Helping thousands of people in need throughout 50 Ohio counties by addressing the four core societal issues of hunger, housing, healing and hope.
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Inside 1 President’s Message pg. 2 LEADER THE Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio Newsletter Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio Creating a Better World by Serving People in Need Lutheran Social Services of Northern Ohio · Lutheran Social Services of Southern Ohio End of Year Giving pg. 2 Serving Those Who Served pg. 3 Providing for Basic Needs and So Much More pg. 3 A Representation of Healing pg. 4 For a holiday deeply intertwined with food, having a traditional anksgiving meal means a lot to those who have to make tough choices - between food or medicine, food or utilities, food or transportation, and even food or housing. Because of the support of individual donors, businesses and churches, 3,000 families were able to have a anksgiving meal thanks to the LSS Food Pantries. Each family received a bag of food to make the traditional sides, like potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce and dessert, as well as a turkey or turkey breast. “is allows us to have anksgiving dinner,” said Jamila, who came to the LSS Champion Ave. Food Pantry giveaway. “e meal with all the components of a traditional dinner is great.” is is the second year Jamila signed up for the anksgiving distribution. She has only been able to find part-time work, but still her income is too high to qualify for food stamps. “I have a 2-year-old daughter, and I want to make sure she has a normal holiday like A Thankful Holiday other children,” she said. “Now we can, and the food will last through anksgiving and beyond!” In addition to monetary and food donations, the LSS Food Pantries also benefited from the many volunteers who came out to ensure the busy food distributions went smoothly. With up to 500 families coming through in one day, the distributions can get overwhelming. “Our volunteers are integral to the day-to-day operations of the pantry, but on anksgiving giveaway days they are absolutely crucial,” Brad Draper, corporate director of food pantry services, said. “Our volunteers make sure everyone who signed up gets served in the quickest and most- efficient way possible.” Tim, a volunteer, said “Helping out at the distribution has helped me to fully realize just how fortunate I am. Everyone here is so thankful, and I’m thankful and blessed to be able to help out in even such a small way.” 2014 Winter Quarter
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President’s Message pg. 2
L E A D E RTH
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L u t h e r a n S o c i a l S e r v i c e s o f C e n t r a l O h i o N e w s l e t t e r
Yes, I would like to help LSS and its programsI want to help those in need by giving to Lutheran Social Services, so it may continue to support the mission of
Creating a Better World by Serving People in Need.Here’s my gift of:
$1,000 $500 $100 $50 $25 Other______________
Please make your check payable to Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio500 W. Wilson Bridge Rd., Ste. 245 • Worthington, Ohio 43085
or donate online at: www.lssco.orgYour gift is tax-deductible as allowed by law.
You will receive a receipt.
Method of Payment: Check Visa Mastercard AmEx DiscoverName on credit card (please print)__________________________________________Card number: ____________/____________/____________/____________Expiration Month:______________________Year_______________
Name _____________________________________________Address ____________________________________________City/State/Zip_______________________________________Phone ( )______________________ Email_____________________________
Please Use it for: The greatest need Other ______________________ I am interested in making an estate gift Check here if you are a Thrivent member
Tracing its roots to 1912, LSS is a nonprofit social service agency affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and recognizedby the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. LSS provides human services for all people according to their needs. These services include food
pantries, emergency shelters, affordable senior housing, retirement living, skilled nursing care and other services that strengthen communities.
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Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio
Creating a Better World by Serving People in NeedLutheran Social Services of Northern Ohio · Lutheran Social Services of Southern Ohio
End of Year Givingpg. 2
Serving ThoseWho Served
pg. 3
Providing for BasicNeeds and So
Much More pg. 3
A Representationof Healing
pg. 4
For a holiday deeply intertwined with food, having a traditional Thanksgiving meal means a lot to those who have to make tough choices - between food or medicine, food or utilities, food or transportation, and even food or housing. Because of the support of individual donors, businesses and churches, 3,000 families were able to have a Thanksgiving meal thanks to the LSS Food Pantries. Each family received a bag of food to make the traditional sides, like potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce and dessert, as well as a turkey or turkey breast. “This allows us to have Thanksgiving dinner,” said Jamila, who came to the LSS Champion Ave. Food Pantry giveaway. “The meal with all the components of a traditional dinner is great.” This is the second year Jamila signed up for the Thanksgiving distribution. She has only been able to find part-time work, but still her income is too high to qualify for food stamps. “I have a 2-year-old daughter, and I want to make sure she has a normal holiday like
A Thankful Holidayother children,” she said. “Now we can, and the food will last through Thanksgiving and beyond!” In addition to monetary and food donations, the LSS Food Pantries also benefited from the many volunteers who came out to ensure the busy food distributions went smoothly. With up to 500 families coming through in one day, the distributions can get overwhelming. “Our volunteers are integral to the day-to-day operations of the pantry, but on Thanksgiving giveaway days they are absolutely crucial,” Brad Draper, corporate director of food pantry services, said. “Our volunteers make sure everyone who signed up gets served in the quickest and most-efficient way possible.” Tim, a volunteer, said “Helping out at the distribution has helped me to fully realize just how fortunate I am. Everyone here is so thankful, and I’m thankful and blessed to be able to help out in even such a small way.”
