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- EIN 58-1535692
- (404) 875-0201
- 731 Peachtree St Ne Atlanta GA 30308-1203 USA
- www.lsga.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Adoption, Children & Youth, Christianity, Ethnic & Immigrant Centers, Foster Care, Human Services, Immigration, Religion
Mission: The vision of lutheran services of georgia (lsg) is restored hope, transformed lives, healthy tomorrows. The mission of lsg is to promote services that enhance the stability, wellness, health, and safety of individuals and families in georgia. Our values are we are grounded in faith and we value: evidencebased programs, person-centered practice, performance and quality improvement, innovation, diversity, advocacy and justice, transparency and integrity, leadership in our fields of work, and relevancy to our constituents. Our goals are to 1) provide high quality services and programs that meet the needs of individuals and families 2) create awareness of our name and mission throughout georgia in order to expand our service delivery area 3) increase revenue by at least 3% annually in order to carry out our mission 4) create and maintain organizational management protocols that allow us to function in the most efficient and effective manner. Our target audiences for our services are: a) v
Programs: Lutheran services of georgias home and community based services disability services programs help individuals with developmental disabilities live active, meaningful lives by gaining independence and becoming contributing members of their communities. The disability services program develops host homes where support services to individuals with developmental disabilities are provided in a family environment. Lsg collaborates with support coordination, department of behavioral health and developmental disabilities, state hospitals, dfcs, families, advocates and other stakeholders through a referral process. Indivduals and host homes go through a matching process, where individuals are given a choice and control of their lives. Once matched, support services are provided to help individuals meet their goals, maximize indpendence and develop meaningful relationships. Lsg provides case management and ensures compliance with medicaid guidelines for service provision. In fiscal year 2017, 103 individuals with developmental disabilities were matched in host homes. In fiscal year 2017, disability services had 89 host homes througout the state and 150 caregivers/support companions.
lsg's refugee and immigration services (ris) offers a wide array of services designed to empower refugees from arrival to self-reliance as they create a new home in america. During the past fiscal year, ris resettled 441 individuals including 148 children, all of whom have been forced to flee their home country due to war or persecution. The lsg team helps refugees transition from arrival, when refugees often have very few possessions, to economic self-reliance. This is accomplished through resettlement services, employment services, and social adjustment programs, including extended cultural orientation. These services were provided to 293 refugees in the atlanta and savannah regions. Lsg provides support and supplemental services to the atlanta and savannah refugee community through its department of human services employment contract. Through a contract with lutheran immigration and refugee service, lsg offers finger-printing services for people who plan to become guardians of immigrant unaccompanied minors. Lsg's friends in hope volunteers who bring hope, compassion, and friendship to detainees in immigrant detention centers provided 62 visits by 48 individual volunteers during the past year.
lsg is one of the largest nonprofit providers of specialized foster care services in georgia. Lsg's specialized foster care program assists the division of family and children services in placing children at risk and with special needs into quality foster care homes. During the past fiscal year, 206 children in foster care were served by 115 foster familes throughout the state of georgia. Foster families receive full support from lsg's team, including case management, respite, and ongoing training. Lsg has a proven track record of accomplishment, providing high quality services to foster children and families. Lsg works in collaboration with the division of family and children services to ensure that the safety, well-being, and permanency goals for children are met, including reunification with birth families or adoption as appropriate.