by Matt Misterek | Feb 23, 2016 | Aging & Independent Living
The role of a caregiver is to provide assistance to elderly clients, but the key to doing the job well is empathy. “As a good caregiver, you have to be...
by Matt Misterek | Feb 11, 2016 | Family Support
They work as a team without pay. Satisfaction comes from knowing they’re helping some of McMinnville’s youngest and their parents. L.V. VanBlaricom and Vicki...
by Matt Misterek | Feb 4, 2016 | Family Support
LCS Northwest’s Arlington Community Resource Center (ACRC) played a central role in helping to count the Snohomish County homeless population and connecting...
by Matt Misterek | Jan 28, 2016 | Family Support
Yamhill County, OR – Breaking the generational cycle of substance abuse is tough. For two-year-old McKenzie, her parents’ chemical dependency created huge...
by Matt Misterek | Jan 21, 2016 | Crime Victim Services
Not all sexual assault victims have equal rights in Washington. LCS Northwest Spokane and the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center in Seattle have...
by Matt Misterek | Jan 12, 2016 | Event
The first Memory Café in Pierce County for people at all stages of dementia and their care partners will start at the end of January. Lutheran Community...
by Matt Misterek | Jan 6, 2016 | Refugees & Immigrants
Beth Farmer has been the Program Director of International Counseling and Community Services (ICCS) since 2007. ICCS is a program of Lutheran Community...
by Matt Misterek | Dec 23, 2015 | Refugees & Immigrants
SeaTac – The Seattle media converged on our SeaTac offices last week as King County Executive Dow Constantine held a press conference here to make it...
by Matt Misterek | Dec 8, 2015 | Refugees & Immigrants
Valentin doesn’t waste his time. He had an interest in Russian, so he learned to speak it. He was fascinated by technology, so he studies computer...
by Matt Misterek | Dec 2, 2015 | Aging & Independent Living
Society isn’t set up for people with dementia. The opportunities to socialize and take part in activities are limited. It’s just the opposite of what needs to...
by Matt Misterek | Nov 25, 2015 | Refugees & Immigrants
With a growing immigrant population in the greater Portland area, LCS Northwest recently started offering Immigration Counseling and Advocacy Program (ICAP)...
by Matt Misterek | Nov 19, 2015 | Refugees & Immigrants
By David Duea, President and CEO of Lutheran Community Services Northwest With great sadness, we continue to read the news of the horrific terrorist attacks...
by Matt Misterek | Nov 3, 2015 | Child Welfare
(Editor’s note: Amanda Crawmer is a former Miss Washington. She is also a classical pianist. In January 2015, she gave up a successful career as a piano...
by Matt Misterek | Oct 26, 2015 | Child Welfare
Rochelle Brunsdon has been the area director of Lutheran Community Services Northwest in Kennewick, Wash. since 2001. The Kennewick office doubled in size...
by Matt Misterek | Oct 14, 2015 | Event
The Arlington Community Resource Center (ACRC) officially opened its doors with a ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening celebration Thursday, Oct. 1....
