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LSSI writes press releases for the media and shares occasional informational updates and articles relevant to our work, which are consolidated here for reference.
Media Contact: Barb Hailey, 847.635.4686, Barb.Hailey@LSSI.org
Foster Parents Show Love; Model Family Support
With more than 18,000 children in Illinois in foster care, foster parents Mandi and Roberto Garcia of Rockford saw the ...
Lurie Children’s Hospital, Chicago, has partnered with LSSI, to provide medical and social service coordination to children and families in the Belmont-Cragin and North Austin communities
Lurie Children’s Hospital and Community Partners to Help Children and Families Navigate Medical and Social Service ...
LSSI Celebrates 154 Years of Transforming Lives
On October 31, Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) celebrates the 154th anniversary of its founding.
On that date ...
Historic Connection to LSSI
TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH, LANARK
Over the years, Trinity Lutheran Church, Lanark, has contributed to Lutheran Social ...
LSSI Executive Director for Children’s Community Services Jere Murry, MSW, Receives Lutheran Services in America Scion Award
LSSI Executive Director for Children’s Community Services Jere Murry, MSW, Receives Lutheran Services in America Scion ...
LSSI/Lutheran Disaster Relief of Illinois helps organize a Multi-Agency Resource Center (MARC) for people affected by the tornado that struck Naperville, Darien and Woodridge
For Illinois neighbors in the western suburbs of Chicago who were impacted by a recent tornado, LSSI/Lutheran Disaster ...
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois to Honor Longtime Donors and Volunteers Beverly Moody and the late Richard Moody at Fall Gala
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI), one of the largest statewide human services organizations, based in Des ...
Aunt Martha’s Health & Wellness and Lutheran Social Services of Illinois Collaborate in Chicago’s Portage Park Neighborhood
Co-location to provide access to mental/behavioral health and primary care to individuals and families in the ...
Therapeutic Foster Care Achieving Success
In 2017, LSSI started its pilot Therapeutic Foster Care program to support children who have experienced severe trauma, and ...
Keys to Success
With her warm voice and infectious laugh, Gloria Cunningham jokes about being one of the first Therapeutic Foster Parents to ...
WIFR-TV Rockford Features LSSI’s Therapeutic Foster Care
Sharing Christmas Joy with Children
Last year, each of the 100+ children served by LSSI's Intact Family Services were asked what they wanted for Christmas. With ...
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