September 26, 2018 - Currently, over 68,000 children in Minnesota are being raised by people other than their parents and include extended family members and friends, creating kinship families.
"A new law makes it easier for consumers to freeze and thaw their credit scores, one year after the historic Equifax that compromised 143 million consumers’ personal information." LSS Financial Counselor Shannon Doyle shares tips on preventing identity theft in this WCCO TV story.
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota has partnered with the Department of Veterans Affairs in Minnesota to provide support for veterans struggling with mental health issues. Read more at Fox 9.
LSS Financial Counseling, a service of Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, will host an awards celebration to highlight the creative financial wellness education work of 57 GetLifted participants and businesses from North Minneapolis and the Eastside of Saint Paul.
Exercise science student Rumen Hulmequist conducted a 24-hour full body endurance marathon to raise money and awareness for cross-cultural adoption through Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota and the Children’s Home Society. Read Rumen's story in the Marshall Independent.
"A new project aimed at helping those facing eviction became a reality this week when the group received a $50,000 grant. The Eviction Prevention Project was the 2018 recipient of the Mayo Clinic Shared Value Award." Read this story in the Rochester Post Bulletin
'By the time she reached her sophomore year of college, Anna Guntlisbergen knew she was destined to one day become an adoptive parent." Read this story at Minnesota Parent.
Camp Knutson will hold a golf tournament at the Whitefish Golf Club in Crosslake, Minnesota on September 16. Proceeds will support the camp that serves children with disabilities, medical conditions and other special needs.
"Gerri Horvat has seen it all and met some unique characters. The Mankato native began volunteering as a companion [with LSS] when she retired from a St. Peter electronics company at 65. Now she is wrapping up 20 years of service." Read her story in the U.S. News and World Report.
Camp Noah came to Texas in July to help children heal after Hurricane Harvey ravaged the southern coast. View a special report by the news team at KFDM-TV near Houston.
