Social Service Outreach Programs Using Elderly Korean Immigrants' Church Ties
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11215710 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eunkyung Kim (0000-0003-3558-7086, Kwangwoon University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 42 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 130-142 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Social Service Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0148-8376 • E-ISSN: 1540-7314 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01488376.2015.1087448 |
| OpenAlex | W2236600204 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 21 |
This study examined how Protestant Korean-American churches and their pastors can serve as ties between Korean seniors and agencies that offer social services. Working in partnership with the North Central Texas Area Agency on Aging (NCTAAA) and 2-1-1 services at United Way, the researcher asked 53 Korean pastors in two counties in North Central Texas to participate in the study. Each was asked about his willingness to host an outreach program. Thirty telephone surveys and 11 face-to-face interviews inquired about current services and pastor willingness to serve as gatekeepers for seniors. Translation and transportation were the top social service needs. All pastors in the study agreed that their churches should be a vehicle to provide social service information to seniors. Indeed, five churches accommodated program outreach offered by the NCTAAA and 2-1-1 services. The host churches tended to have highly structured, regularly scheduled programs (e.g., ethnic senior schools) already in place. A total of 405 Korean seniors participated in the outreach events, and 28 seniors were assisted in benefit counseling by telephone. Altogether, the results suggest that social service agencies can use the church ties of Korean seniors for program outreach
Agency (philosophy · Business · Ethnic group · General partnership · Immigration · Interpersonal ties · Outreach · Political science · Public relations · Service (business · Social Welfare · Sociology · Health and Wellbeing Research · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Marketing · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work
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Research Design
Reaching the Hard to Reach
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Stress, Coping, and Depression Among Elderly Korean Immigrants
| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |