Immigrations Services Expanded to Beaverton
With a growing immigrant population in the greater Portland area, LCS Northwest recently started offering Immigration Counseling and Advocacy Program (ICAP) services at our Beaverton office. Kane Ransom is leading the new program. He is a Board of Immigration Appeals...
LCS Northwest will Welcome Syrian Refugees in 2016
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 in Paris last Friday. We mourn for those who were killed and injured. We also pray for the millions of refugees...
Crawmers Find Hope in Kennewick Wraparound
(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 teacher to work for LCSNW. She most recently took on the position of Family System Youth Partner Round Table...
5 Questions: Rochelle Brunsdon, LCSNorthwest Area Director in Tri-Cities
Rochelle Brunsdon has been the area director of Lutheran Community Services Northwest in Kennewick, Wash. since 2001. The Kennewick office doubled in size this year, and more space may be needed soon. Fueling the growth are the successful Wraparound programs. Q1: What...
Arlington Center Opens Doors with Ribbon Cutting
The Arlington Community Resource Center (ACRC) officially opened its doors with a ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening celebration Thursday, Oct. 1. Developed in response to the SR 530 Slide in March 2014 near Oso, the Center formed through a partnership of...
Volunteers Expand Family Center Gardens in SeaTac
Each of them slipped on gloves and grabbed shovels. These tools were vastly different from the ones they usually used working at Nordstrom. Fourteen employees from the upscale retailer spent the United Way Day of Caring expanding the community garden at the Angle Lake...
Family Center Receives Award for Innovative Health Program
Recognized for its innovative services, Familias Unidas was honored with a “ChangeMaker” award for its Promotoras de Salud (Community Health Workers) program that uses unique strategies to improve health in the Latino community. The award was presented this summer at...
Start Training for 8 Lakes 2016
Mark the date: Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016. That’s the date for Lutheran Community Services Northwest’s 18th annual 8 Lakes Legs Ache Bike Ride in Spokane. It’s an event that’s one of LSCNW’s most popular and unique fundraisers. No matter your cycling level, there’s a ride...