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Looking for a great new way to volunteer? Share your love of reading with a child and open the door to the world for them! OASIS, an Intergenerational Tutoring Program, is found in Lutheran schools all across ... [Read More]

Decisions, decisions, decisions. Making decisions can be overwhelming and empowering all at the same time. You get to decide what this life you hold in your hands turns out to be. What future do you want your ... [Read More]

It has been almost five years since I made an adoption plan with your office for my unborn son.  He was placed in a wonderful loving home and I am eternally grateful for the caring staff I ... [Read More]

How do I receive services? Just call LFCS and our friendly intake specialist will answer your immediate questions. They will determine which program best meets your needs. If you desire, a social worker will be assigned to ... [Read More]

The Portraits of Grace are pictures of beautiful children that are in the state’s care who are looking for a forever family. It would be wonderful if your church, library, gym, or any place you frequent would ... [Read More]

Enroll in STARS training at LFCS: The free, 27 hour foster parent training program that will prepare you to meet the five foster care competencies:    protect and nurture foster children    meet children’s developmental needs and ... [Read More]

Galatians 5:22 “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness” This bible verse embodies the work that foster parents do 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. They are the ... [Read More]

My mom is the definition of a free spirit. She’s very spontaneous, funny, loving, and although I love her personality most of the time, some of her impromptu decisions have had dramatic effects on my family and ... [Read More]

“Fear of abandonment” is a phrase that is not uncommon and is likely to evoke in each of us an immediate and frightened response. Our human need to be dependably attached to another person is known to ... [Read More]

One in 68 U.S. children has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a 30% increase from 1 in 88 two years ago, according to a new report issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  The new ... [Read More]

If left to their own devices, a teenager may manage to find trouble in the most unexpected places.  Sometimes teenagers have poor judgment.   Sometimes they just do stuff because they think it will be fun. They rarely ... [Read More]

An open adoption is an adoption where all identifying information is shared between the biological parents and the adoptive family, including last names, addresses, phone numbers and birth dates. It also usually includes on-going visits or meetings ... [Read More]