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National Week of Prayer for the
Healing of AIDS
PROGRAMS & SERVICES
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.
Healthy Faith
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.
KC FAITH Initiative
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.
KC Fun & Fitness Day
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.
BlaqOut
CLERGY RESPONSE NETWORK
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.
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HYPE
WELLNESS CENTER
PROGRAMS & SERVICES
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.
We need your support now, please consider
helping… your gift will make great things happen.
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National Week of Prayer for the
Healing of AIDS
PROGRAMS & SERVICES
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.
Healthy Faith
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.
KC FAITH Initiative
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.
KC Fun & Fitness Day
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.
BlaqOut
CLERGY RESPONSE NETWORK
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.
QUICK LINKS
HYPE
WELLNESS CENTER
SPONSOR CCON
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.
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