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Lutheran Social Service of MN

Saint Paul, MN
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www.lssmn.org
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  • Mission

    "Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota expresses the love of Christ for all people through service that inspires hope, changes lives, and builds community." Expresses the love of Christ for all people: The work of LSS is grounded in Christ's unconditional love for all people. LSS celebrates other faiths and invites everyone who shares our vision to join in the common cause with us. Through service: LSS offers a broad range of service intended to provide all whom we serve the opportunity to live and work with dignity, safety, and hope. Inspires hope: Hope instills conviction about life as it should be and creates the courage to seek it. Changes lives: People who come to LSS yearn for change in their lives. LSS recognizes that its role is to be a catalyst for that change. Builds community: LSS resolves to optimize its capacity for advocacy and influencing change. A center role for LSS is to build the public will with respect to the vision we have for the community's life together.

    About Us

    LSS is the largest, statewide non-profit social service agency in Minnesota with over 2, 400 employees who serve in 300 communities. It is owned by the six Minnesota synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Services are divided into four divisions:

    • Children and Youth
    • Families and Adults
    • Older Adults
    • People with Disabilities

    Volunteers are a growing part of LSS with more than 10,000 active volunteers working for the vision: LSS Volunteers change lives by encouraging hope and connecting communities, by energizing staff and enhancing services, by growing their own talents and sense of purpose.

    Cause Areas Include

    • Disability
    • Housing & Homelessness
    • Human Rights & Civil Liberties
    • Seniors & Retirement
    • Volunteering

    Location & Contact

    Current listings

    Provide Support to Children and Youth in SchoolRochester, MNPosted 1 month ago
    Become a Sr. Companion! Volunteers needed to help Seniors in Rice CountyDennison, MNPosted 2 months ago
    Become a Companion in the Northern Metro Today!Coon Rapids, MNPosted 2 months ago
    Become A Caregiver Volunteer - Help Seniors in Your Brainerd Community!Brainerd, MNPosted 2 months ago
    Support St Peter kids who have fallen behind next school year - in person or virtuallySt. Peter, MNPosted 2 months ago
    LSS Companion Services - help someone in your St Cloud community today!St. Cloud, MNPosted 2 months ago
    Provide Support to Children and Youth in SchoolRochester, MNPosted 2 months ago
    Volunteer - Help Seniors in Your Willmar Community by providing in-home respiteWillmar, MNPosted 2 months ago
    Become A Caregiver Volunteer - Help Seniors In Your Baudette Community!Baudette, MNPosted 2 months ago
    Volunteer To Be a Great Neighbor in Minnesota! Many locations.St. Paul, MNPosted 2 months ago
    BE A GREAT OLMSTED COUNTY NEIGHBOR - Become a Companion Today!Rochester, MNPosted 2 months ago
    BE A GREAT OLMSTED COUNTY NEIGHBOR - Become a Companion Today!Rochester, MNPosted 2 months ago
    Senior Companion Volunteers Needed in Pine City!Pine City, MNPosted 2 months ago
    Become a Caregiver Volunteer in Big Stone County - help someone in your community today!Barry, MNPosted 2 months ago
    Provide Support to Children and Youth in SchoolRochester, MNPosted 2 months ago
    Provide Support to Children and Youth in SchoolRochester, MNPosted 2 months ago
    Caregiver Volunteer - Help Seniors In Your Roseau CommunityRoseau, MNPosted 2 months ago
    Help Seniors in Your Arlington CommunityArlington, MNPosted 2 months ago
    Become A Caregiver Volunteer - Help Seniors In Your Renville Community!Renville, MNPosted 2 months ago
    Paid Volunteer Opportunity for Rochester SeniorsRochester, MNPosted 2 months ago
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    Provide Support to Children and Youth in SchoolRochester, MNPosted 1 month ago
    Become a Sr. Companion! Volunteers needed to help Seniors in Rice CountyDennison, MNPosted 2 months ago
    Become a Companion in the Northern Metro Today!Coon Rapids, MNPosted 2 months ago
    Become A Caregiver Volunteer - Help Seniors in Your Brainerd Community!Brainerd, MNPosted 2 months ago
    Support St Peter kids who have fallen behind next school year - in person or virtuallySt. Peter, MNPosted 2 months ago
    LSS Companion Services - help someone in your St Cloud community today!St. Cloud, MNPosted 2 months ago
    Provide Support to Children and Youth in SchoolRochester, MNPosted 2 months ago
    Volunteer - Help Seniors in Your Willmar Community by providing in-home respiteWillmar, MNPosted 2 months ago
    Become A Caregiver Volunteer - Help Seniors In Your Baudette Community!Baudette, MNPosted 2 months ago
    Volunteer To Be a Great Neighbor in Minnesota! Many locations.St. Paul, MNPosted 2 months ago
    BE A GREAT OLMSTED COUNTY NEIGHBOR - Become a Companion Today!Rochester, MNPosted 2 months ago
    BE A GREAT OLMSTED COUNTY NEIGHBOR - Become a Companion Today!Rochester, MNPosted 2 months ago
    Senior Companion Volunteers Needed in Pine City!Pine City, MNPosted 2 months ago
    Become a Caregiver Volunteer in Big Stone County - help someone in your community today!Barry, MNPosted 2 months ago
    Provide Support to Children and Youth in SchoolRochester, MNPosted 2 months ago
    Provide Support to Children and Youth in SchoolRochester, MNPosted 2 months ago
    Caregiver Volunteer - Help Seniors In Your Roseau CommunityRoseau, MNPosted 2 months ago
    Help Seniors in Your Arlington CommunityArlington, MNPosted 2 months ago
    Become A Caregiver Volunteer - Help Seniors In Your Renville Community!Renville, MNPosted 2 months ago
    Paid Volunteer Opportunity for Rochester SeniorsRochester, MNPosted 2 months ago
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