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May 2026

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Foster Parents Make a Difference

Foster Parents Make a Difference

A close family friend, a community member, and the great aunt of a baby yet born. These are just some of the foster parents at Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) who answered the call ...
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David and Julie Luck Jensen: 2026 True Friend Honorees Live their Faith

David and Julie Luck Jensen: 2026 True Friend Honorees Live their Faith

Reflecting on their involvement with Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) and other service organizations, David and Julie Luck Jensen said their participation simply enables them to live ...
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Foster Parents Needed to Make a Difference

Foster Parents Needed to Make a Difference

Much has changed in child welfare since LSSI was founded in 1867 as an orphanage for children who lost their parents in a cholera epidemic. What has endured is the organization’s commitment to ...
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65 Years Later, a Never-Ending Legacy is Fulfilled

65 Years Later, a Never-Ending Legacy is Fulfilled

When Katherine Nielson signed her will in 1961, naming the “Lutheran Home for Children and Farm School” as a beneficiary, little did she know she’d be helping a new generation of children in a ...
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Mindful Giving Provides Needed Items to LSSI Clients

Mindful Giving Provides Needed Items to LSSI Clients

Everyone knows the joy of receiving a package delivered from an online purchase. Mindful Giving is an easy way to provide that joy directly to LSSI clients. LSSI’s Mindful Giving web pages ...
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