Lutheran Services In America Incorporated

PROVIDE SERVICE TO OVER 300 LUTHERAN HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCIES - SEE PART III, LINE 1.

CREATING MEMBER SOLUTIONSLUTHERAN SERVICES IN AMERICA CREATES THE FERTILE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR NATIONAL NETWORK TO LEARN, GROW AND THRIVE AND TO TRANSFORM THE LIVES OF PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. WE CONVENE OUR NETWORK MEMBERS TO SUSTAIN AND EXPAND THEIR VALUED SERVICES BY ESTABLISHING NATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS IN ACADEMIA, PHILANTHROPY, HEALTHCARE AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO STRENGTHEN COMMUNITIES AND EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO LEAD THEIR BEST LIVES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)WE DO THIS BY: CREATING LEARNING COLLABORATIVES TO BRING TOGETHER MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS WITH SHARED CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO CRAFT INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, OLDER ADULTS AND OTHER PEOPLE EXPERIENCING NEED. ESTABLISHING NATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS TO BRING RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE TO TACKLE MANY OF THE BIGGEST HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CHALLENGES PEOPLE FACE TODAY FROM STRENGTHENING FAMILIES AND CREATING EQUITABLE OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH SO THEY CAN GROW UP TO BE HEALTHY SUCCESSFUL ADULTS TO ENABLING OLDER ADULTS IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS AGE IN THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES WITH DIGNITY, RESPECT AND INDEPENDENCE.STRENGTHENING, INFORMING AND EXPANDING FAITH-BASED CONNECTIONS NATIONWIDE.PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:THROUGH OUR PARTNERSHIPS WITH MEMBERS AND LEADERS IN HEALTHCARE, PHILANTHROPY, ACADEMIA AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR, LUTHERAN SERVICES IN AMERICA ADVANCES SOLUTIONS AND DRIVES SYSTEMIC CHANGE IN THE LIVES OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE IN AMERICA EACH YEAR. THIS WORK IS DONE THROUGH A RACIAL EQUITY LENS. THESE EFFORTS INCLUDED:STRENGTHENING FAMILIES TO PREVENT OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENTS AND ENABLING CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE TO ACHIEVE EQUITABLE OUTCOMES. THROUGH OUR RESULTS INNOVATION LAB, WE DESIGN NEW APPROACHES THAT EMPOWER FAMILIES TO STAY TOGETHER AND ADDRESS RACIAL DISPARITIES AND INEQUITIES THAT STACK THE DECK AGAINST CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF COLOR. WE BUILT THE CAPACITY OF 60 LEADERS FROM 15 LUTHERAN SOCIAL MINISTRY ORGANIZATIONS TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS DISPARITIES IN OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH OF COLOR AND ENGAGE EFFECTIVELY WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ACHIEVE BREAKTHROUGH RESULTS. WE ALSO ENGAGED NEARLY 40 LOCAL PARTNERS TO SUPPORT OUR GOALS TO EMPOWER FAMILIES TO STAY TOGETHER.BUILDING ON OUR EFFORTS TO IMPROVE THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR MORE THAN 4,000 OLDER ADULTS IN 100 RURAL COMMUNITIES IN FOUR STATES BY PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR OLDER ADULTS TO HAVE RELIABLE ACCESS TO TRANSPORTATION, FOOD, SAFE HOUSING, HEALTHCARE AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT.CAPTURING THE JOYS AND CHALLENGES EXPERIENCED BY OLDER ADULTS IN RURAL COMMUNITIES THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE REPORT AND VIDEO OF THE LIVED VOICES OF OLDER ADULTS, CAREGIVERS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS TO INFORM WHAT IS NEEDED FOR OLDER ADULTS TO THRIVE IN THEIR COMMUNITY.ENABLING A GROWING NUMBER OF OLDER ADULTS IN LOW-INCOME, AFFORDABLE HOUSING WHO BATTLE CHRONIC CONDITIONS AND A VARIETY OF SOCIAL FACTORS AFFECTING THEIR HEALTH TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES.PARTNERING WITH HEALTHCARE (CENTENE), ACADEMIA (HARVARD UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP FOR A NETWORKED WORLD, UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-CHAPEL HILL, NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY, LEADINGAGE LTSS CENTER @UMASS BOSTON) AND PHILANTHROPY (THE ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION, RRF FOUNDATION FOR OLDER ADULTS, AND MORE) TO ADVANCE INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO ENABLE PEOPLE TO REALIZE THEIR BEST LIVES.

