Lutheran Social Service

Description

LSS Vision
All people will have the opportunity to live and work in community with dignity, safety and hope

Overview History
Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota traces its history to 1865 when a young Swedish pastor named Eric Norelius and his congregation took in four orphaned immigrant children and later opened Vasa Lutheran Home for Children.

Today
LSS is the largest, statewide non-profit social service agency in Minnesota with over 2,200 employees who serve in 300 communities. It is owned by the six Minnesota synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Services are divided into four divisions:

• Services for Children and Youth
• Services for Families and Adults
• Services for Seniors
• Services for People with Disabilities