Advocates Question Proposed Title IX Changes

by Steve Haviland | 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....

Finding the Road to Recovery

by Steve Haviland | 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...

Candidate Visits: Message of Hope

by Steve Haviland | 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...

8 Lakes Bike Ride Moves to June

by Steve Haviland | 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...

Coping with Panic Attacks

by Steve Haviland | 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,”...

Providing Foster Care for Unaccompanied Children

by Steve Haviland | 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...

McGaughy Finishes Long Career of Kindness and Compassion

by Steve Haviland | 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...

Welcoming Their New Neighbors to Salem

by Steve Haviland | 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...

Believing People and Treating Them with Respect

by Steve Haviland | Jan 8, 2018 | Crime Victim Services

(Editor’s note: This story deals with sexual assault. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer crisis response advocate for us in Spokane, please contact...

Mahoney Leaves Legacy of Care

by Steve Haviland | Sep 26, 2017 | Aging & Independent Living

After 28 years of working in our home care program around the Tacoma area, Linda Mahoney called it a career on the last day of August. It’s the people who...

Protection Orders improve for Sexual Assault Victims

by Steve Haviland | May 15, 2017 | Crime Victim Services

Advocacy teamwork helped lead to improved protection orders for sexual assault victims in Washington State. With a stroke of Governor Jay Inslee’s pen Friday,...

5 Questions: David Ochan, Case Manager for LCS Northwest’s Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI)

by Steve Haviland | Mar 8, 2017 | Refugees & Immigrants

David has been a Case Manager with the MAI program since 2013. MAI is a collaboration with Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU). Our partnership helps...

Teaming Up with Gonzaga for Sexual Assault Advocacy

by Steve Haviland | Feb 15, 2017 | Crime Victim Services

Sexual assault is an uncomfortable topic. How sexual assault is handled on campus is a difficult issue for students and universities. A collaborative program...

5 Questions: LCS Northwest’s Tatyana Bondarchuk, Crime Victims’ Advocate

by Steve Haviland | Nov 22, 2016 | Crime Victim Services

The Crime Victims’ Advocacy Program in LCS Northwest Program provides advocacy, referrals and information services to the community of Multnomah County, which...

Tim Ward’s Journey of Surviving the Oso Mudslide

by Steve Haviland | Nov 14, 2016 | Family Support

Lutheran Community Services Northwest is there over the long haul. This is Tim Ward’s story of healing. He is one of nine people who survived the massive...