Our Stories
Meals on Wheels Adapts Services to COVID-19 Pandemic
Susan Nocella and her Meals on Wheels team at Lutheran Community Services Northwest do more than deliver meals to homebound residents in Tacoma and Pierce County. They provide nutrition, social connection and community referrals that help vulnerable seniors remain...
Telehealth takes off in Klamath Falls
Telehealth is up and running in Klamath Falls, and key community partners appreciate our efforts. On a recent call with Klamath County Drug Court partners, Associate District Director Nora Foster was surprised by compliments about our conversion to telehealth....
Hone Your Listening Skills
We’re communicating differently during the COVID-19 crisis as we practice social distancing. Phone calls and FaceTime have replaced visiting people in person. We have to listen more closely now, because it’s more difficult to read body language when we communicate...
Helping Tacoma Seniors During COVID-19
All of us are feeling the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, but our older neighbors are particularly vulnerable to this virus. Of the 123 deaths reported in Washington state as of March 24, 80 percent were 70 or older. LCS Northwest President and CEO David Duea and...
Our Efforts During COVID-19
To Our LCSNW Family, This is an unprecedented time for all of us. At Lutheran Community Services Northwest (LCSNW), our mission is centered around health, justice and hope. Our main priority is to continue serving our more than 30,000 clients while keeping our staff...
Response to COVID-19 Coronavirus
As a multi-state agency that provides critical services to vulnerable people, we are monitoring the spread of COVID-19 closely. The situation has changed how we help people, and that will evolve as conditions change across our region. Most importantly, if you are a...
Supporting LCS Northwest for Decades
(Editor's Note: In 2021, our agency will be celebrating it's 100th anniversary. We are looking for stories like this one that will help tell the history of our agency.) From the beginning of our work in Spokane, Gail Freese has been there. Sixty-three years later, she...
