Lutheran Family Services Of Ne Inc

A HUMAN CARE ORGANIZATION OFFERING SERVICES IN HEALTH AND WELLNESS, AS WELL AS CHILDREN, REFUGEE AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES.

HEALTH AND WELLNESS SERVICES INCLUDING ADULT AND CHILDREN BEHAVIORALHEALTH AS WELL AS OTHER INTEGRATED SUPPORT SERVICES.BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES INCLUDE MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, COMMUNITY SUPPORT, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT, CRISIS RESPONSE, PEER SUPPORT AND ANGER MANAGEMENT. IN ADDITION, THERE ARE SPECIALTY SERVICES FOR SENIORS IN ASSISTED LIVING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH IMMANUEL ASSISTED LIVING, AS WELL AS SUPPORT SERVICES FOR ACTIVE MILITARY, VETERANS, AND THEIR LOVED ONES. MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR CRISIS RESPONSE AND CO-RESPONDER PROGRAMS AS 24/7 BACKUP FOR ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, SHELTERS AND FAMILIES WHO ACCESSED THE NEBRASKA FAMILY HELPLINE. THESE SERVICES EXPANDED FROM DOUGLAS COUNTY TO INCLUDE HALL AND BUFFALO COUNTIES AS WELL. LFS ALSO OPERATED A CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CENTER IN LINCOLN, WHICH INVOLVES AN IN-DEPTH CARE AND SERVICE COORDINATION MODEL THAT LOOKS HOLISTICALLY AT THE CLIENT TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO CARE AND SERVICE WHILE SERVING CLIENTS WHERE THEY NEED ASSISTANCE ALONG THE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. CHILDREN'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INCLUDES FAMILY SUPPORT, INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY COUNSELING. IN ADDITION, RSAFE PROGRAMS PROVIDE TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILY WHO HAVE SUFFERED EFFECTS OF CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE. ALL SERVICES ARE PROVIDED THROUGH FACE TO FACE OR TELEHEALTH SERVICES AS DETERMINED BY THE CLIENT. DURING 2021, 7,274 CLIENTS WERE SERVED IN THESE PROGRAMS.

COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES INCLUDING CHILDREN'S SERVICES AND REFUGEE& IMMIGRATION SERVICESCHILDREN'S SERVICES PROGRAMS INCLUDE A) FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES ADOPTION SERVICES PROVIDING INFANT & WAITING CHILD ADOPTIONS AND POST ADOPTION SUPPORT, FOSTER CARE AND IN-HOME SERVICES, KINSHIP CARE, HOME STUDY SERVICES, AND FATHERHOOD SERVICES; B) INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDING PARENT EDUCATION INVOLVING PREVENTION OF ABUSE AND NEGLECT BY TEACHING SKILLS TO BUILD FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY, PARENTING SKILLS AND CONNECTIONS TO OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES; C) EDUCATION AND LEARNING SERVICES INVOLVING CLASSES ON NURTURING PARENTING, BUDGETING AND FINANCIAL LITERACY AND PREVENTION AND EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR EXPECTANT MOTHERS AND AT-RISK FAMILIES. TOTAL NUMBER SERVED 3,326 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, INCLUDING 99 ADOPTED SERVICES, 93 FOSTER FAMILIES.COMMUNITY SERVICES PROVIDES SERVICES FOR REFUGEES, HUMANITARIAN PAROLEES, OTHER IMMIGRANT GROUPS, ASYLEES, MIGRANTS AND INTERNATIONAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING VICTIMS. SPECIFIC SERVICES INCLUDED INITIAL REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT, IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES, EXTENDED CASE MANAGEMENT, INTERPRETATION AND TRANSLATION, PRE- AND POST-EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND EDUCATION AND LEARNING SERVICES, INCLUDING CLASSES ON COMMUNITY ORIENTATION TO THE US AND NEW COMMUNITY, BUDGETING AND FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND REEMPLOYMENT TRAINING. THESE PROGRAMS SERVED 4,894 IN 2021, INCLUDING 614 NEWLY ARRIVED REFUGEES AND AFGHAN HUMANITARIAN PAROLEES, AS WELL AS 240 IMMIGRANT FAMILIES. INTERPRETATION SERVICES WERE PROVIDED FOR 22 LANGUAGES. MOST OF THESE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED AT LOW OR NO COST TO CLIENTS. THE AGENCY IS THE LARGEST REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT RESOURCE IN NEBRASKA WITH FOUR OFFICIAL SITES IN OMAHA, LINCOLN, LEXINGTON, AND COUNCIL BLUFFS. IN ADDITION, LFS SERVICES REFUGEES IN OTHER RURAL LOCATIONS ACROSS NEBRASKA AS THE NEED ARISES.

OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE OPERATING THE 25TH STREET AVENUE APARTMENTS, AN APARTMENT BUILDING ON THE CAMPUS OF LUTHERAN FAMILY SERVICES OF NEBRASKA, INC.