Lutheran Social Services Of Northeast Florida Inc

LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES IS A FAITH-BASED SOCIAL SERVICE MINISTRY FOCUSED ON IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE IN NEED.

NOURISHMENT NETWORK - A HUNGER RELIEF PROGRAM THAT PROVIDES FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL SERVICES TO LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS LIVING IN THE JACKSONVILLE AREA. THESE PROGRAMS ADDRESS HUNGER THROUGH PROVIDING DIRECT FOOD ASSISTANCE TO AT RISK POPULATIONS SUCH AS: SENIORS, PREGNANT MOTHERS, LOW INCOME CHILDREN AND ANY DUVAL COUNTY RESIDENT IN NEED OF FOOD.

REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE SERVICES PROGRAM - MANAGES THE FINANCES OF ABOUT 500 PEOPLE IN A FIVE-COUNTY AREA WHO ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE SOCIAL SECURITY OR PENSION BENEFITS BUT HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO BE INCAPABLE OF SOUND FINANCIAL DECISION-MAKING. THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO SUFFER FROM MENTAL ILLNESS AND/OR CHRONIC SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR WHO ARE TOO YOUNG OR TOO OLD TO MAKE SOUND DECISIONS THAT WILL ENSURE THAT THEIR BASIC LIVING NEEDS ARE MET. STEPS 2 SUCCESS - FINANCIAL OPPORTUNITY CENTER (FOC) IS A CAREER AND FINANCIAL COACHING SERVICE CENTER THAT HELPS LOW - TO MODERATE INCOME PEOPLE BUILD SMART MONEY HABITS AND FOCUS ON THE FINANCIAL BOTIOM LINE. STEPS 2 SUCCESS PROVIDES EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER COUNSELING, ONE-ON-ONE FINANCIAL COACHING AND EDUCATION AND LOW-COST FINANCIAL PRODUCTS THAT HELP BUILD CREDIT, SAVINGS, AND ASSETS. STEPS 2 SUCCESS ALSO CONNECTS CLIENTS WITH INCOME SUPPORT SUCH AS FOOD STAMPS, UTILITIES ASSISTANCE, AND AFFORDABLE HEALTH INSURANCE. THE CORNERSTONE OF THE FOC MODEL IS PROVIDING THESE SERVICES IN AN INTEGRATED WAY - RATHER THAN AS STAND-ALONE SERVICES- AND WITH A LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO HELPING CLIENTS REACH THEIR GOALS. TARGETED MENTAL HEALTH - PROVIDES CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO ADULTS WHO ARE DIAGNOSED WITH SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS AND/OR EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCE. CASE MANAGERS ASSIST CLIENTS IN ATIAINING SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN LIVING, LEARNING, WORK AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS WHILE ENSURING ACCESS TO MEDICAL, SOCIAL AND OTHER SERVICES. THE PROGRAM IS OPEN TO ADULTS OVER THE AGE OF 18, DIAGNOSED WITH A MENTAL ILLNESS LIVING IN JACKSONILLE.

AIDS CARE & EDUCATION - PROVIDES HIV COORDINATION OF CARE THROUGH DIRECT LINKAGE, SERVICE AND SUPPORT TO THOSE LIVING WITH HIV AND AIDS IN A FIVE COUNTY AREA. THE ACE PROGRAM IS ONE OF THE ONLY INITIATIVES IN NORTHEASE FLORIDA THAT PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE WRAP AROUND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS LIVING WITH HIV. IN FISCAL YEAR 2018, THE ACE PROGRAM, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITY AIDS NETWORK (CAN), OPENED A FULL SERVICE MEDICAL CLINIC WITH DENTAL SERVICES AND A COMMUNITY PHARMACY ON SITE.

REFUGEE SERVICES - RESETILES REFUGEES SENT TO LSS FROM THE U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT, BECAUSE THEIR LIVES WERE AT RISK IN THEIR HOMELAND DUE TO RELIGIOUS OR POLITICAL PERSECUTION, BY FINDING THEM PLACES TO LIVE, HELPING THEM ADAPT TO THEIR NEW CULTURE, ENROLLING THEIR CHILDREN IN SCHOOL AND HELPING THEM TRAIN FOR AND FIND JOBS.