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May is National Foster Care Month
It's a great time to think about what you can do to support a foster parent or foster child in your
community. Learn more about LSSI's Foster Care Services
and for more helpful information, be sure to also visit
www.FosterKidsAreOurKids.org. And, if you are interested in becoming a foster
parent, please call us at 1-888-322-LSSI.
LSSI in the Media: Listen to the May 7 Public News Service story, "Where's the Love: Illinoisans Campaign for Foster Children," featuring an interview with LSSI’s Ruth Jajko, statewide director of adoption services and foster/adoptive parent, and Angela, an LSSI foster parent who says, "There are so many children in the world that need a home and that need love. If you can, why not give them that?"
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Illinois National Guard Receives Paul Simon Award at Lutheran Day
During a Lutheran Day ceremony in Springfield on April 25, Brig. Gen. Robert Pratt,
director of the joint staff for the Illinois National Guard, accepted the 2012 Paul Simon Courage in
Public Service Award on behalf of the 13,000 men and women of the Guard. LSSI’s Dan Schwick presented
the annual award on behalf of Lutheran Day sponsors, who gathered for a day of fellowship and advocacy.
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Simple Ways You Can Help LSSI Clients
It could be as simple as a Chicago bus pass. Or hygiene kits for women. To find out how you can help people served by LSSI, go to LSSI’s Gifts In-Kind page.
Visioning Process Leads to Updated Focus for LSSI
LSSI’s recent visioning process led to the development of an organizational strategy combining LSSI’s mission, guiding principles and strategic directions.
» Read more about visioning at LSSI
in the news
- 4/27/12 – Chicago Sun-Times – “Save Illinois’ safety-net hospitals”
- 4/26/12 – Decatur Herald-Review – “Health care officials critical of Quinn's plan to cut Medicaid spending”
- April 2012 – MCS Synod Supplement to “The Lutheran” – “LSSI’s counseling service offers support for life’s transitions”
- 4/12/12 – TribLocal (Park Ridge) – “St. Matthew Center for Health Meets Challenge Match Goal”
- 4/9/12 – Capitol Fax – “The last roast post you’ll ever see, I swear on my life”
- 4/2/12 – Public News Service – “IRS: Illinois Adoptive Parents – Don’t Leave Money Unclaimed”
- 3/30/12 – Quad-Cities Online – “‘I Am’ sends Moses on exodus; Iams sent to serve at Intouch”
- 3/3/12 – Peoria Journal Star – “Classmates join 11-year-old for adoption ceremony at courthouse”
- 2/10/12 – Chicago Tribune – “Letter to the editor: Mental Health”
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