Lutheran Social Services, Inc.

Staff and residents of New Life Children's Center in Canyon Lake and Lutheran Social Services gather to receive a $30,000 grant from St. Lukes Health Ministries. The grant will fund new athletics initiatives for the residents of New Life. L to R: Kurt Senske, chief executive officer of LSS, Dr. Charles Oestreich, member of the SLLHM board, Vickie Boyce, executive director of SLLHM and Cecilia Blanford, grant director of LSS. Resident's faces are blurred to protect their privacy.


 

 





 

 

 
 

St. Luke's Health Ministries awards
$30,000 to improve New Life athletic program
Jan. 30, 2008

AUSTIN - The St. Luke's Health Ministries of San Antonio has awarded a $30,000 grant to New Life Children's Center in Canyon Lake to aid in the expansion of the athletics and sports programs, including the creation of a new athletics field.

The check was presented to Dr. Kurt Senske, chief executive officer of LSS, and Dr. Gary Henry, executive director of New Life.

"St. Luke's Lutheran Health Ministries and Lutheran Social Services have partnered for many years to bring opportunities to those in need all across Central Texas," Senske said. "This gift serves as another great milestone in our mutual dedication toward bettering the lives of the children we serve."

Vickie Boyce, executive director of SLLHM, and Dr. Charles Oestreich, member of the SLLHM Board of Directors, visited New Life to award the grant.

"St. Luke's generosity will have a positive impact on the girls of New Life for many years to come," Henry said. "We are grateful for their gift and the genuine love they have for our residents."

New Life serves girls ages 11 to 17 who suffer from severe emotional and behavioral problems, mostly as a result of past abuse and neglect. New Life provides specialized care in a secure, structured environment where residents can receive therapy, attend school, enjoy recreational activities and are offered voluntary spiritual care.

Lutheran Social Services of the South, Inc., is the social service arm of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. LSS annually serves nearly 35,000 children, elderly and poor in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi regardless of religious beliefs, ethnicity, gender or age. Its ministry includes children's centers, therapeutic foster care, adoption, adult day care, health care and retirement centers, emergency assistance and disaster response.

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