jimig, Author at Lutheran Family Services

Carol & Michelle’s Reunion

Dear Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska: In 1984, at the age of 17, I became pregnant. Considering adoption for my baby, a friend’s mother (who had placed a baby through Lutheran Social Service of Kansas/Oklahoma...

The Option of Adoption

By Debbie Grayson, Bellevue Leader Staff Writer. Photo by Bob Bailie, Bellevue Leader Staff Photographer. Reprinted with permission of the Bellevue Leader (NE) Newspaper. Usually, l6-year-old girls are faced with decisions as to which jeans...

Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska responds to Governor Ricketts’ request to decline resettlement of Syrian refugees

OMAHA, Neb. (November 16, 2015) – On November 16, 2015, Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska, Inc. (LFS) received a letter from Governor Pete Ricketts advising that his administration “opposes efforts to resettle Syrian refugees in...

Wicker & Wine®

Fundraiser celebrates 10 years of serving children and families in Pottawattamie County

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (October 29, 2015) – Children living in Pottawattamie County – birth to age five – will be the beneficiaries of the upcoming “Wicker & Wine®” event, an auction and cocktail reception celebrating 10...

Omaha’s Great Pumpkin

Omaha’s Great Pumpkin shines the light on foster care and adoption

OMAHA, Neb. (October 20, 2015) – On Saturday, October 24, for the seventh year, a great pumpkin tree will “light up” the Village Pointe Center Court! The fun-filled day of activities raises awareness of the...

Free screening of ‘Project 22,’ a film created to help veterans heal from trauma

BELLEVUE, Neb. (October 15, 2015) – On Thursday, October 22 at 7 p.m., Bellevue University’s Military-Veteran Services Center, in partnership with Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska, will host a free screening of the film “Project...

Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska hires Sharon Robino-West to lead statewide veterans program

OMAHA, Neb. (September 28, 2015) – Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska (LFS) is pleased to announce its recent hire of Sharon Robino-West to the position of program manager for At Ease, a program serving veterans,...

Foster Care Bike Rodeo promotes active and healthy childhoods

OMAHA, Neb. (September 25, 2015) – Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska (LFS) will hold a Foster Care Bike Rodeo on Saturday, September 26 in the parking lot of its downtown location on 24th and Dodge...