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Heritage Christian Services

Shawn James
Jul 6, 2026

Therapist Shawn Ennuson builds personalized mental health practice in Rochester

Shawn Ennuson launched a private practice in New York focused on personalized mental health care tailored to individual client needs.

Marisa Geitner
Aug 28, 2025

Inclusive leadership earns Heritage Christian CEO top Chamber award

Heritage Christian Services CEO Marisa Geitner receives the Greater Rochester Chamber’s 2025 Inclusive Leadership Award for advancing workplace inclusion.

Lisa Callister is a personal assistant who supports Chris Lepsch through the state’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program. (Photo provided by Heritage Christian Services) 
May 27, 2025

Heritage Christian Services expands reach as CDPAP facilitator

Heritage Christian Services becomes a statewide CDPAP facilitator, helping more New Yorkers access personalized homecare while expanding its mission-driven services.

Heritage Christian Services enacts wage increase to address workforce challenges
Mar 13, 2025

Heritage Christian Services enacts wage increase to address workforce challenges

Heritage Christian Services is raising wages for its staff to help with workforce challenges, affecting 1,600 employees.

Heritage Christian Services’ Homes with Heart capital campaign focused on creating safe, accessible homes where people can age in place. (photo courtesy of Heritage Christian Services)
Feb 26, 2025

Heritage Christian Services’ Homes with Heart capital campaign surpasses $10M goal 

Heritage Christian Services has completed its Homes with Heart capital campaign, exceeding its $10 million goal.  

Heritage Christian unveils new logo, collaboration with Buffalo Bills’ defender  
Dec 1, 2022

Heritage Christian unveils new logo, collaboration with Buffalo Bills’ defender  

Heritage Christian Services will unveil Thursday evening a new logo and tagline: People of possibility, conveying its mission to promote the inclusivity of all people and its belief in the endless possibilities for everyone it serves.  

Internships help people with disabilities spread their wings
Oct 31, 2022

Heritage, Hillside care workers see boost in pay but understaffing still an issue

Local nonprofit organizations are addressing the need for direct care employees by raising wages for what they call a vital but often undervalued profession.

Sep 30, 2022

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The Heritage Hero has raised over $100,000, with gifts still coming in, for Heritage Christian Services’ work supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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Sep 1, 2022

Heritage Christian Services bumps pay for frontline workers

The pay bumps mean 2,181 staff members benefit from the cost of living adjustment, and 1,739 frontline workers will see an additional boost to their hourly wage.

Eleversity to present Women of Color summit
Jul 22, 2020

Eleversity to present Women of Color summit

Eleversity, a community impact program of Heritage Christian Services, will hold a four-session summit beginning Thursday to address diversity, equity and inclusion. The “Women of Color Virtual Summit: An Educational […]

Heritage Christian Services to host virtual 100-minute race
Apr 23, 2020

Heritage Christian Services to host virtual 100-minute race

Like many other organizations that have had to postpone or hold virtual events rather than planned face-to-face gatherings, Heritage Christian Services plans to host an alternative fundraising event, the Stronger […]

CEOs’ thoughts on the economy
May 1, 2019

CEOs’ thoughts on the economy

As part of RBJ’s survey of chief executive officers this year, we added four questions about the economy. We opted to use one question-and-answer from each of the responses, choosing […]