Our Stories
Resettling Afghan Refugees: An Updated Message From Our CEO (9/29/2021)
To the LCS Northwest community, With an extraordinary wave of refugees from Afghanistan to the United States now underway, LCS Northwest is ramping up services, programs and staffing to meet this historic moment. Thank you for your outpouring of interest in partnering...
Responding to the Housing Needs of Asylum Seekers in Puget Sound
Since 2015, LCS Northwest has helped 2125 asylum seekers in Puget Sound find a path to stability and hope with comprehensive case management services through our Refugees Northwest program. Asylum seekers face numerous challenges to self-sufficiency. They usually...
North Puget Sound District Relocates Seattle Office to University District
After weeks of planning, organizing and packing, LCS Northwest's North Puget Sound (NPS) District moved its Seattle office from Northgate to the University of Washington business district in May. “We were at the Northgate location for about 10 years,” NPS District...
Offering Comfort and a Warm Paw to Victims of Sexual Assault
If you spend time at our LCS Northwest office in Spokane, you will likely meet a pair of nearly inseparable teammates: Mark Kloehn and Walker. Mark is the tall and chatty biped. Walker is the furry quadruped who will greet you with a friendly tail wag. Mark (he/him)...
Meet: Tom Bratvold, LCS Northwest Donor
This post is our latest entry in the Centennial Series. It features donor Tom Bratvold of Spokane. An adoptee, Tom found his forever family through Lutheran Community Services Northwest. Tom Bratvold’s story with LCS Northwest began before he was born. After a...
Nora Foster Tapped to Lead LCS in Klamath Falls
Four years ago, Bob Pickel called managers into his Klamath Falls office. He was challenged to build a succession plan and asked if anyone was interested in becoming the associate district director. Nora Foster agreed to try it. “At first, I didn’t want to be the...
Marking a Century of Service: LCS Northwest and United Way of Pierce County
Two time-honored Puget Sound organizations mark their 100th anniversaries this year: Lutheran Community Services Northwest and United Way of Pierce County. Our Chief Development Officer Elliot Stockstad sat down with Dona Ponepinto, President & CEO of...
