Lutheran Services Florida
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May
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May
LSF Brings TeleHealth to Clients Through $15,000 Grant from Truist
Tampa, Fla. – 5/06/2020 - Lutheran Services Florida (LSF), a statewide nonprofit dedicated to helping families in crisis, brings TeleHealth two-way video conferencing to reach its clients with the help of a $15,000 grant from Truist Financial Corporation. The grant is part of the company’s Truist Cares initiative, a $25 million philanthropic pledge announced in
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Apr
LSF Head Start to Continue Virtual Learning for Remainder of Academic School Year
Lutheran Services of Florida (LSF) Head Start Centers announces that the PNC Foundation has awarded a $21,000 grant to equip families with educational resources, including 30 Chromebooks during this pandemic. Consequently, this grant affords LSF the opportunity to continue educating the more than 5,400 children it serves through virtual learning for the remainder of the academic school year.
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Apr
JOANN Stores Donates 700 Yards of Fabric to LSF’s Stitching for Service Project
Lutheran Services Florida, a statewide nonprofit, dedicated to helping families in crisis has found a solution to the barriers of attaining masks for front line staff by creating Stitching for Service: A Project to Address the Mask Shortage.
Our organization has nearly 1,200 essential workers and getting masks has been a struggle. We put together a Mask Force and created a project pulling together 25 sewers within LSF who are committed to sewing masks. JOANN Stores partnered with us by donating 700 yards of fabric to get our group started.
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Apr
LSF Health Systems Provides Comprehensive, Holistic Training in Lake City
Behavioral health supervisors, case managers, therapists, system leaders and peers converged at Meridian Behavioral Healthcare in Lake City in late January for High Fidelity Wraparound Training. Wraparound is a behavioral health service delivery model that focuses on an individual’s strengths, needs and the culture of the family. It involves supporting the family by developing an
Apr
Recognizing Those Who Make Our Mission Possible
Earlier this year, LSF employees took a moment to step back and reflect on the organization’s core values during “Mission, Vision, Values Week” (MVV) which took place the week of February 9. Each day, employees celebrated a different theme, such as “Living the Values,” giving employees the opportunity to recognize others as well as business
Apr
MudGirl Run: Honoring Colleagues and Loved Ones
Hundreds of women and girls, including two LSF Health Systems employees, gathered in Jacksonville on February 15th to raise money and awareness for breast cancer research, however this was not a dress-up gala with a sit-down meal and silent auction. This was dirty work. The MudGirl Run came to the Jacksonville Equestrian Center on a
Apr
Dusty Pye Nominated for Lifetime Achievement Award
LSF Health Systems Chief Integration Officer Dusty Pye LSF Health Systems’ Chief Integration Officer Dusty Pye has been nominated for a lifetime achievement award for his tireless work to prevent child abuse. He will be honored at the upcoming 27th Annual Child Abuse Prevention Luncheon and Awards Celebration to be held in the near future.
Apr
LSF Health Systems and Partners Work Tirelessly to End Human Trafficking
Annual Human Trafficking Symposiums bring lawmakers and stakeholders together. The 3rd annual Human Trafficking Symposium, hosted by the Gateway to Fr33dom Human Trafficking Task Force, was held on January 22 in Lake City. LSF Health Systems’ (LSF) Community Engagement Specialist Lesley Hersey is the co-chair of the task force. More than 170 people attended this
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