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Two staff represent LCSNW on state refugee council
As of April, two staff people from LCSNW represent the interests and needs of refugees at a statewide level. Olesia Dmytriieva recently was selected by the Washington State Refugee Advisory Council as its newest member. She joins Yuliya Parenko on the council, who has...
LCSNW ready to assist South King County asylum-seekers
Lutheran Community Services Northwest (LCSNW) is excited to partner with King County and join other area nonprofits to relieve the suffering of our new neighbors seeking asylum in the Puget Sound region. Over the next 18 months, LCSNW will implement a two-pronged plan...
LCS grows services with employment support in Tacoma and Vancouver
LCSNW is helping refugees and other immigrants find work— more than two dozen, so far — in a new program operated by our Multicultural Community Services District (MCS). It is available to people living near Tacoma (Pierce and King counties) and in Vancouver (Clark...
Longtime LCSNW leader Heike Lake is named agency President
LCSNW has opened an exciting new chapter in Executive Team leadership. Effective immediately, Heike Lake is adding the role of agency President to her Chief Operations Officer (COO) duties. David Duea is no longer serving as President but will remain agency Chief...
Gift program for isolated seniors now serves three states; Santa’s workshop grows
This past holiday season, the LCSNW Santa for Seniors team expanded into 17 counties throughout the Pacific Northwest and started our national expansion with Minnesota partners. The team delivered more than 8,800 holiday gifts in Washington, 650 in Oregon, and 1,000...
Portland team helps refugee families navigate school systems
An LCSNW refugee program that doesn’t get a lot of attention yet makes a big difference for newly arrived families is the Oregon Refugee Children’s Assistance Services, known as ORCAS for short.
National awards given to LCSNW artists living with dementia
Read more about it in the news media: Tacoma News Tribune story; Tacoma Weekly story. Congratulations to five amazing artists who participate in our Opening Minds Through Art (OMA) program in the Tacoma area -- a creative outlet for people living with dementia or...
