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Check Out the Latest Issue of Our Bi-monthly Newsletter!
December 2021 includes stories about:
- Therapeutic Foster Care Expands
- Mobile Crisis Services in Chicago
- Cornerstone Society Members Pastors Kathie Bender Schwich and Daniel Schwick
- LSSI Connect, 833.610.5774
- True Friend Celebration 2021 Wrap Up
- Profile of St. James Lutheran Church, Lake Forest, IL
News
Terri Wilkerson Appointed as LSSI’s First Executive Director of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
May 16, 2022
2021 Impact Statement
March 18, 2022
LSSI Expands Therapeutic Foster Care Program: New Peoria Location to Serve Children with Severe Emotional/Behavioral Needs Throughout Central Illinois
January 20, 2022
U.S. Surgeon General Issues Advisory on Youth Mental Health Crisis Further Exposed by COVID-19 Pandemic
December 16, 2021
Community Foundation of Fox River Valley Awards $5,000 Grant to LSSI
December 16, 2021
December 2021 Issue of Inspired
December 07, 2021
LSSI Celebrates 154 Years of Transforming Lives
November 01, 2021
LSSI Executive Director for Children’s Community Services Jere Murry, MSW, Receives Lutheran Services in America Scion Award
July 14, 2021