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​Abundant Living


The Abundant Living Program is a church-based program delivered through Rush University Medical Center researchers and the Alive Faith Network (AFN). This 12-month program has two components:


  • Heart-to-Heart (nutritional health)
  • Money Smart (financial health)


We encourage all church members to join the Abundant Living Program. Each session provides church communities the opportunity to live healthier lifestyles!  ​

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​Our ​Programs



Heart-to-Heart:

​Heart-to-Heart is a nutrition education class focusing on chronic condition prevention.


Money Smarts for Adults:


​Money Smarts for Adults is a financial education program created by the FDIC. Topics discussed include budgeting, banking, and building and repairing credit.


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​​Our Research


The Abundant Living programs are designed to empower members of the African American community to live the abundant life God intends, regardless of region or socioeconomic status.


Check out some of our research below.


“As a result of institutional racism, including discriminatory housing and lending policies, many African Americans liv e in segregated areas with high poverty and unemployment and high rates of chronic disease and violence. These segregated communities lack the resources and opportunities required for good health. The geographic concentration of poverty unique to segregated African American residential areas is associated with poor health across a number of health indicators. Reflecting the impact of race and poverty, mortality is 24% higher for African Americans than whites in the US. In Chicago, this inequity is even more extreme. In Chicago, the African American mortality rate is 38% higher than the rate for White Americans."


To learn more, check out our research studies, and apply to see if you qualify to take part in an Abundant Living research program. ​

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​Contact Us 


Interested in joining an Abundant Living program? Apply to see if you qualify to participate in one of our research programs.