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You saved my life.

In the past few weeks I’ve heard two people say, literally, that Lutheran Services in Iowa “saved my life.” That’s pretty powerful. When I think of customer testimonials, I nor… more →

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You saved my life.

lsiamy wrote 2 years ago: In the past few weeks I’ve heard two people say, literally, that Lutheran Services in Iowa … more →

Tags: Iowa, Life, Services, Advocating, Needs

Des Moines USCRI field office helps first refugee clients

Christopher Coen wrote 2 years ago: A Zimbabwean refugee woman’s children are the first refugees to be resettled by the new USCRI … more →

Tags: Des Moines, Des Moines USCRI (field office), Iowa, neglect, office of admissions, State Department, USCRI, Zimbabwean, Human Rights

Better All Around

lsiamy wrote 2 years ago: There was an article in the Des Moines Register about the cost benefits of home health care. Well, a … more →

Tags: LSI, Residential Treatment, Home Visits, community based care, Home Health Care, Home & Health, visitation program, Early Childhood, Visitation

LSI fills another gap...this time in refugee services

lsiamy wrote 2 years ago: Lutheran Services in Iowa (LSI) held a holiday open house last night to celebrate our new refugee co … more →

Tags: LSI, self sufficient, Refugee, Refugee Services, Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines

U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants to open office in Iowa

Christopher Coen wrote 2 years ago: The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI), formerly known as IRSA, or Immigration and R … more →

Tags: Des Moines, Des Moines USCRI (field office), Iowa, USCRI, Iowa Bureau of Refugee Services, lavinia limon, Peter Limon, refugee resettlement, refugee resettlement agencies

Season of Giving at LSI: ...here we go!

lsiamy wrote 2 years ago: I get pretty excited this time of year. I’m the geek that loves decorated malls, oversized dec … more →

Tags: LSI, disabilities, Beloit, Donate, Holiday giving, christmas dinner, self sufficient, Thank You

Tips for Parenting Teens

lsiamy wrote 2 years ago: At Lutheran Services in Iowa (LSI), we’re gearing up for November: National Adoption Month. We … more →

Tags: Teens, LSI, Residential Treatment, Parenting, Adoption, National Adoption Month, trauma

Imprints we leave on others...

lsiamy wrote 2 years ago: Today I pulled weeds, harvested and trimmed leaves on the LSI Ames campus, beside some volunteers fr … more →

Tags: disabilities, Beloit, United Way of Story county, Day of Caring, Community

Five important questions to ask a provider before they care for your child.

lsiamy wrote 2 years ago: When your world is in crisis, it’s natural to develop a pretty narrow focus. It’s usuall … more →

Tags: Child Welfare, Residential Treatment, questions to ask, getting services for your child, I just don't know what else I can do for my child, People With Disabilities, mental health provider, child welfare services provider

Three types of independence you probably never thought of

lsiamy wrote 2 years ago: We enjoy flags, food and fireworks every Fourth of July. This is a holiday that inspires patriotism … more →

Tags: disabilities, Foster Care, Youth, Support, Mother, Father, permanency, single dad, Independence

Preparing for High Waters: ten things you should have NOW.

lsiamy wrote 2 years ago: In Iowa, the excessive rain we’re having isn’t just irritating or unnerving – it … more →

Tags: LSI, Iowa, Flood, Response, disaster, June floods, iowa flood

LSI is officially hip, or "Five reasons LSI is hip"

lsiamy wrote 2 years ago: Lutheran Services in Iowa is referred to as many things: compassionate, high-quality, or even life-c … more →

Tags: Beloit, Hip, Garden, Beloit Learning Garden, poverty, obese, Alliance for Children and Families, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, rain barrel

Globe-Gazette newspaper claims Iowa needs cheap immigrant labor for the state’s economic development

Christopher Coen wrote 3 years ago: A Globe-Gazette editorial attempts to link the recent shut down of two refugee resettlement agencies … more →

Tags: Hias, housing, substandard, ice, Iowa, Jewish, Meatpacking Industry, Postville, State Department, Agriprocessors

Catholic Charities Diocese of Des Moines will continue to resettle refugees in Iowa — 5 comments

Christopher Coen wrote 3 years ago: Catholic Charities Diocese of Des Moines has decided to continue resettling refugees in Iowa (here a … more →

Tags: Catholic Charities, Catholic Charities Diocese of Des Moines, faith-based, Funding, Iowa, LIRS, RPC (Refugee Processing Center), State Department, Sudanese

What you may not realize about child abuse

lsiamy wrote 3 years ago: A member of our communications team put a video together to celebrate LSI staff and individuals worl … more →

Tags: LSI, child abuse, Prevention, Hopes, Parents as Teachers, FSRP, DHS

Comfort

lsiamy wrote 3 years ago: LSI is lucky to have thousands of supporters throughout Iowa and beyond. People donate their time, t … more →

Tags: LSI, Ames, Iowa, Child Welfare, Residential Treatment, Leadership Ames project, Beloit, child abuse

It's about time...

lsiamy wrote 3 years ago: At Lutheran Services in Iowa (LSI), we have amazing people who do incredible things. Whether it … more →

Tags: Teens, Child, LSI, disabilities

Iowa Refugee Services Ending

Paul Yeager wrote 3 years ago: Thursday’s Iowa Journal looked at 3 programs that have brought 30,000 people fleeing situation … more →

Tags: IPTV, Iowa, Iowa Journal, catholic charities, Refugees, DHS, Iraqi, robert ray

Refugees in Iowa - show notes — 2 comments

Paul Yeager wrote 3 years ago: The Haiti earthquake got the Iowa Journal staff thinking of angles of that story important to Iowans … more →

Tags: IPTV, Iowa, Refugee, catholic charities, Iowa Bureau of Refugee Services


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