Our Stories
Breaking Down Barriers to Behavioral Health in Prineville
Outfitted in her pink Converse sneakers, Behavioral Interventionist Mia Mikelic can’t wait to start her day at Barnes Butte Elementary School in Prineville, OR. Her counterpart, Counselor Emma Saddler, is just as eager to get started each time she walks into the Crook...
Advocates Question Proposed Title IX Changes
The U.S. Department of Education has proposed changes to Title IX of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964 that would alter how universities handle sexual violence. Our victim advocates in Spokane who work with Gonzaga and Eastern Washington Universities are concerned about...
Gethsemane Welcomes LCS Immigration
Earlier this year, LCS Northwest was invited to house our Seattle Immigration Counseling services at Gethsemane Lutheran Church. We graciously accepted the offer.This urban congregation actively embraces people of many gender identities and expressions, sexual...
Candidate Visits: Message of Hope
By Erin Williams, District Director(Editor’s note: Erin Williams leads our work in Spokane. Prior to that, she was our Director of Victim Advocacy in Spokane.) We don’t endorse candidates up for election, but they can learn about us and we can learn from them. With...
Rapping for Mental Health
Three balloons float in Travis Civic Rybarski’s office. They’re a gift from a coworker celebrating his passion: rap music. “When I come to work, being a rapper is still my first identity,” he said. “I’m also a youth partner when I’m rapping.” As a Youth...
Familias Unidas guides homeless family toward a brighter future
Like any parent, Hilda Rodriguez wanted a better future for her children. It’s what motivated her and husband Gabriel Robles to leave Mexico for a new life in the United States more than 27 years ago. When their son found himself as a single parent raising three...
8 Lakes Bike Ride Moves to June
Enough of the smoke already! Our 8 Lakes Leg Aches annual fundraising bicycle ride in Spokane will take place in June instead of August starting in 2019. Next year’s ride will be June 22, and will take place the Saturday after Father’s Day in upcoming...