RAISING VISIBILITY FOR LUTHERAN SOCIAL MINISTRYLUTHERAN SERVICES IN AMERICA IS THE VOICE OF LUTHERAN SOCIAL MINISTRY. BY TELLING A CLEAR AND COMPELLING STORY THROUGH A UNIFIED VOICE AND BRAND, WE LEAD A NETWORK OF 300 CONNECTED, STRONG AND THRIVING LUTHERAN SOCIAL MINISTRIES TO RAISE CRITICAL ISSUES, PROGRAMS AND THE POSITIVE IMPACT ON THE ONE IN 50 PEOPLE IN AMERICA WE REACH EACH YEAR. THESE EFFORTS INCLUDE:SECURING AND CAPITALIZING ON PRINT, DIGITAL AND BROADCAST PRESS COVERAGE OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW THE VISIBILITY OF LUTHERAN SERVICES IN AMERICA NETWORK PROGRESS AND ACHIEVEMENTS. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O )PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:PROACTIVELY CONNECTING OUR STORIES AND COMMUNICATION RESOURCES WITH NATIONAL AND REGIONAL ALLIES, STRATEGIC PARTNERS, INFLUENCERS AND TOP-TIER PRESS CONTACTS, AND BEING RECOGNIZED FOR OUR INNOVATIVE INITIATIVES IN RELEVANT DIGITAL NEWS OUTLETS, MAGAZINES, NEWSPAPERS, FEDERAL AGENCY WEBSITES AND PROMINENT NATIONAL INDUSTRY PUBLICATIONS.OBTAINING A HARVARD UNIVERSITY CASE STUDY OF THE TRANSFORMATION OF LUTHERAN SERVICES IN AMERICA OVER THE PAST 10 YEARS AS WELL AS A WHITE PAPER FROM HARVARD UNIVERSITY'S LEADERSHIP FOR A NETWORKED WORLD FOR OUR WORK TO REDUCE OUT-OF-HOME PLACEMENTS, IMPROVE EQUITABLE OUTCOMES IN GROUP CARE SETTINGS, AND ELIMINATE RACIAL DISPARITIES IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM.LIFTING UP "FRONTLINE HEROES" STORIES ABOUT THE HEROIC WORK OUR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR TEAMS ARE DOING TO EMPOWER PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND CONVENINGSLUTHERAN SERVICES IN AMERICA UNITES ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST BROAD-BASED NETWORKS OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES ORGANIZATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES. WE MOBILIZE OUR NETWORK THROUGH COLLABORATIONS WITH OUTSIDE EXPERTS FROM THE WORLDS OF ACADEMIA, PHILANTHROPY, HEALTHCARE AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR. BY BRINGING NETWORK MEMBERS TOGETHER AND WORKING COLLECTIVELY THROUGH EVENTS, PARTNERSHIPS AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMSWE MULTIPLY OUR FORCES AND TACKLE SOCIETY'S MOST COMPLEX PROBLEMS IN A WAY NO ORGANIZATION COULD DO ON ITS OWN. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O)OUR ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:CEO SUMMIT: AN INTENSIVE ANNUAL THREE-DAY FORUM FOR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, THE INDUSTRY'S LEADING VOICES. BY BRINGING IN LEADING EXPERTS ALONG WITH OUR NETWORK LEADERS, CEO SUMMIT OFFERS CEOS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GATHER WITH THE BEST MINDS TO GAIN INSIGHTS, SHARE INNOVATIVE IDEAS AND ADVANCE THEIR MISSION FOR ALL PEOPLE TO LEAD THEIR BEST LIVES.STRENGTH & SERVICE SERIES: AN INTERACTIVE VIRTUAL WEBINAR SERIES DESIGNED TO BRING NEW AND EVOLVING PRACTICES AND RESOURCES TO OUR MEMBERS, CURATING A BROAD LINE-UP OF TOPICS AND SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTISE.MISSION LEADERS: ONGOING COLLABORATIVE MEETINGS AND INFORMATION EXCHANGES FOCUSED ON ASSISTING MISSION LEADERS WITHIN THE LUTHERAN SERVICES IN AMERICA NETWORK.LUTHERAN SERVICES IN AMERICA-DISABILITY NETWORK: A COLLABORATIVE OF MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS WHO COME TOGETHER TO CHAMPION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS THAT ENABLE INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO LIVE AND WORK IN THE COMMUNITY