Our Stories
Youth voices shape the future: Listening sessions reveal hopes and challenges
Over the past several weeks, young people across Benton and Franklin Counties were invited to share their voices, concerns, and dreams for the future during a series of Community Needs Assessment listening sessions hosted by LCSNW of the Tri-Cities. The sessions, held...
LCSNW housing services team doubles in size, broadens in scope
Photo at right: LCSNW’s new Tacoma-based housing services team (L to R): Kenneth Williams, Sonia Chebbi, Dominique Johnson and David Moser. LCSNW’s housing services have quietly doubled in size in recent months, with the addition of three new programs in the Greater...
Celebrating a year of growth: the Tri-Cities Outpatient Mental Health Program
This spring marks the one-year anniversary of the Outpatient Mental Health (OPMH) program in the Tri-Cities. Focused 100 percent on LCNSW's behavioral health service line, the Tri-Cities district introduced outpatient services as an expansion of our Medication...
LCSNW refugee resettlement teams commemorate long history of service
Photo at right: Members of Tacoma's refugee resettlement team plant a rhododendron next to a memorial plaque on April 1st. LCSNW refugee resettlement teams gathered in early April in Tacoma, Vancouver, and Portland to commemorate more than 50 years of helping refugee...
Expanding Our Food Pantry Through Community Partnerships
Thanks to a growing partnership with the Bishops' Storehouse (through The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints), we’re expanding our outreach to clients and families served by LCSNW of the Tri-Cities. This collaboration marks a significant milestone in our...
LCSNW earns re-accreditation, recognized as ‘outstanding provider’
LCSNW has again earned four-year accreditation from the Council on Accreditation (COA). The achievement is considered a mark of quality and effectiveness by funders, regulators, public policy makers and the community. From the award letter LCSNW received: “We are...
LCSNW hosts hundreds of guests on 27 winter nights (so far) in Bellingham
Photo at right: A group of pastors walks a labyrinth inside the Whatcom County severe weather shelter, lit by candles, and prays for the shelter's guests. The former church is owned and managed by LCSNW. It's easy to remember when Lutheran Community Services Northwest...
