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February 2, 2015
18 Member Organizations Participated in Informative DN Winter Meeting
The week of February 2, representatives from 18 DN member organizations and the ELCA met for the 2015 Winter LSA-DN meeting in Safety Harbor, FL. Topics of discussion included state implementation of the HCBS settings regulation, DN's administrative cost survey, direct support workforce issues, member sharing, and much more!
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January 31, 2015
Lutheran Services of Georgia Helps New Americans With Mobility
"Wheels for Workers" through partnership with Savannah Bicycle Campaign
Through a new partnership between Lutheran Services of Georgia and the Savannah Bicycle Campaign, newly arrived refugees are able to receive refurbished bicycles. This new mobility helps them with their commutes to work, being able to get around their new neighborhoods, and provides safe and affordable transportation to get to school and doctor’s appointments.
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January 15, 2015
LSA Member Presents to ELCA World Hunger Leadership Gathering
Titled "Congregations for Change: We Are Church Together," the ELCA World Hunger Leadership Gathering took place in San Francisco, January 15-18, 2015. Nancy Nielsen, Deputy Director of Lutheran Social Services of Northern California, spoke to the attendees about social ministry and the fight against hunger and poverty, and being the Church together.
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January 9, 2015
T.J. Cantwell Joins Member Engagement Team
Please join us in welcoming Thomas "T.J." Cantwell to the Lutheran Services in America team. T.J. joins LSA as of January 5, 2015 as a Director of Member Engagement, reporting to Alesia Frerichs, vice president of Member Engagement. His initial areas of focus will be in supporting the new Disaster Network; managing the member database, including selecting and migrating to a new database platform; identifying federal funding opportunities for members and general support of members,...
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January 1, 2015
Lutheran Services in America Welcomes New Theologian in Residence
On January 1, 2015, Lutheran Services in America (LSA) welcomes a new Theologian in Residence, Dr. Phyllis Anderson. Dr. Anderson served as president of Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary from 2005 through 2013, the first woman to serve as president of a Lutheran seminary in the United States, and now has the role of President Emerita.
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