Q&A – Foster Care/Child Abuse Prevention

by | Apr 8, 2021 | Blog

Recently, we sat down with LFCS Foster Care Senior Program Manager Lisa Lowrance to discuss child abuse and neglect, foster care, and the needs of children and families throughout Missouri. As a tenured worker in foster care and an adoptive mother herself, she offers...

Help End Abuse

by | Mar 30, 2021 | Blog

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. Together we can spread awareness while promoting safety, stability, and well-being for all children across Missouri. In 2020, more than 56,000 cases of child abuse and neglect were reported across the state. These reports...

Connection and Conflict

by | Feb 1, 2021 | Blog

I did not become a social worker because I enjoyed conflict.  My motivation, in fact, was to lend a hand in alleviating it.  Conflict hurts.  But the more I learn, the more I understand that conflict is not something that has to be feared.  If approached from the...