Back Bay Mission in Biloxi, Mississippi is a community ministry of the United Church of Christ. It provides basic services to those in need on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Specific services include counseling, a shelter for battered woman and children, a food service for the homeless, legal aid for the poor, and a health system of seven medical and dental clinics. More information may be found at www.backbaymission.com.

Charles Hall Youth Services in Bismarck, North Dakota offers neighborhood-based group care to teenagers who are unable to live with their natural parents or within a foster home. The group homes at Charles Hall strive to preserve a family atmosphere while maintaining the strict program guidelines which are the backbone of their services. In addition, the Charles Hall Youth Services offers the Independent Life Skills Program and Baby Think It Over, which help prepare youth for their ultimate emancipation from the foster care system. See www.charleshallyouthservices.com for additional information.

Crossroad/Fort Wayne Children's Home in Fort Wayne, Indiana is a not-for-profit treatment center for emotionally troubled youth. It seeks to help youth in three primary ways: by treating children and youth who live on campus, by helping children and families who live at home but visit the campus, and by serving the community. For more information please visit www.crossroad-fwch.org.

CUE Seminaries, or Chicago, United, and Eden Seminaries, are the cooperative effort of the United Church of Christ congregations, conferences, and seminaries of the region, and the Local Church Ministries in the UCC's national setting to promote and support theological education in the Midwest. CUE is a key program to help ensure ordained ministers in our local churches for the next generation. More information about CUE is available at www.cueseminaries.org.