A century of Christian service to the church and the community
April, 2008
The Metro Lutheran highlighted the 100-year anniversary of the LSS Auxiliary in a story this month that also recognizes the changing nature of women’s involvement in the work of LSS.
Payday loans bring relief, then groans
Duluth News Tribune
March 31, 2008
This story highlights the pitfalls of payday loans and legislative efforts to make them more consumer-friendly.
Young fire victims face fears to heal
San Diego Union-Tribune
March 29, 2008
Camp Noah, a project of Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota, brought healing and hope in March to children in California whose homes and communities were devastated by wildfires.
Lutheran Social Service to build $27 million center
Star Tribune
March 19, 2008
Offcials from Hennepin County and Lutheran Social Service report $23 million already raised for the new Center for Changing Lives in Minneapolis, leaving $4 million left to raise.
Statewide collaboration brings affordable housing to Phillips Neighborhood
Minnpost.com
March 20, 2008
The Center for Changing Lives in Minnepolis, to open by year-end, will provide affordable housing in the Phillips neighborhood with support services under one roof. Messiah Lutheran Church will be on the campus as well.
Getting out Wisely: Avoid Debt Scams
Fox 9 TV
March 20, 2008
Lisa Dolan and her family repaid over $60,000 in credit card debt over five years on a debt repayment plan through Lutheran Social Service.
Good Morning America
January 3, 2008
The Star Tribune carried a front page story Jan. 2 about a family in Hutchinson, Minn., that erased $35,000 in credit card debt, allowing them to improve their credit score and buy their first home. The story tells how LSS Financial Counseling Service gave them the route to financial freedom. ABC’s Good Morning America saw the story and ran a version of its own nationally.
Hutchinson family gives credit card debt the heave-ho
Star Tribune
January 2, 2007
Through a debt management plan, John and Sheryl Martin wiped away $35,000 in credit card debt over four years and eight months with help from Lutheran Social Service Financial Counseling.
Foreclosures ripple into rural areas
Star Tribune
December 11, 2007
"It wasn't people buying homes they couldn't affort," said Dan Williams, whose work as senior program manager for Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota includes counseling rising numbers of homeowners near or in foreclosure. "It was lake and recreational property demand driving up the local property values, which created huge markets for cold-calling and 'cash-out' refinancing."
Why are people homeless in Minnesota?
WCCO TV, Good Question
October 10, 2007
Ben Tracy interviews people on the street about their views on homelessness, highlights what recent studies tell us and reports on what is being done to address the issue, to include comments from LSS President/CEO Mark Peterson and Cathy ten Broeke, Coordinator to End Homelessness for the City of Minneapolis and Hennepin County.
