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About Lutheran Services in America
Lutheran Services in America (LSA) is an alliance of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod, and their related social ministry organizations. LSA strengthens and adds value to the ministries of its member organizations, facilitates ministries best done together rather than as individual organizations, and enhances the witness of Lutheran social ministry. The national office is located at the Lutheran Center in Baltimore, Maryland.
LSA's more than 300 health and human service organizations provide care in thousands of communities in the United States and the Caribbean. Last year, these organizations served more than 6 million unduplicated clients, meaning that they served one in 50 people in the service territory. Utilizing the skill and dedication of a quarter of a million staff and volunteers, LSA member organizations provide services ranging from health care to disaster response, from services for children and families to care for the elderly, from adoption to advocacy.
A multi-faceted organization, Lutheran Services in America has several dimensions:
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