by Matt Misterek | Dec 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
Agency CEO elected to new national board position LCS Northwest President and CEO David Duea has been named to the Board of Directors of Lutheran Services in...
by Matt Misterek | Dec 9, 2021 | Family Support, Staff Spotlight
Staff Spotlight: Beth Pitts Meet: Beth Pitts Job: Manager, Navy EFM Respite Care Program District: South Puget Sound EFM stands for “exceptional family...
by Matt Misterek | Nov 1, 2021 | Refugees & Immigrants
Sister of Fallen Soldier Raises Nearly $1,000 for Refugees Curtis Fairless would be proud of his little sister, Angela, for raising nearly $1,000 to help...
by Matt Misterek | Oct 21, 2021 | Advocacy, Crime Victim Services, Staff Spotlight
Staff Feature: Kristina Hammond and Blaine Huizinga Meet: Kristina Hammond and Blaine Huizinga Job: Crime Victim Advocates District: Spokane Driven by a...
by Matt Misterek | Aug 23, 2021 | Refugees & Immigrants
Responding to the Housing Needs of Asylum Seekers in Puget Sound Since 2015, LCS Northwest has helped 2125 asylum seekers in Puget Sound find a path to...
by Matt Misterek | Aug 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
North Puget Sound District Relocates Seattle Office to University District After weeks of planning, organizing and packing, LCS Northwest’s North Puget...
by Matt Misterek | Jul 28, 2021 | Advocacy, Crime Victim Services
Offering Comfort and a Warm Paw to Victims of Sexual Assault If you spend time at our LCS Northwest office in Spokane, you will likely meet a pair of nearly...
by Matt Misterek | Jun 3, 2021 | Behavioral Health
Nora Foster Tapped to Lead LCS in Klamath Falls Four years ago, Bob Pickel called managers into his Klamath Falls office. He was challenged to build a...
by Matt Misterek | May 11, 2021 | Centennial
Marking a Century of Service: LCS Northwest and United Way of Pierce County Two time-honored Puget Sound organizations mark their 100th anniversaries...
by Matt Misterek | Apr 23, 2021 | Child Welfare, Refugees & Immigrants
Building a Future for Refugee Youth With a surge of youth trying to seek asylum in the United States at the Mexican border, Lutheran Community Service...
by Matt Misterek | Apr 14, 2021 | Behavioral Health
Bob Pickel Ending Long Run at LCS Northwest After a long career, one often thinks of riding off into the sunset. Not Bob Pickel. “I look at it as a sunrise –...
by Matt Misterek | Apr 13, 2021 | Centennial
Finding ‘Meaningful Work’ at LCS Northwest This is the third article in our Centennial Series. We feature a current employee who found social work as part of...
by Matt Misterek | Mar 18, 2021 | Refugees & Immigrants
Former LCS employee Kayse Jama Named to Oregon State Senate Congratulations to former LCS Northwest employee Kayse Jama for being named to the Oregon State...
by Matt Misterek | Mar 3, 2021 | Centennial
Sharing LCS History With Boots Winterstein (Note: This is the second in an ongoing series of articles celebrating LCS Northwest’s Centennial.) Boots...
by Matt Misterek | Feb 24, 2021 | Behavioral Health
Soto Named Medical Director for LCS Northwest Each year, we partner with thousands of Northwesterners as they make their journeys through trauma, addiction...