News & Announcements | Lutheran Social Services of New York

Love Shouldn’t Hurt

by Jennifer Mirsky | Dec 5, 2019 | News & Announcements | 0 Comments

A Honduran woman and her teenage daughter sought asylum in the United States, fleeing a life of domestic violence, constant fear, and extreme abuse. Read about their harrowing journey and learn how we came to their aid: Mrs. G and her teenage daughter arrived in the...

The New LIFE School’s Barbershop Makeover

by Jennifer Mirsky | Nov 21, 2019 | News & Announcements | 0 Comments

Thanks to a generous gift from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), The New LIFE School (TNLS) is enhancing its Barbering Career Program. New LIFE is a therapeutic school serving special needs students age 8-21 (grades 3-12). Upon arrival at TNLS, the...

Early LIFE’s Pumpkin Decorating Contest

by Jennifer Mirsky | Nov 11, 2019 | News & Announcements | 0 Comments

For Halloween, LSSNY's Early LIFE program held a pumpkin decorating contest, a friendly competition where each classroom was given a pumpkin. Parents voted on the "best" pumpkin — labeled by the name of the pumpkin vs. the classroom to keep things anonymous! First...

Know Your Rights

by Jennifer Mirsky | Oct 15, 2019 | News & Announcements | 0 Comments

Meet Franklin Sooho Lee, a Friend of Immigrants Awardee. Franklin, the son of South Korean immigrants, has been with LSSNY conducting Know Your Rights presentations with sessions at Seafarers International House.

Information on Becoming a Foster Parent

by Sephora Rosario-Soto | Jun 27, 2018 | News & Announcements, Press Release | 0 Comments

For more information on becoming a foster parent, please click on the following: Safe Haven Flyer Safe Haven for Unaccompanied Minors Foster Parent Requirements

LSSNY Serves and Protects Unaccompanied Children

by Sephora Rosario-Soto | Jun 27, 2018 | News & Announcements, Press Release | 0 Comments

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...

JetBlue Donates Bikes to LSSNY’s Foster Care Children

by Sephora Rosario-Soto | Jun 7, 2018 | News & Announcements, Press Release | 0 Comments

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...