Bullies lose power with Youth Partners like Storm on the job
We’ve all heard stories or known incidents of kids bullying kids. Whether physically in the school yard or by cyber bullying on the Internet, the shame and embarrassment a youth feels can be especially crippling for those who already struggle with self-esteem and the...
Serving marginalized clients inspires new Chief Technology Officer
Sergio Razo is passionate about infusing technology to continually find ways to support business operations that translate into efficiency and enhance customer experiences. He brings over 20 years of information technology and business management experience to his new...
Daughter of refugees becomes leader of human resources at LCS Northwest
What separates a top-notch organization from the rest of the pack? There’s no doubt for Aija Stapars: The key is attracting and retaining quality employees. She learned it working 25 years in Pacific Northwest senior living communities and other nonprofit healthcare...
Welcoming 125,000 refugees is important goal and moral imperative
LCSNW statement on new Presidential Determination on Refugee Admissions President Biden has once again set the annual target for refugees entering the United States at 125,000 – a number that has strong support from Lutheran Community Services Northwest. Our support,...
Art through sewing helps trauma victims heal
She thought she was just taking another training that could help her clients. What Niloufar didn’t know is that she would learn so much about herself and the grief she carried from her previous life in Iran. When LCS Northwest was invited by the Common Threads Project...
New Klamath Falls relief nursery is ‘beacon of hope’ for at-risk families
With the snip of a ribbon in the late-summer sunshine, LCS Northwest staff shared a triumphant moment with the Klamath Falls community. They dedicated a new relief nursery designed to keep vulnerable families together and help their children blossom. The name gives...
Linfield College in Oregon enrolls Afghan students resettled by LCSNW
Reprinted courtesy of Yamhill County News-Register; Originally published 8/25/22 Linfield welcomes Afghan students By Starla Pointer Staff writer New freshmen are joining returning students on the Linfield University campus this week in preparation for the start of...
New LCS Northwest finance leader has eye for transparency, cool coffee mugs
Nicholas Lee carried a piece of LCS Northwest with him into the North Puget Sound backcountry, even before he was hired to be the agency’s new Chief Financial Officer. However you want to describe it – job interview souvenir, good luck charm, creative photo prop, or...
COVID-delayed drug treatment graduation brings tears in Klamath Falls
Completing treatment for substance use disorder (SUD) while pressing through the hardships of pandemic isolation is a major accomplishment, times two. It’s a feat worth celebrating with cupcakes and goody bags. With a dramatic reading of a parable called "The Cracked...
LCS Northwest applauds introduction of Afghan Adjustment Act in Congress
One year after U.S. troops pulled out of their country, a shadow of uncertainty may begin to lift from our Afghan friends and neighbors with news that the U.S. House and Senate have introduced the Afghan Adjustment Act. Lutheran Community Services Northwest welcomes...
Pandemic can’t stop 150 from completing drug treatment
Coping with substance use disorder (SUD) is difficult in the best of times. The pandemic made it even more challenging for people struggling with addiction. “The social isolation imposed by the pandemic was especially hard on our clients. They experienced increased...
Teens bring servant hearts from Southwest desert to Puget Sound
Who says you have to live in the Northwest to volunteer for Lutheran Community Services Northwest? An energetic group of youth and their adult chaperones from Arizona recently proved that faithful service knows no bounds, and you don't need a passport to enter...
Port Angeles Family Center has bigger space to go with big hearts
Early this year LCS Northwest’s Port Angeles Family Center moved to a building more than four times larger than the old center. On the road to Hurricane Ridge, behind a chain-link fence 150 yards from Olympic National Park, this new home base for the agency’s Clallam...