OF THEIR CHOICE WITH DIGNITY AND INDEPENDENCE.RACE EQUITY NETWORK: A FORUM FOR LEARNING AND PEER SUPPORT, STRENGTHENING AND EMPOWERING LEADERS AS THEY WORK TO ADDRESS INEQUITY IN THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND TO DRAW ON THE STRENGTH OF THE NETWORK FOR COLLECTIVE ACTION FOR POSITIVE CHANGE AT THE NATIONAL POLICY LEVEL.PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:LUTHERAN SERVICES IN AMERICA CREATES VALUE FOR OUR NATIONAL NETWORK THROUGH EVENTS, CONFERENCES AND OTHER CONVENINGS, BOTH IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY, AS WELL AS BY FORMING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND KEY COLLABORATIONS WITH FOUNDATIONS, ACADEMIA AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS THAT COLLECTIVELY ENABLE PEOPLE TO THRIVE. IN DOING SO, WE AMPLIFY THE FAITH-BASED MISSION OF OUR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS; CREATE DYNAMIC FORUMS FOR SHARING BEST PRACTICES; IDENTIFY SOLUTIONS TO DRIVE SUSTAINABILITY AND PERFORMANCE; FOSTER INNOVATION AND PROGRESS; AND PROVIDE THE FRAMEWORK FOR ACHIEVING EVEN GREATER POSITIVE IMPACT FOR ONE IN 50 PEOPLE IN AMERICA. IN FY 2022, MORE THAN 120 CEOS AND PARTNERS JOINED OUR CEO SUMMIT.

ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC POLICYLUTHERAN SERVICES IN AMERICA AMPLIFIES THE FAITH-BASED VOICE OF OUR $23 BILLION NETWORK THROUGH ADVOCACY ON POLICY MATTERS AFFECTING CHILDREN, FAMILIES, OLDER ADULTS, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, VETERANS, REFUGEES AND OTHERS EXPERIENCING NEED IN THE UNITED STATES. LUTHERAN SERVICES IN AMERICA IS A TRUSTED RESOURCE BY LEGISLATORS, AGENCY OFFICIALS AND THEIR TEAMS, AND A CRITICAL PARTNER WITH ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, HEALTH SYSTEMS AND REGULATORY DECISION MAKERS, AS EVIDENCED BY OUR SUCCESSFUL AND CONTINUING EFFORTS IN MOBILIZING OUR NATIONAL NETWORK TO ACHIEVE DIRELY NEEDED EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDING AND RESOURCES DURING THE PANDEMIC AND WORKFORCE SHORTAGE. WE WORK TO SHAPE AND PROMOTE LEGISLATION TIED TO OUR MEMBERS' PRIORITY ISSUES; INFORM INFLUENCERS OF OUR NETWORK'S POSITIONS AND SUPPORTIVE REASONING; AND DEVELOP TOOLS, RESOURCES AND TRAININGS THAT ADVANCE PUBLIC POLICIES SUPPORTING OUR NATIONAL NETWORK EFFORTS TO REACH ONE IN 50 PEOPLE IN AMERICA. WE ARE STRICTLY NONPARTISAN AND WORK THROUGH OUR ACTIVE ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO ENSURE PEOPLE LIVE WITH DIGNITY, RESPECT AND INDEPENDENCE.PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:THIS PAST YEAR, WE SHARPENED OUR FOCUS ON ADDRESSING CRITICAL WORKFORCE SHORTAGES IN DIRECT CARE THAT HAVE LED TO REDUCED SERVICES FOR OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, AS WELL AS PROGRAM CUTBACKS AND CLOSURES. WE LED MEETINGS WITH CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS AND SENIOR LEADERSHIP IN THE CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES AND OTHERS TO EDUCATE THEM ON THE IMPACT OF WORKFORCE SHORTAGES IN REDUCING ACCESS TO SERVICES PARTICULARLY FOR OLDER ADULTS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES. WE ALSO MOBILIZED NEARLY 300 LEADERS IN OUR NETWORK WHO SENT MORE THAN 1,100 MESSAGES TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO VOICE THEIR SUPPORT OR CONCERN OVER PUBLIC POLICY. IN ADDITION, WE WERE FEATURED WITH A MEMBER CEO IN A LIVE INTERVIEW ON THE "LTC HEROES" PODCAST ABOUT THE WORK OF THE LUTHERAN SERVICES IN AMERICA NETWORK IN LONG-TERM CARE AND OVERCOMING THE MANY CHALLENGES FACING THE NONPROFIT SECTOR.