“There are so many people who struggle with their mental health and feel like they are alone,” said Jim Guentherman, LSI Director of Clinical Services. “I am here to tell them they are not alone, and it’s okay not to be okay.” Jim has been with LSI since 2003 and serves a diverse client base,...
After raising their four children, Jeff and Mindy Schechinger felt compelled through their strong faith to open their loving home to children in need of a safe, nurturing environment. They attended resource family training sessions through LSI, and shortly after becoming certified foster parents, Mindy and Jeff fostered and then adopted two brothers in March...
Accomplishing a goal is often not a sprint, but a marathon. Such is the case for Katie* who found the LSI HOPES Home Visiting program in 2017 when she was pregnant and living in a homeless shelter. Jaime*, Katie’s LSI home visitor, started working with her, meeting twice a week. Jaime helped Katie create a...
“I love it when a whole classroom of middle schoolers run down the auditorium hallway for an LSI class shouting ‘April!’ with excitement, ready to learn about healthy relationship skills and self-esteem,” said April Howe, a Program Supervisor for LSI’s Clinical Services team. Our LSI Clinical Services team provides various local community programs in schools...
“Without Amy’s support, I would still be an addict, and I wouldn’t be where I am today,” said Michelle, an LSI client. Michelle was struggling with substance abuse, legal issues, and mental health issues when she found LSI therapist Amy Davis back in 2021. “God helps us in ways we don’t always want him to,”...
Firmin Ntakimazi was born in Burundi, where he grew up, received his education, and made a living teaching elementary school. When civil war broke out in 1993, he fled to Tanzania, where he spent the next 15 years in a refugee camp before being accepted to go to the U.S. and begin a new life. ...
When Ahmad Tamim Sahel realized the need for halal products in his community, he knew he could help. Ahmad moved to the U.S. from Afghanistan in 2017, so he knew the struggles of acclimating to a new country, culture and life. He decided to open a store: the Afghan Supermarket. Ahmad’s Afghan Supermarket, located at...
When she heard about the news of the war in Ukraine, Zoya Staroselsky felt compelled to support her fellow Ukrainians, in more ways than one. Zoya, who moved to the U.S. with her family as refugees in 1991, was empathetic to everyone being affected by the war, so she helped to organize fundraisers and two...
