Blog: Youth Programs
Beating the odds
Shawn is growing up surrounded by crime, violence and poverty. His mom works two jobs to pay rent, utilities, and very few extras.…
LFCS Mentors
January is National Mentor Month At LFCS, our CALL and CHOICES mentor programs provide this valuable service to many young people throughout St.…
Gaming and the Parent-Child Relationship
Countless studies show how important it is for parents to play with their young children. The developmentally positive effects on social skills, physical…
Is Minecraft Bad for My Child?
by Albert Thrower, MSW, LMSW If you’re the parent of a child old enough to operate a smartphone or computer, you have probably…
Family Dinner!
Our lives today seem busier than ever, and family bonding time may seem hard to find. However, spending more time as a family…
Head Start Celebrates its 50th Birthday – LFCS Has Head Start Programming!
LFCS Hilltop Child Development Center 2015 Graduates! This year is an important milestone – 50th Birthday – for the Head Start program. PBS…
What is Leadership?
Over 3,000 kids (and growing) participate in LFCS’ Youth Development Programs — programs like CHOICES, CALL and STEP-Up that provide children and teens in our community with…
Do video games lead to violence?
This is an often debated question that deserves some consideration. After the Sandy Hook shootings in December 2012, President Obama urged that Congress…
Consider Reading to Kids – OASIS Volunteers needed
Share your love of reading by volunteering to be an OASIS tutor in one of our Lutheran grade schools. By attending a training…
What is Youth Mentoring and Development and Why is it Important?
What is a mentor? A mentor is a person or a friend who guides a less experienced person through various aspects of life…