A Representation of Healing
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Love is not supposed to hurt. My daddy hurt my brother and mommy. I bleed tears. These are all words from domestic violence survivors at CHOICES, LSS’ domestic violence program. Rather than simply verbalizing these thoughts, survivors were able to write them on t-shirts as part of the Clothesline Project. This nationwide program is a vehicle for women affected by violence to express their emotions and share their experience with others. After the shirts are written or drawn on, they are hung on a clothesline for display. At CHOICES, clients who participate do so at a community house meeting. Some share their stories while creating their shirts. Others keep their stories to themselves. For most, it is emotionally intense, powerful and even cathartic. In the words of one survivor, I stand tall because I found my voice, and I can speak up for myself.
2 3 Please use the enclosed gift card and envelope to make a donation to help LSS and its programs.
For the most up-to-date information, please visit our website at www.lssco.orgFor information on retirement living, please visit our website www.kensingtoncolumbus.com
Follow us onFacebook and
Twitter!
Support for certain LSSprograms is provided by:
Sign up to Receive
The Leaderby Email
In an effort to be better stewards of our resources - both monetary and natural - LSS
is now offering The Leader newsletter in email format. If you would like
to receive the quarterly Leader
by email, please go to www.lssco.org/leaderform-optin.
asp. Thank you for your support!
President’s Message
Faith Housing of Fairfield County recently received a grant from the Department of Veteran’s Affairs to begin a Supportive Services to Veterans Families (SSVF) program, which provides financial and case management assistance to veterans and their families who are homeless or on the verge of becoming homeless. Faith Housing of Fairfield County also offers emergency and transitional housing for veterans. “What makes this a unique program is that we can help the families of veterans too, where the other programs we run are designed to only help the veteran,” said Eddie Rapp, director of Faith Housing of Fairfield County. “We also are able to reach far into the community and serve veterans in Fairfield, Hocking, Perry, Ross,
Fayette, and Pickaway counties.” In Columbus, LSS’ Faith Mission has been offering a SSVF program for a little more than a year and served 121 households during that time. “We see veterans of all ages but many are coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan,” Sue Villilo, executive director of Faith Mission, said. “Recently a young veteran found himself on the verge of homelessness when his girlfriend died, leaving him to raise their child alone. Through the SSVF program at Faith Mission, the family was able to obtain the financial assistance and support they needed to maintain their housing. Both father and daughter are now able to focus on rebuilding from their loss, knowing their home is secure.”
Serving Those Who Served
Dear Friend, Christmas will come and go this year before we know it. But unfortunately, hunger and homelessness will not. Many are going hungry in our community these days. Some are homeless living on the streets. Most of us know someone who has fallen on hard times. We’ve seen people broken… many who have never before experienced losing their homes coming to us for help. But through your generous compassion, we are able to reach out to the homeless and hungry and provide them with the comfort and resources they need to find their way out of hard times.
It has become an LSS tradition to offer special Christmas angel ornaments as a token of our thanks for your generous holiday donation. We’d love to send you a silver angel for your gift of $75 – or a gold angel ornament if you donate $150 or more.Your donation will allow us to provide those who need us with nourishing meals, shelter, health care and most of all HOPE for the future. As we celebrate the Christmas spirit, let me sincerely thank you for your selfless commitment. You and others like you have helped us provide a hand up to those who need it most. May you and your loved ones have a blessed Christmas season.
The Rev. Larry A. CrowellPresident and CEO
Providing for Basic Needs and So Much More
End of Year Giving The remaining weeks of the year give you a final opportunity to take advantage of lower tax rates. When you give a gift to Lutheran Social Services, you receive an income tax deduction. Even if your income is less this year than it was last year, you may still want
to offset it with a tax deductible contribution. Your gift can go a long way toward helping others this holiday season. For more information, contact Michele Cenci, vice president of development, at 614-429-5494 or [email protected].
Special thanks to the Central Ohio
Primary Care Physicians
Foundation for a $15,000
grant to help purchase
food at the Community
Kitchen at Faith Mission,
the LSS Food Pantries
and CHOICES! Because
of generous donors like
these, LSS can feed those
who are hungry!
Happy Holidays!
