by beanstalk | Sep 6, 2018 | Blog, family services, foster care, Parenting
Family means something different for just about everyone. Ideally, family means the people who love and care for you; those you see everyday, parents, grandparents or siblings. What happens when that ideal shifts or breaks apart? At LFCS, we work to make sure that...
by beanstalk | Jul 2, 2018 | Blog, Counseling, family services, foster care, mental health services, Parenting
Being a kid seems easy enough, but sometimes childhood is littered with challenges that no child should have to face. At LFCS, we want every Missouri child to experience the innocence of childhood feeling safe and loved. Joel’s history teacher was concerned. In recent...
by beanstalk | Apr 23, 2018 | Adoption, Blog, foster care, Parenting
Bentley was just four-months old when he was brought into the care of LFCS. After his birth parents shook and suffocated him to near death, he spent three weeks in the ICU recovering. The abuse left Bentley blind and with a feeding tube. That was just the beginning of...
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...
