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NEWS & INSIGHTS
Lutheran Services in America Expands Its Rural Aging Initiative
Lutheran Services in America is expanding its work to address the increasing number of older adults in rural Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota experiencing social isolation and difficulty accessing services and supports to successfully age at home.
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2021 Annual Report Available
Last year presented new opportunities and challenges that tested the fabric of our network and our nation. Today we remain united in our mission to strengthen communities across the country. Discover what made 2021 such a remarkable year and how our national nonprofit network of Lutheran health and human services organizations is empowering people in America to lead their best lives.
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Renada Johnson Joins Us to Lead the Results Innovation Lab, Launch of Results Network Year 3
Renada will lead the Results Network and the Family Stabilization Initiative, two prominent initiatives in the Results Innovation Lab committed to empowering families and transforming policy and practice in the child welfare system.
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Keeping Kids Out of Group Placements and in Families
Our board member Dr. Antonio Oftelie of Harvard University will join the Annie E. Casey Foundation for an interview about keeping children with their families and preventing out-of-home placements. Dr. Oftelie is the author of a white paper about transforming child welfare that offers valuable insights gathered through our Results Innovation Lab. Watch the interview live on June 27 at 3 p.m. ET! Stay tuned for a link to the Instagram Live event and in the meantime, learn more about our Results Innovation Lab and Dr. Oftelie’s report.
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Lutheran Services in America Meets with CMS Administrator, Continues Driving Home the Impact of the Direct Care Workforce Crisis
We are continuing our work to raise awareness of the impact on access to care as a result of the ongoing workforce shortage crisis in direct care—and drive action in the Biden Administration that will help address the problem. Our recent meeting with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services illustrates our strength in numbers when we come together.
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Lutheran Services in America Chief Charlotte Haberaecker to Retire After Decade of Leadership
Charlotte Haberaecker’s retirement culminates a more than 40-year career of leading transformational change across the nonprofit, public and private sectors. During her tenure as president and CEO, Lutheran Services in America forged new partnerships and leveraged the collaborative spirit of its national network to advance innovation and drive systemic change for people and communities.
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STRENGTH & SERVICE SERIES Cyber Ready — Is Your Organization Prepared to Combat The Next Cyber Attack?
Cyber-attacks continue to plague the health and human services industry. The board of directors and regulatory authorities expect your organization to be prepared.
July 13, 2022
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CEO SUMMIT CEO Summit 2023: Future-Ready!
Join us for our premier event at The Wigwam in Litchfield Park, Arizona.
January 22, 2023 - January 25, 2023
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CEO SUMMIT
A unique, trusted learning environment where our network’s leaders examine success factors and exchange experiences with peers who share a core set of values and a mission to empower people and communities across our nation.
STRENGTH & SERVICE SERIES
An interactive, virtual gathering of the best minds in our space, laser-focused on examining and tackling the unintended consequences and uncertainties in today’s climate—all with the goal of helping move your organization forward.
FEATURES & STORIES OF IMPACT
Lived Voices: Aging in Rural America
Meet the faces of Wilton. In their own poignant words, rural older adults and caregivers in this rural North Dakota town share their unique perspectives on individual resilience and community bonds. We’re championing the voices of older adults in rural American communities like Wilton to ensure they can lead independent and vibrant lives.
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Charlotte Haberaecker Jumps into the Ring with Héctor Colón
Lutheran Services in America president and CEO Charlotte Haberaecker joined Héctor Colón, the president and CEO of Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin & Upper Michigan, on his podcast “In the Ring” to discuss the challenges and opportunities that organizations in the health and human services sector face. Charlotte highlighted three challenges: the ongoing workforce shortage, disproportionate outcomes in the child welfare system and a lack of focus on prevention services.
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Transforming Congregate Care
Produced by Dr. Antonio Oftelie, Lutheran Services in America board member and executive director of Leadership for a Networked World at Harvard University, the report “Transforming Congregate Care: A White Paper on Promising Policy and Practice Innovation” contributes valuable insights gathered through our Results Innovation Lab. Dr. Oftelie’s report highlights the key role that providers have in the effort to eliminate the child welfare system’s reliance on group placements.
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Knowledge is a Key to Freedom
Sheyla made excellent grades but felt cut off from the world during the COVID lockdown. She got a boost from the Upward Bound program run by our member Lutheran Social Services of Southern California. Now, Sheyla is off to Yale in the fall!
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Adam Libby: A Bold Chef Who’s Become a Social Media Phenomenon
With support from his sisters and his community living coordinator at Living Innovations, a service of our member Mosaic, Chef Adam Libby has become the face of confidence for people with disabilities.
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Ukrainian Sanford Health Nurse Reunites with her Family
Olha Finnelly is a nurse at a local Sanford Health clinic whose family lives in Ukraine. Olha’s colleagues raised $3,000 to fund travel expenses for her family to make it out of Ukraine and reunite with her in the United States.
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Shelley Kendrick Recognized in 2022 Women in Business List
Shelley Kendrick, the president and CEO of our member Ecumen, was named by the Minneapolis / St. Paul Business Journal in its 2022 Women in Business list. The list, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year, recognizes more than 50 female business leaders in the Twin Cities area for their professional achievements and contributions to the community.
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2022 Leadership Awards
Marian Baldini, president and CEO of our member organization KenCrest, is a true-servant leader who has inspired nearly 2,000 team members to empower the disability community. We recognized Marian with our inaugural Paragon Award – The Ken Daly Award for Excellence in Mentorship, for embodying the spirit of one our network’s most tireless ambassadors and generously lifting up the next group of leaders in our national network!
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