Op-eds and Columns from Team LSI
Cedar Rapids Gazette: Why Iowa should invest in its human services workforce
Mapleton Press: Foster care – Iowa teens need loving homes, too
Missouri Valley Times News: Foster care – you’re supposed to get attached
The Quad City Times: It’s OK to ask for help
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier: Social workers are our safety net
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier: Iowa caregivers provide life-changing support
The Daily Reporter: The holidays are bittersweet. Therapy can help.
Mason City Globe Gazette: Iowa social workers deserve more than our thanks
The Dewitt Observer: Child abuse doesn’t go away during a pandemic
The Des Moines Register: Saying ‘thank you’ is not enough. Support Iowa’s human services workforce.
Early Childhood Services
Boone News Republican: LSI Crisis Care awarded grant
N’West Iowa: LSI program assists families with goals
Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier: LSI receives grant from Women’s Fund and Women for Good
Muscatine Journal: LSI receives $11,300 from Muscatine Charities to support early childhood education
Mason City Globe Gazette: LSI receives $5,000 from First Citizens Bank for early childhood education
LSI Foster Care and Adoption
Hamburg Reporter: LSI Foster Care and Adoption celebrates National Adoption Month
KTIV: National Adoption Day event held at Woodbury County Courthouse
Storm Lake Pilot Tribune: Crying need persists for area foster homes
Storm Lake Pilot Tribune: Dawn Luetje named Director of LSI Foster Care and Adoption
Carroll Times Herald: Although slightly altered, foster-parent training continues
The Daily Nonpareil: LSI hosts foster care, adoption orientation Monday
KCAU: Foster family adapts to COVID-19 precautions
Denison Bulletin Review: COVID-19 presents challenges for LSI; foster families still needed
Mental Health Services
Storm Lake Pilot Tribune: LSI receives $1,500 from Storm Lake Community Chest for Behavioral Health Intervention Services
Refugee and Immigrant Services
WeAreIowa: Refugee and Immigrant Services on This Week in Iowa
Iowa Public Television: Global Greens on Iowa Ingredient
WHO Channel 13: Training program helps refugees become farmers in Iowa
WHO Channel 13: Lutheran Services in Iowa seeks volunteer tutors to teach English
Iowa Public Radio: Near Cities, Land Owners And Urban Farmers Confront Pressure From Development
Storm Lake Pilot Tribune: Iowa Multilingual COVID-19 Phone Line: 1-877-558-2609
Residential Treatment
The Ames Tribune: Wilson Toyota celebrates annual Christmas party with Beloit