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  Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska has received a generous gift from Starbucks to support services for the LFS At Ease program, which provides confidential, supportive and therapeutic services for active military members, veterans and…

It was a trip of 370 miles from Joplin, Missouri, three months by horse and wagon, through snow and sleet, over dirt trails, passing only tiny villages along the way. Oren Wolf, father of three…

MEET: Erin Bader – Statewide Administrator of Children Services Erin Bader has served as the Children Services Director of Permanency and Well-Being programs at Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska for the past two and one-half…

MEET: TyLynne Bauer –  Behavioral Health Administrator for Eastern and Greater Nebraska TyLynne Bauer joined LFS in November 2017 as the new Regional Administrator for Behavioral Health for Eastern and Greater Nebraska. She believes strongly…

MEET: Emily Sutton – Statewide Administrator of Community Services For the past 10 years, Emily Sutton has worked to increase access to health care and services for marginalized populations across the Midwest and abroad. Most…

Imagine being driven from your home and community due to unspeakable conditions and violence. This was the reality for Amel Hskan, who at just 17 years old lived survived an ISIS attack in her homeland…

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees reported a record high of 22.5 million refugees worldwide in 2016. Of that number, only 189,300 people, or 0.008 percent, were permanently resettled. The United States Refugee Admissions…

Barry Pettaway, an Army veteran, works with incarcerated veterans at the Douglas County Correctional Center. He recently shared his personal story to show others that with the right opportunities and assistance, a bright future is…