Celebrating LFCS Employee Milestones in 2022

Congratulations to the following amazing LFCS staff members on your milestone anniversary in 2022! We are so very grateful for your loyalty and your incredible dedication to helping children and families.30-Year Anniversary:Bev Schaefer20-Year Anniversary:Erica...

Advocate for Yourself

Advocating for personal needs is a healthy way to feel empowered and confident. The Merriam-Webster gives insight of what it means to advocate: to plead the cause of another; to defend or maintains a cause or proposal; to support or promote the interests of a cause or...

Helping Kim find Stability

A few years ago, I was working in an entry-level position and caring for my three children. When I learned I was pregnant, I was overwhelmed, as I wasn’t sure having another baby was something I could do physically or financially. However, I knew in my heart that...

Intentional Kindness

Act with Intentional Kindness The phrase random acts of kindness has become a part of our vocabulary.  It brings to mind people being kind to strangers almost as if they were caught up in a moment of generosity.  Then there are others who seem to be more purposeful in...

Inclusive Adoption

Inclusive Adoption: A New Paradigm for the Adoption Process By: Melani Engel, LFCS Director of Adoption Services At Lutheran Family and Children’s Services of Missouri (LFCS) we know firsthand that adoption is a life-changing decision for birth parents, adoptive...