On September 14, 2018, the “2018 Religious Charity Week ‘Granny Zhou’ Love Kitchen” initiated by the CCC&TSPM was successfully held in the Yuyao City Hall Senior Care Center (YSCC) in Zhejiang Province. The event aims to promote the traditional Chinese culture of respecting the seniors. The program provides a nutritious and balanced love meal for the seniors in need by cooperating with the church nursing home.

From August 14th to 21st, 2017, Rev. Kan Baoping, CCC Vice-President and General Secretary, and Mrs. Jin Wei，CCC Vice-President and Director of Social Service Ministry Committee, lead Social Service Committee Senior Care Research Group to Hei Longjiang, Henan and Fujian province to conduct a field research with the theme of “Building the Feasibility and the Brand of Senior Care Services”. The group received strong support and welcomes from local Christian Council and TSPM.

Inner Mongolia Hulunbeier Christian Council & TSPM organized a delegation of 6 people to visit 14 nursing homes in Zhejiang Province from March 16th to 24th.

The 12th seminar of senior care services was held in Hohhot, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region from August 7th to 11th, 2017. The seminar was jointly sponsored by CCC&TSPM and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

From October 15 to 25, 2017, a delegation which composed of Christian, Catholic and Buddhist，conducted a ten-day tour on senior care services in Pennsylvania. The project is organized and coordinated by Social Services Department of CCC&TSPM. The local host was Mennonite Healthcare Service Alliance (MHS) under MCC, which is the second time to cooperate for such tour study.

CCC&TSPM organized the 11th seminar on senior care services in Jinan and Qingdao Province from May 9th to 17th, 2017. The seminar was carried out with both organizational and economic support by Shandong, Jinan, Qingdao Christian Council and TSPM. It also gained qualified knowledge teaching and sharing of the Australian Union Church (AUC).

In 2017, the “Friends of Senior Peer” health pension project of National TSPM won the Ministry of Civil Affairs’ approve with a grant of RMB 500,000 yuan.

In order to promote the professional development of the church-run elder homes, we carry out an exchange program in the elderly homes of Hangzhou, Wenzhou, Taizhou, Ningbo and Shaoxing from March 9 to April 7, 2017. Mrs. Anita Bergen and Mr. Cameron A. Nicolle, Canadian experts from the North American Mennonite Health Services Alliance, were invited to this program. According to the training plan, the experts will provide field guidance in standardization management and skills including psycholo

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