by beanstalk | Apr 16, 2018 | Blog
Did you know that LFCS provides pregnancy, parenting and adoption services? Many are familiar with the services we offer to families interested in adopting, but the ways in which we serve birth parents are lesser known. LFCS Pregnancy, Parenting and Adoption Services...
by beanstalk | Apr 9, 2018 | Blog, family services, foster care, mental health services, Parenting
LFCS promises to keep families safe, healthy, and together. Foster care reunification is one way we keep that promise, but the path for parents is not always easy. Sha Sha knows. She faced the reality of losing her children. See how she handled it. ...
by beanstalk | Apr 2, 2018 | Blog, community prevention, Counseling, family services, pregnancy services
Did you know 5,141 children in the Missouri were involved in substantiated claims of abuse or neglect in 2017? April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. At LFCS, we want to talk about this public health issue and what we can do to address it. Here are just a few...
by beanstalk | Mar 12, 2018 | Blog, family services, foster care
Jared, Bella, Sam and Max are full of smiles as they chase each other around the playground. Sadly, it hasn’t always been like this. Who they are today is a stark contrast to just a few months ago when they were brought into the care of LFCS. A hotline call notified...
by beanstalk | Mar 5, 2018 | Blog, Counseling, mental health services, mid-missouri office, Parenting
Caring for children is often instinctual. But what happens when a mother struggles with post-partum depression…when she can barely get out of bed, much less meet the needs of her child? Does that mother care for her child any less? Having access to mental health...
