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Hands on Banking
LFCS Community Services was recently awarded a grant known as Hands on Banking. The funding, provided by Wells Fargo and United Way of Greater St. Louis, supports a five-week financial education program for school-aged children. Aligned with ... [Read More]
Give STL Day Continues
Generosity broke the internet yesterday. Let’s try to do it again! Give STL Day has been extended due to technical issues that caused the St. Louis Community Foundation donation pages to malfunction during yesterday’s giving cycle. Because of ... [Read More]
Foster Care Appreciation Month
May is Foster Care Appreciation Month! We offer heartfelt appreciation to our LFCS foster parents and all foster parents who open their hearts and homes to children who need their love, security, encouragement, healing and guidance.
Meet Tony: An LFCS School Counseling Client
Tony was referred to school counseling to address his problematic behavior issues in the classroom. He found himself in the office frequently, and was facing grade retention if he continued to be suspended for his behavior. Like ... [Read More]
Meet Kayla: An LFCS Crisis Pregnancy Client
Kayla was referred to LFCS by her mental health counselor. She was 18 and pregnant, living with her mom who also struggles with mental illness. Her boyfriend Matt was trying to finish his senior year of high ... [Read More]
Six Tips for Parents
Parents, dealing with your little one’s behavior can be challenging at times. Other times, let’s face it, it’s just downright aggravating. Every child is different and as they grow you’ll learn what works for them, but here ... [Read More]
Top 10 Reasons to Read with Your Child
As a parent educator, I consistently work with busy parents who spend most of the day navigating their and their children’s busy schedules. Getting to work each morning can require a 1-2 hour commute via bus or ... [Read More]
Being Emotionally Invested
As foster parents, we have to walk a fine line between being 100% emotionally invested in the kids in our care, but not at all attached to any particular outcome. When I started writing this article, it ... [Read More]
Grief and Loss in Adoption
By Meg Roetta, MSW, LMSW Grief and loss is an abstract term that we tend to associate with death. Grief makes us uncomfortable; we can’t fix or make it all better. So our society tries to confine ... [Read More]
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