For more than 100 years, LSS has been helping people by meeting their basic needs of hunger, housing, healing and hope. This would not be possible without the help of our faithful supporters. To honor our most generous donors, LSS has established the Full Plate Society as a visual celebration of their kindness and support, along with a reminder of what it meansto be human. We know that the issuesof hunger and homelessness are not simply about food on the table or a roof over your head. They are also about dignity, respect and self-worth. Allpeople should feel these, but it’s hard to do so when your basic needs are notbeing met. By donating to LSS and joining the Full Plate Society, donors are ensuring a hungry family can feel hopeful again and a person experiencing homelessness can know their worth. There are several levels of giving in the Full Plate Society, starting at $2,500. Each level corresponds to a
decorative plate that is hung in a food pantry or shelter dining area. The plates feature an encouraging word and the name of the donor. When grouped on the wall, the plates make a beautiful display that uplifts and inspires everyone who sees it. For more information or to join the Full Plate Society, please call us 614-228-5200 or visit www.lssco.org/donate.
Full Plate Society at theLSS Delaware County Food Pantry
2 3 Please use the enclosed gift card and envelope to make a donation to help LSS and its programs.
For the most up-to-date information, please visit our website at www.lssco.orgFor information on retirement living, please visit our website www.kensingtoncolumbus.com
Follow us onFacebook and
Twitter!
Support for certain LSSprograms is provided by:
Sign up to Receive
The Leaderby Email
In an effort to be better stewards of our resources - both monetary and natural - LSS
is now offering The Leader newsletter in email format. If you would like
to receive the quarterly Leader
by email, please go to www.lssco.org/leaderform-optin.
asp. Thank you for your support!
President’s Message
Faith Housing of Fairfield County recently received a grant from the Department of Veteran’s Affairs to begin a Supportive Services to Veterans Families (SSVF) program, which provides financial and case management assistance to veterans and their families who are homeless or on the verge of becoming homeless. Faith Housing of Fairfield County also offers emergency and transitional housing for veterans. “What makes this a unique program is that we can help the families of veterans too, where the other programs we run are designed to only help the veteran,” said Eddie Rapp, director of Faith Housing of Fairfield County. “We also are able to reach far into the community and serve veterans in Fairfield, Hocking, Perry, Ross,
Fayette, and Pickaway counties.” In Columbus, LSS’ Faith Mission has been offering a SSVF program for a little more than a year and served 121 households during that time. “We see veterans of all ages but many are coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan,” Sue Villilo, executive director of Faith Mission, said. “Recently a young veteran found himself on the verge of homelessness when his girlfriend died, leaving him to raise their child alone. Through the SSVF program at Faith Mission, the family was able to obtain the financial assistance and support they needed to maintain their housing. Both father and daughter are now able to focus on rebuilding from their loss, knowing their home is secure.”
Serving Those Who Served
Dear Friend, Christmas will come and go this year before we know it. But unfortunately, hunger and homelessness will not. Many are going hungry in our community these days. Some are homeless living on the streets. Most of us know someone who has fallen on hard times. We’ve seen people broken… many who have never before experienced losing their homes coming to us for help. But through your generous compassion, we are able to reach out to the homeless and hungry and provide them with the comfort and resources they need to find their way out of hard times.
It has become an LSS tradition to offer special Christmas angel ornaments as a token of our thanks for your generous holiday donation. We’d love to send you a silver angel for your gift of $75 – or a gold angel ornament if you donate $150 or more.Your donation will allow us to provide those who need us with nourishing meals, shelter, health care and most of all HOPE for the future. As we celebrate the Christmas spirit, let me sincerely thank you for your selfless commitment. You and others like you have helped us provide a hand up to those who need it most. May you and your loved ones have a blessed Christmas season.
The Rev. Larry A. CrowellPresident and CEO
Providing for Basic Needs and So Much More
End of Year Giving The remaining weeks of the year give you a final opportunity to take advantage of lower tax rates. When you give a gift to Lutheran Social Services, you receive an income tax deduction. Even if your income is less this year than it was last year, you may still want
to offset it with a tax deductible contribution. Your gift can go a long way toward helping others this holiday season. For more information, contact Michele Cenci, vice president of development, at 614-429-5494 or [email protected].
Special thanks to the Central Ohio
Primary Care Physicians
Foundation for a $15,000
grant to help purchase
food at the Community
Kitchen at Faith Mission,
the LSS Food Pantries
and CHOICES! Because
of generous donors like
these, LSS can feed those
who are hungry!
Happy Holidays!
