Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) was honored by the Illinois Collaboration on Youth (ICOY) for being the top contributor to its Equity and Access Fund at their annual meeting in Champaign recently.
ICOY champions the safety, well-being, and success of all Illinois’ children, youth, and families by connecting and strengthening the organizations that serve them and by being a collective voice for policy and practice. LSSI is a proud member of ICOY, along with other community-based child welfare, youth service, and juvenile justice providers across Illinois.
“LSSI contributes to ICOY’s Equity and Access Fund, beyond the annual membership dues, in order to help provide subsidized memberships for organizations led by community-based organizations that have limited funds to join ICOY,” said Ruth Jajko, LSSI’s Chief Operating Officer.
This support helps to make the collective voice of ICOY stronger and more inclusive by including organizations that serve in isolated rural communities or urban neighborhoods with a history of disinvestment. Currently, 11% of ICOY member organizations receive support through this fund.
LSSI is proud to be an ICOY member and contribute to the Equity and Access Fund.
Photo Caption: ICOY CEO, Andi Durbin (left), recognizes LSSI’s Chief Operating Officer Ruth Jajko (middle) and Executive Director of Children’s Community Services, Jere Murry (right), for the organizations support of ICOY’s Equity and Access Fund.
