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There’s more to financial security than just finding a job, but a new program in Jacksonville is helping clients every step of the way! Steps 2 Success (S2S) is Jacksonville’s first Financial Opportunity Center. FOCs–there are currently over 80 around ...

At Lutheran Social Services, all our programs focus on giving people the support they need to become self-sufficient. In fact, some of our own staff members know firsthand what it’s like to be in the client’s shoes—like Govinda Gurung. Govinda ...

Meet Ayleen! As a volunteer in our Match Grant* program, Ayleen was paired with a newly arrived family from Afghanistan, and helped them to get settled into their new life here in America. She helped the family (who was expecting ...

Food drives are very popular around the holidays. But did you know that food donations tend to slow down right about the same time need increases? When school is out for the summer, many families need additional food to get ...

It’s easy to get in the holiday spirit here at LSS when we have so many dedicated donors and volunteers to help us make sure that our clients have something to celebrate this holiday season!   Christmas came early to ...

Every holiday season, generous members of our community are finding ways to give back. Read this story by LSS Case Manager Sean Hammond about how local realtor Debbie Tufts uses her annual Christmas party to help those in need. In ...

Last year, 294 refugees arrived in the U.S. through LSS with no more possessions than they could carry. As clients of LSS’ Refugee Program, they may have come to the U.S. with next to nothing, but before they even arrive ...

Every refugee faces unique hardships both before and after they arrive in the U.S. For 16-year-old Burmese refugee Khing Ming, it was juggling school and motherhood. When she first joined the Refugee Youth Program. Khing Ming, in the U.S. less ...

Note: Client’s name has been changed and a stock photo used to protect his privacy. Imagine living your whole life without a bed to sleep on. That’s what some of our clients experience as they live in refugee camps waiting ...