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National Week of Prayer for the
Healing of AIDS
National Week of Prayer for the Healing
of AIDS is designed to encourage the
faith community to assist in educating
the community on the risk factors
associated with HIV/AIDS and to mobilize
area African-American churches in
reducing the spread of the disease. The
CCON is a certified partner of the Balm In
Gilead, Inc. and is the convener and fiscal
agent for the local observance, which is
held the first full week in March annually.
HYPE is a media leadership group that
creates a positive setting for urban youth
ages 10- 21. The project utilizes student
involvement in media as the vehicle to
establish ongoing youth development
activities. Since 1999, HYPE members
have produced quality programming
giving accurate, culturally sensitive
HIV/AIDS and substance abuse
prevention information to their peers in
an up-beat entertaining way. Students
work to create stage performances that
speak to their peers in positive ways.
Students reach nearly 3,000 youth
annually in their performances at
Kauffman Performing Arts Center and
other venues.
Helping Youth Plan for
Excellence (HYPE)
Healthy Faith is a new healthy-living
program designed to for AA Churches.
Urban core congregations located in high
need zip codes implement interventions
that address the community’s wellness
and priority health disparities in. The
program offers AED’s along with CPR
Training. The program is intended to
assist each congregation to construct its
own activities based on unique needs
expressed by each. Rather than building
a program and asking people to come,
Healthy Faith is designed for community
input at each level.
Health Related Research
Projects
African American churches will have the
opportunity to promote healthy
behaviors and prevention through
implementation of a culturally and
religiously tailored, multilevel
intervention. Which will include: a)
church services (e.g., sermons,
responsive readings, church bulletins); b)
group (weekly) weight loss, exercise, and
cooking sessions; and c) individual health
screenings, linkage to care, and
text/voice message reminders to engage
in healthy behaviors.
is a church based health promotion
program that mobilizes and empowers
churches to help in reducing the spread
of HIV/AIDS. TIPS partners disseminate
pre-developed, culturally and religiously
tailored materials from the HIV
Prevention & Compassion Tool Kit to
congregants and affiliates. CCON staff
and volunteers provide technical
assistance and resources including
testing.
Taking it to the Pews (TIPS)
The primary goals of the pilot
intervention study are to increase: a)
knowledge on preventing and living with
diabetes, heart disease, and stroke; b)
exercise and healthy eating; and c)
weight loss. This Project is funded by the
National Institute of Minority Health
Disparities in partnership with UMKC.
The Calvary Community
Wellness Center
The Calvary Community Wellness Center
provides structured fitness opportunities
and information to youth and families
living and working in urban Kansas City.
The 10,000 square foot warehouse
located at 3002 Holmes Street has been
converted into a state of the art fitness
center to serve youth and families in the
target group. Health screenings, nutrition
demonstrations and fitness classes are
among the program offerings.
This is an outdoor health & fitness
festival that is offered to the community.
Health Screenings, resource distribution,
Fitness competitions and
demonstrations, Music dancing & food.
Draws between 1,500 and 2,000
attendees each year.
A capacity Building Workshop designed
to build and strengthen the health
ministries of 40-50 AA churches annually.
Reaching All God’s Children
Conference
CCON serves as fiscal agent for BlaqOut
which is a group conducting a
community needs assessment for Young
African American Men Who Have Sex
with Men. A grant award from the Health
Care Foundation of Kansas City and
supplemental funding from Truman
Medical Center fund the research study.
The CLERGY RESPONSE NETWORK (CRN) is an interfaith
collaborative mobilizing faith leaders and faith-based
institutions to build a healthy urban community through
education, advocacy and partnership development.
HYPE is a performing arts group sponsored
by the Calvary Community Outreach
Network (CCON). CCON’s mission is to
provide innovative programs & services
designed to enrich the lives of individuals
and families living in urban Kansas City.
The Calvary Community Wellness Center
provides structured fitness opportunities
and information to youth and families living
and working in urban Kansas City. The
10,000 square foot warehouse located at
3002 Holmes Street has been converted into
a state of the art fitness center to serve
youth and families in the target group.
Health screenings, nutrition demonstrations
and fitness classes are among the program
offerings.
We are proud to offer a number of programs
and services to our community including
National Week of Prayer for the Healing of
AIDS, KC FAITH Initiative, KC Fun and Fitness
Day, Taking it to the Pews (TIPS), Helping
Youth Plan for Excellence (HYPE), Health
Related Research Projects and so much
more. Click learn more for more information
on all of our programs and services.