Hi, all! We’re officially into the fall/winter holiday season, which is my favorite time of year. The joy of experiencing this through a child in foster care makes it even sweeter. For the last several blogs, the topic has come to me in the middle of the night, often right out of a slumber. I...
When I was brainstorming what was on my heart to blog about this week, an image started coming into my head: an image of a web. Now, I’m not a huge fan of spiders so this is a web unrelated to something creepy. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. It’s a web I’ve found myself...
If you’ve read my previous blogs, you’ll know I was anxious (both an excited anxious and a nervous anxious) for my first call for a foster placement. Well, that call came. I feel like that is one of those moments I will always remember where I was and the conversations that followed. This was the...
LSI’s Global Greens agriculture program is celebrating 10 years of empowering former refugee and immigrant farmers in central Iowa. The program, provided through LSI Refugee and Immigrant Services, reconnects farmers with the land as they build a new life in the U.S. Through Global Greens, farmers access space to grow food, learn more about U.S....
Donating is my way to make a difference in the lives of children and families. LSI is all about helping people and making the world a better place.”
Larry Gittins has been a steadfast donor to LSI since 2005. After hearing a presentation about LSI at his church, he wanted to give back and support the organization in some way. But due to health reasons, he was unable to volunteer as he would like. So, he chose to donate instead. Over the years,...
I am super excited for today’s blog. This is a new series in which I’m going to interview professionals that work closely with us as resource families. Look for new entries in this series every couple of months, and if you have specific requests of people you want to hear from, let us know! For...
Explain what a typical BHIS session looks like for families who might be new to it. Children in the program typically range from ages 5 to 18, and BHIS sessions include a combination of both individual and family time. A BHIS social worker will sit down with children and their family or caregiver to collaboratively...
Explain what a typical BHIS session looks like for families who might be new to it. The initial session is about the BHIS provider getting to know the new family – asking questions and concerns, determining what they would like help with, asking them what they hope to see from their BHIS provider. After that,...
