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“You Could Save Your Life”
“In the beginning, I was kind of shocked. I had just turned 50,” says Romanita Irish-Partington, a teacher in our Early Childhood Education Program. “A week or two on my way to work, I had a callback after my routine mammogram and they asked me to go for a biopsy and...
LSSNY’s Culinary Adventure With Chef JJ
Our fundraiser was a resounding success! Watch highlights: https://youtu.be/VYXpogIA40w Chef JJ Johnson joined us at our New LIFE School for a cooking demonstration, Q&A,and tasting of his famous rice bowls. Attendees were offered tours of The New LIFE School....
Double Success: Yolanda’s Move-Out Story
“Yolanda, a former resident of our supportive housing program, is a completely different person compared to the one I met over the phone last year,” says Adam Labiaga, LSSNY’s first-ever housing specialist in residential services. “She wouldn’t just speak to anybody...
Love Shouldn’t Hurt
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
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
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
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
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
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...