March 20, 2000
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Melinda Smith, (503) 244-7890
The M. J. Murdock Charitable Trust has announced a two-year
grant of $250,000 for Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon’s Hopewell House. The funding
will support care for patients who have no insurance or need financial assistance as well
as an expansion of EMO’s volunteer training and end-of-life care community education
programs. As part of the grant, EMO has been challenged to raise $50,000 in matching funds
by December 31, 2000.
For over ten years, Hopewell House has provided compassionate
and comprehensive end-of-life care to Oregonians. As a part of EMO’s compassionate
care and education division, Hopewell House also offers grief education and support
groups, as well as education and training for individuals interested in providing hospice
care. A two-day workshop on hospice and end-of-life care will be held the weekend of June
3 and 4.
Hopewell House is located at 6171 SW Capitol Highway in
Southwest Portland. Its specially trained staff members are skilled in the unique needs of
hospice patients as well as the emotional, spiritual and practical concerns of patients,
families and friends. Hopewell House is dedicated to offering comfort and dignity to
patients.
EMO is an association of 15 Christian denominations including
Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant religious bodies that work together to improve the lives
of Oregonians. For more information, call Melinda Smith, Director of EMO’s
Compassionate Care Division, at (503) 244-7890.
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