For more than 100 years, LSS has been helping people by meeting their basic needs of hunger, housing, healing and hope. This would not be possible without the help of our faithful supporters. To honor our most generous donors, LSS has established the Full Plate Society as a visual celebration of their kindness and support, along with a reminder of what it meansto be human. We know that the issuesof hunger and homelessness are not simply about food on the table or a roof over your head. They are also about dignity, respect and self-worth. Allpeople should feel these, but it’s hard to do so when your basic needs are notbeing met. By donating to LSS and joining the Full Plate Society, donors are ensuring a hungry family can feel hopeful again and a person experiencing homelessness can know their worth. There are several levels of giving in the Full Plate Society, starting at $2,500. Each level corresponds to a
decorative plate that is hung in a food pantry or shelter dining area. The plates feature an encouraging word and the name of the donor. When grouped on the wall, the plates make a beautiful display that uplifts and inspires everyone who sees it. For more information or to join the Full Plate Society, please call us 614-228-5200 or visit www.lssco.org/donate.
Full Plate Society at theLSS Delaware County Food Pantry
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President’s Message pg. 2
L E A D E RTH
E
L u t h e r a n S o c i a l S e r v i c e s o f C e n t r a l O h i o N e w s l e t t e r
Yes, I would like to help LSS and its programsI want to help those in need by giving to Lutheran Social Services, so it may continue to support the mission of
Creating a Better World by Serving People in Need.Here’s my gift of:
$1,000 $500 $100 $50 $25 Other______________
Please make your check payable to Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio500 W. Wilson Bridge Rd., Ste. 245 • Worthington, Ohio 43085
or donate online at: www.lssco.orgYour gift is tax-deductible as allowed by law.
You will receive a receipt.
Method of Payment: Check Visa Mastercard AmEx DiscoverName on credit card (please print)__________________________________________Card number: ____________/____________/____________/____________Expiration Month:______________________Year_______________
Name _____________________________________________Address ____________________________________________City/State/Zip_______________________________________Phone ( )______________________ Email_____________________________
Please Use it for: The greatest need Other ______________________ I am interested in making an estate gift Check here if you are a Thrivent member
Tracing its roots to 1912, LSS is a nonprofit social service agency affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and recognizedby the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. LSS provides human services for all people according to their needs. These services include food
pantries, emergency shelters, affordable senior housing, retirement living, skilled nursing care and other services that strengthen communities.
LD1412
Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio
Creating a Better World by Serving People in NeedLutheran Social Services of Northern Ohio · Lutheran Social Services of Southern Ohio
End of Year Givingpg. 2
Serving ThoseWho Served
pg. 3
Providing for BasicNeeds and So
Much More pg. 3
A Representationof Healing
pg. 4
For a holiday deeply intertwined with food, having a traditional Thanksgiving meal means a lot to those who have to make tough choices - between food or medicine, food or utilities, food or transportation, and even food or housing. Because of the support of individual donors, businesses and churches, 3,000 families were able to have a Thanksgiving meal thanks to the LSS Food Pantries. Each family received a bag of food to make the traditional sides, like potatoes, green beans, cranberry sauce and dessert, as well as a turkey or turkey breast. “This allows us to have Thanksgiving dinner,” said Jamila, who came to the LSS Champion Ave. Food Pantry giveaway. “The meal with all the components of a traditional dinner is great.” This is the second year Jamila signed up for the Thanksgiving distribution. She has only been able to find part-time work, but still her income is too high to qualify for food stamps. “I have a 2-year-old daughter, and I want to make sure she has a normal holiday like
A Thankful Holidayother children,” she said. “Now we can, and the food will last through Thanksgiving and beyond!” In addition to monetary and food donations, the LSS Food Pantries also benefited from the many volunteers who came out to ensure the busy food distributions went smoothly. With up to 500 families coming through in one day, the distributions can get overwhelming. “Our volunteers are integral to the day-to-day operations of the pantry, but on Thanksgiving giveaway days they are absolutely crucial,” Brad Draper, corporate director of food pantry services, said. “Our volunteers make sure everyone who signed up gets served in the quickest and most-efficient way possible.” Tim, a volunteer, said “Helping out at the distribution has helped me to fully realize just how fortunate I am. Everyone here is so thankful, and I’m thankful and blessed to be able to help out in even such a small way.”
A Representation of Healing
20
14
Winter Quarter
Love is not supposed to hurt. My daddy hurt my brother and mommy. I bleed tears. These are all words from domestic violence survivors at CHOICES, LSS’ domestic violence program. Rather than simply verbalizing these thoughts, survivors were able to write them on t-shirts as part of the Clothesline Project. This nationwide program is a vehicle for women affected by violence to express their emotions and share their experience with others. After the shirts are written or drawn on, they are hung on a clothesline for display. At CHOICES, clients who participate do so at a community house meeting. Some share their stories while creating their shirts. Others keep their stories to themselves. For most, it is emotionally intense, powerful and even cathartic. In the words of one survivor, I stand tall because I found my voice, and I can speak up for myself.
