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The Power of Your Philanthropy: One Client’s Story
I am a member of the Mossi tribe, from Burkina Faso, and in my tribe, all women must undergo circumcision. When I was thirteen years old, I was taken by my aunt to the bush and there I was circumcised. I remember the unbearable pain and how loudly I screamed in agony....
read moreLove Shouldn’t Hurt: An LSSNY Story
Mrs. G and her teenage daughter arrived in the United States in 2016. She was determined to seek asylum with her young daughter, at all costs. She and her daughter had fled their native country of Honduras because they knew that her husband would kill them if they...
read moreLocal Businesses Donate Backpacks to Immigrant Children
NEW YORK – August 2018 In response to the work of Lutheran Social Services of New York (LSSNY) in reunifying immigrant children with their parents this summer, Caring Capital spearheaded a joint enterprise with their corporate partners to help immigrant children...
read moreInformation on Becoming a Foster Parent
For more information on becoming a foster parent, please click on the following: Safe Haven Flyer Safe Haven for Unaccompanied Minors Foster Parent...
read moreLSSNY Serves and Protects Unaccompanied Children
Since its inception in 1886, Lutheran Social Services of New York has advocated for the safety and well-being of all children. Having first begun as an orphanage and now as a multi-service, social service organization and licensed foster care agency, Lutheran Social...
read moreJetBlue Donates Bikes to LSSNY’s Foster Care Children
Lutheran Social Services of New York (LSSNY) recently received 40 bicycles from JetBlue for children in our foster care program. The donation was part of the third annual JetBlue For Good Bike Build program. Each year, the program honors Aviation Maintenance...
read more13th Annual Award Celebration Honors Marlene Lund and Roxanne Oellrich
LSSNY Hosts Most Successful Award Celebration Honoring Marlene Lund and Roxanne Oellrich
read moreA Night of Reflection
November Newsletter
New Community Partner: Walk With US NYC Donates New Shoes to LSSNY's Community Services The Community Services Division of LSSNY recently received a generous donation of 100 pairs of new shoes for children and adults, from a new partner—Walk with Us NYC, a nonprofit...
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