Lutheran Social Services, Inc.

Credentials

  
  As a faith-based social   service organization,   Lutheran Social Services   strives to maintain high   ethical and quality standards.   Our efforts have been   recognized locally and   nationally.

  LSS believes in partnering   with other non-profit   organizations and   government agencies to   ensure that our cumulative   efforts are maximized.
  Our involvement and   recognition is listed here.

 
 





Adopt 2000 Houston
Member since 2000



Member since 1995
Agency of the Year, 2001
Single Foster Parent of the Year, 2001, 2005
Caseworker of the Year, 2001
Program Administrator of the Year, 1999, 2002
Caseworker of the Year Award, 2001, 2002, 2005
Family of the Year, 2003
Therapeutic Family of the Year, 2006
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Council on Accreditation


Accredited in March 2003
LSS Executive President and
Chief Operating Officer Sam Sipes
is a member of the board of directors.

Texas Association of Homes and Services
for the Aging






Every Child Inc.
LSS Associate Vice President
for Family Services Irene Clements
in a member of the board of directors.

El Paso
Lubbock





Lutheran Adoption Network
Member since 2002
LSS Vice President for Family Services
David Yarborough is a charter member
and a vice president for LAN
Lutheran Foundation
of the Southwest
Lutheran Social Services
is a sponsoring organization of LFSW






Lutheran Services in America
Lutheran Social Services is a founding member. LSS CEO Kurt M. Senske
is a member of the Public Policy Committee
and of the CEO Academy Planning Team of LSA


Lutheran Foundation of Texas
LSS is a beneficiary

 

 


National Foster Parent Association
Member since 1995
Agency of the Year, 2001, 2004, 2007
Foster Family of the Year, 1999, 2001, 2004 (two families), 2007
LSS Associate Vice President for Foster Care Irene Clements is the Legislative/
Policy Committee Chair for NFPA
Wheat Ridge Ministries
LSS is a beneficiary




Target: Kids in Court
Member since 2001



Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America
Lutheran Social Services is the
social service arm of the ELCA






Texans Care for Children
Member since 1998

The Lutheran
Church-Missouri Synod


Lutheran Social Services is the social service arm of the LC-MS.

LSS CEO Dr. Kurt Senske is Chair of the Board
of LC-MS World Relief and Human Care
Texas Alliance of Child
and Family Services
Member since 1995
LSS Vice President for Family Services
David Yarborough is a member of the TACFS board





Stephen Ministries
Member since 2001

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Texas Assisted Living Association
LSS Associate Vice President for Senior Services John Berkely is a member of the TALA board
Adoption Coalition of Texas





Adoption Coalition of Texas
Founding Member (2002)

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
LSS is a beneficiary
LSS CEO Kurt M. Senske is a member
of the Thrivent board of directors





South Texas CAN
(Collaborative Adoption Network)
Founding Member (2002)

Texas Association of
Child Placement Agencies
LSS is a founding member

Lutheran Social Services Disaster Response
is the local agent for Lutheran Disaster Response in Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas