Donate Now services giving careers about us contact us This Giving Tuesday, invest in human potential by supporting LSSI. Donate Now Make a Difference: Become a Foster Parent Foster parents are needed across Illinois to provide loving, supportive homes to children. Make a difference in the life of a child—become a foster parent through LSSI! Become a Foster Parent Shop Amazon.com. Support LSSI! Your online shopping can support LSSI! Sign up for AmazonSmile - a portal to shopping on Amazon.com - and choose LSSI as your charity. A percentage of all purchases made on AmazonSmile are automatically donated to LSSI. Learn More Thanksgiving Greetings From CEO Mark Stutrud LSSI President and CEO offers Thanksgiving greetings to our friends whose dedication and generosity bring hope to those we serve. Watch Video Message Join Our Team and Make a Difference LSSI has a variety of job positions available, including many for child welfare and mental health professionals. Join our committed team and make a difference in people's lives. Learn More Happenings Keep Up with LSSI! Subscribe and receive email updates on Important News, Events, and Advocacy Highlights. Subscribe Now Learn More About LSSI's Lifebook Join the Women's Network If you're looking for meaningful volunteer opportunities and fellowship with a wonderful group of women, consider joining the Women's Network. Learn More Check Out the Latest Issue of Our Bi-monthly Newsletter! July 2021 includes stories about: Substance Use and Mental Health Services in Sterling True Friend Award Honorees Beverly & Richard Moody Comfort Bags for People Entering Treatment Partnership with Aunt Martha’s Health & Wellness Profile of Trinity Lutheran Church, Lanark, Ill. Learn More News Selma Cehic, LSSI Director of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Programs, was interviewed by WIFR-TV Rockford for a story about a shortage of mental health professionals. November 23, 2021 Lurie Children’s Hospital, Chicago, has partnered with LSSI, to provide medical and social service coordination to children and families in the Belmont-Cragin and North Austin communities. November 06, 2021 LSSI Celebrates 154 Years of Transforming Lives November 01, 2021 LSSI Executive Director for Children’s Community Services Jere Murry, MSW, Receives Lutheran Services in America Scion Award July 14, 2021 LSSI/Lutheran Disaster Relief of Illinois helps organize a Multi-Agency Resource Center (MARC) for people affected by the tornado that struck Naperville, Darien and Woodridge June 30, 2021 Lutheran Social Services of Illinois to Honor Longtime Donors and Volunteers Beverly Moody and the late Richard Moody at Fall Gala June 18, 2021 Aunt Martha’s Health & Wellness and Lutheran Social Services of Illinois Collaborate in Chicago’s Portage Park Neighborhood May 28, 2021 WIFR-TV Rockford Features LSSI's Therapeutic Foster Care March 05, 2021 FY20 Impact Sheet Now Available March 02, 2021 Employee and Intern Make Sensory Bottles to Give the Gift of Calm to Children Clients and their Families (Directions to Make Your Own Sensory Bottle Included) February 22, 2021 Older News Stories Who We Are About LSSI Leadership Policies Affiliations Advocacy Find a Program News News Publications Events Support Our Work Donate Now Women's Network Lifebooks Services Children's Community Services Behavioral Health Services Senior Services Affordable Housing Services Prisoner and Family Ministry Careers Careers 1001 E. Touhy Ave. #50, Des Plaines, IL 60018 Phone: 847.635.4600