serve.