Clermont Park Cooking with Care

Clermont Park Residents Find Community and Purpose Through Home-Cooked Meals

At Clermont Park, something special happens when people gather together in the kitchen. (And it’s not just delicious food!) It’s connectedness, purpose, and the simple joy of creating something together. Started in 2025, Cooking With Care brings residents from across Clermont Park’s neighborhoods, including Residential Living and the Health Suites, into one shared space. Together, …

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Posted by Laura Roese Your Impact
Celebrating 54 Years of CLC

Celebrating 54 Years of Compassion, Community, and Citizenship at Christian Living Communities

Christian Living Communities (CLC) recently gathered residents, families, team members, volunteers, donors, and friends for a meaningful morning of reflection and celebration at the 2026 Founders Day Breakfast. The event marked 54 years of faithful service to older adults and their families while honoring the people whose compassion, courage, and generosity continue to shape the …

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Posted by Laura Roese Christian Living Communities Your Impact
Christine Beson - Andrew Sharp - Erin

The Critical Needs Fund: Supporting the People Who Show Up (Even When Life Doesn’t)

Even when we’re doing everything right, sometimes life just doesn’t show up in the way that we want. Out of nowhere – a health scare. A car repair. A partner losing their job. One unforeseen event can take the hard-working and compassionate team members at Christian Living Communities from stable and thriving to wondering how …

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Posted by Michael Beck Your Impact
someren glen residents talking by garden boxes

A Gift That Grows: Honoring Life, Community, and the Joy of Being Outdoors

This spring, something beautiful is taking root at Someren Glen. It looks like a garden, but it’s really much more than that. It’s an outdoor space that reflects the care, craftsmanship, generosity, and deep connection between neighbors, community, and purpose. A Space Renewed by Many Hands When the Someren Glen team noticed the resident garden …

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Posted by Laura Roese Community Happenings Your Impact
CLC hand with plant and butterfly

Love That Outlives Us: The Enduring Gift of Gil and Jeanette Deters

In 2007, Christian Living Communities received a remarkable act of generosity from Gilbert (Gil) and Jeanette Deters. Through their estate plans, they chose to invest in the future by establishing an endowment designed to benefit two very special places: The Suites at Someren Glen (The Johnson Center) and The Suites at Clermont Park (University Hills). …

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2026 Tax Changes

Why 2026 Brings New Opportunities for Meaningful, Tax-Smart Giving

Giving is about so much more than saving money on taxes – but it sure helps, doesn’t it? Our amazing community of supporters (like you!) give to Christian Living Communities because they truly want older adults to thrive with purpose, growth, and joy. Donors give because they want to support and encourage the compassionate team …

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Making an IRA gift

Making an IRA Gift: A Meaningful Way to Give and See the Impact Today

Supporting Community, Creativity, and Well-Being Through an IRA Gift For many supporters, giving is about more than meeting a financial requirement. It’s about making a meaningful difference in the lives of others. A gift from your Individual Retirement Account (IRA) offers a powerful way to do both. A Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) allows individuals age …

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Posted by Laura Roese Community Happenings Your Impact
Dayspring Villa resident gardening

Generosity & Citizenship Make Garden Renovation Possible at Dayspring Villa

Ask anyone in the Dayspring Villa community and they’ll tell you that this is the best the garden and lawn have looked in years. The grass is lush and green. The flowers are so well-tended that they are growing right out of their pots. And throughout, colorful decorations have been added to enhance the natural …

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Posted by Laura Roese Community Happenings Your Impact