Serving the Inland Northwest and North Idaho Communities. It was incorporated under the name Associated Lutheran Welfare, and later became Lutheran Family and Child Services. Since its formation in 1944, Lutheran Community Services of Washington and Idaho has been providing quality services for children and families in our region. In 1956, a local volunteer board was formed and one year later, a local office was established to meet the needs of people in the Spokane and North Idaho area.
Many services remain unduplicated and serve specific needs of our community.
In 1979, Lutheran Community Services of Washington and Idaho was designated as the social ministry arm of the North Pacific District American Lutheran Church, Northwest District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, and the Pacific Northwest Synod Lutheran Church of America. Lutheran Community Services is a nonprofit organization that provides human services to all people. When you request services from our organization you have the right to be treated with respect, dignity, and in a nondiscriminatory manner. In the delivery of services, we do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, disability, pregnancy, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, age, ethnicity, income, veteran status, marital status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Preferential treatment is not given to personnel, board members, or consultants in their application or receipt of services.