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- EIN 94-1659687
- communications@lssnorcal.org
- 925.825.1060
- 988 Oak Grove Road Concord CA 94618 USA
- www.lssnorcal.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Financial Counseling, Human Service Organizations, Human Services
Mission: Lutheran Social Services of Northern California, responding to the biblical mandates of compassion and justice, affirms the inherent worth of all people and strives to prevent and alleviate human suffering. Lutheran Social Services responds when people are vulnerable because of homelessness, mental illness, drug addiction or disaster. Providing support services and compassionate guidance, we help individuals and families to stabilize their lives and become self-sufficient.
Geographic areas served: Northern California
Programs: Financial Service -- San Francisco. Representative payee services to homeless or formerly homeless people living with AIDS who are often multiply diagnosed with substance abuse and/or mental illness. Our clients' primary source of income is from public assistance programs. Our program uses a harm-reduction model to stabilize a client's financial position and help them secure permanent housing when possible. From that point, clients are referred to other programs that provide services specific to their needs. Transitional Housing -- Sacramento and the East Bay. Transitional housing services for families in Sacramento and for single women in the East Bay seek to move clients from homelessness into permanent housing by providing temporary housing and training in skills needed to become self sufficient. Permanent supportive housing for persons who need on-going support to maintain their highest level of self-sufficiency. Disaster Relief -- Region-wide. As the official agent of Lutheran Disaster Response for northern California, LSS is the primary disaster relief provider for the Lutheran Church in our region. We respond to all types of declared natural disasters with immediate financial assistance and long-term recovery efforts through inter-faith response committees.