News
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
LSSI/Endeavor Health Partnership Expands Access at the Welcoming Center
LSSI/Endeavor Health Partnership Expands Access at the Welcoming Center LSSI is proud to announce...
Read LSSI’s Impact Statement
Annually, LSSI publishes an Impact Statement: a one-page, two-sided resource providing a glimpse...
LSSI’s Storybook Project Featured on Radio Broadcast
Chicago Public Radio Station WBEZ, Illinois Public Radio, and Vocalo partnered with LSSI’s...
New EDI Report Published
We are proud to share our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Inaugural Report, which represents...
LSSI Releases Anti-Racism Statement
As a testament of the organization’s evolving commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion,...
LSSI to Honor The Rev. Wayne and Pam Miller at 42nd Annual True Friend Celebration
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) will present the 2023 True Friend Award to The Rev....
LSSI Repurposes Medication-Assisted Detox Beds; Expands Residential Rehabilitation Services in Chicago
Effective July 1, 2023, Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) will repurpose its 16...
Families Together Pilot Aims to Decrease Stay in Foster Care
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) has partnered with the Illinois Department of Children...
LSSI Receives Federal Funding to Launch Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois was among the first Chicago organizations to receive federal...
2022 Impact Statement
LSSI’s 2022 Impact Statement highlights the organization's outcomes that affected the lives of...
Terri Wilkerson Appointed as LSSI’s First Executive Director of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
Chicago resident Terri Wilkerson has been appointed Executive Director for Equity, Diversity &...
LSSI Expands Therapeutic Foster Care Program: New Peoria Location to Serve Children with Severe Emotional/Behavioral Needs Throughout Central Illinois
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI), the largest statewide provider of foster care...
Community Foundation of Fox River Valley Awards $5,000 Grant to LSSI
LSSI was granted $5,000 from the Community Foundation of the Fox River Valley to support the...
U.S. Surgeon General Issues Advisory on Youth Mental Health Crisis Further Exposed by COVID-19 Pandemic
As a provider of mental health and prevention services for children, LSSI is sharing an advisory...
Selma Cehic, LSSI Director of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Programs, was interviewed by WIFR-TV Rockford for a story about a shortage of mental health professionals
WIFR-TV looks into the reasons for the shortage of mental health professionals in Illinois.
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...
LSSI Celebrates 154 Years of Transforming Lives
On October 31, Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) celebrates the 154th anniversary of its...
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...
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,...
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...
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...