Posts Tagged ‘Collaboration’
Justice Plus a Transformed Life Brings Hope
Today was a special day for an IMPACT Phoenix client. After living a pretty normal life, Rose (not real name) fell into an addiction resulting in incarceration, damaged relationships, financial ruin, and homelessness. Fortunately, she sought help at ‘the bottom’ from a great community organization called Lifewell Behavioral Wellness and successfully completed a 3 month rehab…
Read MoreDid I Say Collaboration?
I’ve blogged before (January 16, 2016) about the value of collaborative efforts in person and community transformation. At the risk of being repetitive, I write about collaboration again today because I continue to see its value play out in my interactions with individuals and families in crisis. Problems and challenges within a person’s life are rarely…
Read MoreCollaborative For Neighborhood Transformation
Last week I had the privilege to share a cup of coffee with Stan Rowland, Facilitator and key developer of the Collaborative for Neighborhood Transformation. Neighborhood Transformation (NT) arose from Community Health Evangelism (CHE) strategy, which is a wholistic, transformational, empowering ministry. This Neighborhood Transformation strategy raises up community based organizations, agency non-profits and churches…
Read MoreTechnology Supported Coordination and Collaboration
Some readers of this blog will know that I recently returned from the Minneapolis area after caring for my sister who became seriously ill shortly before Christmas (hence the gap in adding to my blog postings). Coming from a healthcare background, I was impressed how today’s electronic health record technology allowed each of the 5 physician…
Read MoreFrom Furniture to Future
Two weeks ago Impact Phoenix was contacted by a director of a well known community agency to help a fellow staff member who was in crisis and one of her immediate needs was apartment furniture. Through its robust, vetted Resource Directory, Impact Phoenix was able to refer this individual to an agency who has a heart…
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