by Louise McGrody | Jul 20, 2020 | Family Support
Connecting Foster Teens With Their Family Roots Amber grew up in foster care. She had no knowledge of other family members and her family history was a...
by Louise McGrody | Jun 5, 2020 | Advocacy, Refugees & Immigrants
Coalition Works with Oregon Legislature to Extend Refugee Services A collaborative effort led by faith-based organizations, including LCS Northwest, and...
by Louise McGrody | May 27, 2020 | Child Welfare, Refugees & Immigrants
Adoption Dream Comes True for Refugee Youth Barbara and Jeremy Tantrum became a licensed foster home in 2009. Parents to a toddler and guardian to an...
by Louise McGrody | Apr 29, 2020 | Child Welfare
Going Virtual in the Tri-Cities Our nation may be under a stay at home order to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, but Victoria Huey still has a...
by Louise McGrody | Apr 23, 2020 | Aging & Independent Living
Meals on Wheels Adapts Services to COVID-19 Pandemic Susan Nocella and her Meals on Wheels team at Lutheran Community Services Northwest do more than deliver...
by Louise McGrody | Mar 25, 2020 | Aging & Independent Living
Helping Tacoma Seniors During COVID-19 All of us are feeling the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, but our older neighbors are particularly vulnerable to this...
by Louise McGrody | Oct 29, 2019 | Child Welfare, Refugees & Immigrants
Child Welfare Lutheran Community Services Northwest recently honored attorney Julie Schisel of Burien with the 2019 Spannaus Award. For two decades, Ms....
by Louise McGrody | Sep 20, 2019 | Family Support
Eight Scholarships Awarded by North Puget Sound LCS Northwest – North Puget Sound District has awarded its 2019-20 Cascade People’s Center Scholarship to a...
by Louise McGrody | Aug 7, 2019 | Family Support
Rebekah Graham feels blessed. She has a loving family. She travels and enjoys life. She also has a job she wouldn’t trade for the world.Rebekah provides...
by Louise McGrody | Apr 3, 2019 | Family Support
Some anniversaries you celebrate, and others you reflect. This is about three women who recently reflected on an anniversary that touched their lives.Peggy...
by Louise McGrody | Mar 3, 2019 | Family Support, Refugees & Immigrants
Collaborating for health, justice and hope It’s not uncommon for us to collaborate across services to help our clients stabilize their lives and find hope....
by Louise McGrody | Feb 12, 2019 | Behavioral Health
Outfitted in her pink Converse sneakers, Behavioral Interventionist Mia Mikelic can’t wait to start her day at Barnes Butte Elementary School in Prineville,...
by Louise McGrody | Nov 12, 2018 | Refugees & Immigrants
Earlier this year, LCS Northwest was invited to house our Seattle Immigration Counseling services at Gethsemane Lutheran Church. We graciously accepted the...
by Louise McGrody | Oct 8, 2018 | Family Support
Like any parent, Hilda Rodriguez wanted a better future for her children. It’s what motivated her and husband Gabriel Robles to leave Mexico for a new life in...
by Louise McGrody | Jul 11, 2018 | Event
In the summer of 2016, two friends who lived in Kitsap County (WA) were following the plight of Syrian refugees. They discussed how they could support their...