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Half Half

by CCDA Guest on June 1, 2023

by Dr. Sunny Sue Chang Jonas In 1992, May was officially designated as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.* As an Asian American, I am grateful to stand on the shoulders of those who identified as such before us and to stand alongside those who currently identify as Asian American. We [...]
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Filed Under: Affinity Networks, CCDA, Listening to the Community Tagged With: AAPI, intersectionality, liminal

Worship As Resistance And Renewal

by soverpeck on May 30, 2023

Episode Summary Sandra Van Opstal, 2020 Conference, Masterclass Episode Notes Excerpts from songs Chantel Varnado  -I'm all Yours - https://youtu.be/GjTNJg1fidM The Porter's Gate - Instrument of Peace - https://youtu.be/d0ZYPpqcIP0 [...]
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Communal Stories for Community Thriving

by CCDA Guest on May 30, 2023

by Chandra Crane As a Mixed Thai-American minister working with InterVarsity Christian Fellowship in the Jackson Metro area, one of the things that first drew me to the Christian Community Development Association is the emphasis on listening to the community in which we are serving. Healthy [...]
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Filed Under: Affinity Networks, CCDA, Listening to the Community Tagged With: AAPI, community, listening to the community, multiethnic

Uvalde: 1 Year Later

by Christina Foor on May 23, 2023

by Christina Foor & Norma Ruiz Read Part 1 of this blog here. It’s been a year since the terrible mass shooting that happened in my hometown of Uvalde. Last year, I reflected on Mark 4 as a way to process the deep despair and hope I was feeling in that moment. This year, the story of the [...]
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Filed Under: Advocacy, Affinity Networks, Listening to the Community Tagged With: Advocacy, gun violence, mental health, reducing gun violence, uvalde

The Church Can Play a Role in Healing Trauma

by CCDA Guest on May 22, 2023

by Aminah Vargas, LSW Let's face it, trauma is a topic that's on everyone's lips. It's the response to a deeply distressing or disturbing event that overwhelms an individual's nervous system, disrupts their ability to cope, and causes feelings of helplessness. As a licensed social worker and [...]
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Filed Under: Listening to the Community Tagged With: behavioral health, church, healing trauma, mental health, mental health awareness month, trauma

You don’t want to miss #ccdaCincinnati!

by soverpeck on May 17, 2023

As a community development practitioner, attending the Christian Community Development Association's (CCDA) annual conference is an opportunity you don't want to miss! For over 30 years, the CCDA conference has been a gathering place for CCD practitioners from across the country to come together and [...]
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Home in the Hood: Rooting your family in CCDA principles

by soverpeck on May 16, 2023

2018 CCDA National Conference — Chicago Workshop Home in the Hood: Rooting Your Family In CCDA Principles — Jonathan & Micheál Brooks, Paco & Sylvia Amador Raising your family in the hood presents incredible opportunities and unique challenges. The Brooks and Amador families will share from [...]
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From Despair to Hope: My Journey Navigating Grief and Trauma Following a Car Accident

by CCDA Guest on May 8, 2023

by Terence Lester, Ph.D. CW: car accident, trauma, depression Saturday, May 14 was one of the hardest nights of my life. It was the day after I received the “Humanitarian of the Year” award from the National Urban League of Greater Atlanta. After celebrating this honor with a few friends, [...]
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Filed Under: Affinity Networks, CCDA Tagged With: behavioral health, despair, grief, hope, mental health, mental health awareness month, Terence Lester, trauma

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