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OUR PARTNERS

We bring the collective power of our national network and strategic partners together in new ways to advance innovation and achieve a healthier, more equitable future for all people in America. We gratefully acknowledge the following partners for their generous contributions that make our programs possible.

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Concordia Plans exists to provide ministries and workers with health, retirement and disability benefits that align with our Christian faith and values. As a non-profit partner of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod community that brings together thousands of ministries of all sizes, Concordia Plans is able to offer affordable, quality benefits, as well as business solutions that free up ministries to focus on spreading the Word of God. Find out more.

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Eklego equips nonprofit organizations to find, hire, and keep a mission-driven workforce. With Eklego, you can leverage our experience to create and implement a recruitment and hiring strategy specifically designed to achieve your workforce goals and deliver the best possible care for those you serve. Find out more.

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Forefront is a specialized culinary and support services company serving mission driven organizations in healthcare, senior living, education and government throughout the United States. We create healthy, nourishing foods and maintain clean, safe and resilient environments that enhance the lives and communities we serve. Find out more.

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An integrity-driven, compassionate organization who live their mission of Christ-Centered Service to Seniors, Each Other and the Community. Providing a comprehensive selection of retirement solutions—ranging from independent living to assisted living, long-term care and innovative home-based support—empower seniors to live a lifestyle of freedom, dignity, independence and safety. Find out more.

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Johnson, Kendall & Johnson (JKJ) is a private, independent, employee-owned insurance brokerage, risk management, employee benefit and financial services firm that was established in 1959. JKJ offers a combination of personalized service, safety and risk management, claim consulting and innovative program design to support our clients. JKJ is licensed in and transacts business in all 50 states, with access to the major insurance markets. Find out more.

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LCEF, a non-profit organization, has served as the financial extension of the LCMS since 1978, offering funding and resources to LCMS congregations, schools and rostered church workers through investment support of LCMS members. The mission of Lutheran Church Extension Fund is to support The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod by ensuring that financial resources and related services are available now and in the future. Find out more.

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The Mission Investment Fund is a ministry of the ELCA with faith and finance at its core. A source of financing to ELCA congregations and ministries. A vehicle for ELCA congregations, ministries and individuals to invest in the work of our church. Find out more.

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PHI works to transform eldercare and disability services. PHI fosters dignity, respect, and independence for all who receive care, and all who provide it. As the nation’s leading authority on the direct care workforce, PHI promotes quality direct care jobs as the foundation for quality care. Find out more.

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The Santa for Seniors program at Lutheran Community Services Northwest honors and recognizes older adults as vital members of our community. The program reignites the joy of the holidays and connects our older adults with the community. Find out more.

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Portico Benefit Services (Portico), a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), is a non-profit provider of health and retirement benefits with related services solely designed to help plan members of the ELCA and other faith-based organizations live and serve well throughout their ministry and their lives. Find out more.

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The ELCA Lutheran Services for Children Endowment supports programs that represent the most successful models for innovative service delivery for children and youth. The endowment covers several program areas, including proactive prevention projects on dependency, wellness and nutrition, services that meet particular situations confronting special populations and educational programs that enhance school experiences for children and youth in community and congregational settings.

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The ELCA Lutheran Services for the Elderly Endowment catalyzes the development of new methods of ministry primarily for and by older adults. The endowment supports programs for education in areas related to aging. The endowment funds programs that represent the most successful models for innovative service delivery and enables the growing older adult population to be both clients and agents of further service growth and fund development.

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Select Rehabilitation provides comprehensive physical, occupational and speech therapy services to patients in over 3,000 communities across the country, and partners with clients to provide expertise in regulatory and reimbursement issues. Emphasis is placed on patient-focused, outcome-driven services, which combined with state-of-the-art technology, allows patients to successfully transition and remain in their discharge environment. Find out more.

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SimplyConnect empowers patients, families and care teams with real-time HIPAA-secure data. Care teams can manage their patient’s healthcare journey from anywhere. With SimplyConnect’s integrated healthcare and seamless communications via voice + text + video + push-to-talk, it’s like bringing together a patient, their family, their nurses, physicians, pharmacists, providers, and payers all in the same room to provide the best possible healthcare. SimplyConnect continues to eliminate obstacles to high-quality healthcare, introducing technologies and new service offerings that helps care teams succeed. With electronic referrals, non-emergency healthcare transportation, and opt in/opt out design, SimplyConnect continues to refine patient-centric technologies with integrated health & home models. Find out more.

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Twin Lakes has served thousands of residents and family members from throughout the United States and has grown to include a campus of over 500 independent living residents, in addition to our residents in other levels of care. Twin Lakes encompasses Independent Living, Assisted Living, Healthcare and Rehabilitation and Memory Care residences. Find out more.

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Wespath Institutional Investments provides comprehensive investment solutions for United Methodist-related institutional investors including foundations, endowments, higher education institutions and healthcare organizations. Find out more.

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Ziegler is one of the nation’s leading underwriters of financing for not-for-profit senior living & care providers. Ziegler offers creative, tailored solutions to its senior living clients, including investment banking, financial risk management, merger and acquisition services, seed capital, FHA/HUD, capital and strategic planning, sponsorship transitions, as well as senior living research, education and communication. Find out more.

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