If we could all work together, it could make a difference and make our world a better place.”

WORLD REFUGEE DAY: MEET KA HSA

1. Introduce yourself! What is your role at LSI and how long have you been a member of the team? My name is Ka Hsa and I have been with...

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We want Iowa to be a good place for immigrants and refugees, and we work hard for that within LSI.”

WORLD REFUGEE DAY: MEET RUAA

1. Introduce yourself! What is your role at LSI and how long have you been a member of the team? My name is Ruaa and I’ve been with LSI for...

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I feel blessed to be a part of the great work of compassion and love that LSI is doing for immigrant and refugee families.”

WORLD REFUGEE DAY: MEET PATRICK

1. Introduce yourself! What is your role at LSI and how long have you been a member of the team? My name is Patrick Karemera. I have a Bachelor’s degree...

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The work I do is helping people. It also helps me to learn every day."

World Refugee Day: Meet Fekadu

1. Introduce yourself! What is your role at LSI and how long have you been a member of the team? My name is Fekadu Tekle. I am an Employment Navigator...

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Summer Reading List

By Anne Peters, LMFT Hi and welcome! We are continuing to manage the stress that 2020 has brought us. We’re doing the best we can with what we’ve got, right?...

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To the Dads

By Anne Peters, LMFT Happy Father’s Day to all the dads, step-dads, grandpas, uncles, and all the men who stand in as a father figure! Another year, another day to...

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“Let Me Tell You ‘bout my Best Friend”

By Anne Peters, LMFT Hello! Did you know June 8 is National Best Friend’s Day? I love how there are holidays to celebrate just about everything. A day to celebrate...

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Taking on new challenges and kicking bad habits

By Anne Peters, LMFT Hi, everyone! How are we already landing in June? Time flies. Did anyone else find themselves just simply acting on survival techniques over the last several...

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Interview with LSI Clinical Service Coordinator Amy Davis

By Anne Peters, LMFT Welcome back! Here with me today (virtually) is Amy Davis, a Clinical Service Coordinator here at LSI. When we talk about people who wear multiple caps...

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Hope in Times of Crisis

Life looks drastically different for all of us in the time of COVID-19. But through all this, a few things have remained constant at LSI: kindness, compassion, and the drive...

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