by Matt Misterek | 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 Matt Misterek | Jan 18, 2019 | Crime Victim Services
The U.S. Department of Education has proposed changes to Title IX of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 that would alter how universities handle sexual violence....
by Matt Misterek | Dec 10, 2018 | Behavioral Health
Klamath Falls, OR – It took Amber Avitable 20 years to find the road to recovery. It wasn’t easy to find, but now she believes in herself.“I’ve learned that I...
by Matt Misterek | 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 Matt Misterek | Nov 2, 2018 | Advocacy
By Erin Williams, District Director(Editor’s note: Erin Williams leads our work in Spokane. Prior to that, she was our Director of Victim Advocacy in...
by Matt Misterek | 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 Matt Misterek | Sep 13, 2018 | Event
Enough of the smoke already! Our 8 Lakes Leg Aches annual fundraising bicycle ride in Spokane will take place in June instead of August starting in 2019. Next...
by Matt Misterek | Aug 7, 2018 | Behavioral Health
Right as the interview started in our Prineville office, Christopher Koontz made it clear he had a rough night. “I had a really bad panic attack last night,”...
by Matt Misterek | 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...
by Matt Misterek | Jun 29, 2018 | Family Support
Hundreds of Spanish-speaking residents in Snohomish County pass through the doors of our Familias Unidas center in Everett each year. Some seek food, housing,...
by Matt Misterek | Jun 26, 2018 | Child Welfare, Refugees & Immigrants
We have been providing foster care for unaccompanied children and youth in need of safety and support here in the United States for more than 30 years. LCS...
by Matt Misterek | Mar 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
A long career of helping a whole lot of people recently came to a close for Denny McGaughy. On March 15, McGaughy retired after more than 27 years of...
by Matt Misterek | Mar 6, 2018 | Aging & Independent Living
Caregiving is in Lori Titus’ DNA. When Titus, a Tacoma resident, was in high school, her father, Robert Olsen, was a caregiver to her grandmother. Titus would...
by Matt Misterek | Feb 23, 2018 | Family Support
With 29 years of serving Olympic Peninsula communities, LCS Northwest was on the verge of shutting the doors to our Port Angeles office in autumn 2016. Thanks...
by Matt Misterek | Jan 8, 2018 | Refugees & Immigrants
Being neighborly took on a new meaning last year in Salem. People started welcoming refugees to Oregon’s capital city. Salem For Refugees, a volunteer...
