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How Head Start Helped Derrick West Become an Attorney Head Start began 61 years ago with a big idea about little kids. Launched in 1965 as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty, Head Start was created to...
Public Comment Regarding NPRM from LSF CEO, Mike Carroll To submit your own public comment, please click here. To the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: For more than four decades, Lutheran Services Florida (LSF) has built its work...
LSF Welcomes Three New Members to its Board of Directors The people behind LSF’s mission extend well beyond our programs and offices across the state. Our Board of Directors plays an important role in guiding where we’re going and ensuring...
Fueling Focus: A Realistic Back-to-School Meal Guide for Parents Written by: Maves Ranola, LSF Head Start Director of Nutrition Back-to-school season is officially here! Many parents are wondering how to keep their kids energized and attentive through a long school...
Why Is My Child Crying Before School? A Parent’s Guide to First-Day Jitters and Separation Anxiety Written by: Dr. Marie Mason, Ed.D., LCSW, MSM, LSF Head Start Vice President of Operations The first day of school is a milestone filled...
Building Hope Together: Stefanie Fair on Uniting a Community to Create Transformative Change Crestview, FL – Sometimes, the biggest transformations begin with a simple question: How can we help? When members of the Emerald Coast Association of Realtors (ECAR) Leadership Development Program were challenged...
A Roof, a Second Chance, and a Community That Cares: How Augy Gavenda and Timberman Roofing Helped Transform Hope House Crestview, FL – For children facing family conflict, abuse, neglect, or homelessness, Lutheran Services Florida’s Hope House provides more than...
Partnership in Practice: Q&A with Tony Hoffman, Executive Director of Christian Care Center With a history of community service spanning decades, the Christian Care Center has been a cornerstone of hope in Leesburg, growing from a small food pantry inside a...
Dr. Fred Lippman and the Legacy of LSF’s Lippman Youth Shelter When you walk through the doors of LSF’s Lippman Youth Shelter in Oakland Park, you are stepping into a place that exists because one man refused to look away....
