LSS of Northern California

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$1,083 raised by 9 donors

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LSS of Northern California is part of the solution to ending homelessness in Redding, Shasta County, Siskiyou County and throughout Northern California.

In Redding and the North State, LSS provides housing and supportive services in three areas:

  1. Housing and Supportive Services to Transition Age Youth (ages 18-25) who have emancipated from foster care, but require additional support and guidance to continue their transition into adulthood. Every year 4,000 California youth emancipate from the foster care system when they turn 18; 44% of them have not finished high school; too many of them interact with the justice system; and 31% of them experience homelessness. These youth have in their young lives experienced trauma; emotional, physical and/or sexual abuse; violence; and neglect. LSS is honored to provide the critical services the youth we serve in Redding need to build successful adult lives.
  2. Housing and Supportive Services to Shasta College students experiencing homelessness. College students who are unhoused or living in insecure housing struggle every day to balance their studies with making sleeping arrangements, securing meals, staying warm in winter or cool in summer, and being safe (from those who might hurt them and those who would taunt them if their situation were known). This is a reprehensible burden, and LSS is partnering with the college in order to secure critical housing and case management that will free the student to focus on studies.
  3. CalAIM: Case Management & Community Supports (housing) to MediCal patients in partnership with a managed care provider (in Shasta and Siskiyou Counties).

Throughout the region, LSS utilizes stable housing as the blueprint for stable and successful lives. LSS guides more than 4,200 individuals of all ages every day in rebuilding their lives after they have experienced homelessness and trauma. That's 4,200 Moms, Children, Dads, Grandparents, Teenagers, Young Adults, College Students and Individuals with Disabilities who are not sleeping in doorways, in shelters or their cars with no stable, safe place to live.

LSS has considerable success and expertise working with challenged groups 99% of those we serve remain in stable housing each year, even if when they leave our program.

To learn more about the breadth and scope of LSS' work in ending homelessness, please visit www.lssnorcal.org and follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn.

We invite you to join us in ending homelessness...for good.

Giving Activity

Mission

LSS of Northern California promotes the stability and honors the dignity of the formerly homeless individuals and families we serve by providing supportive housing services that lead to self-sufficiency. LSS envisions that our communities have hope, stability, and a path to independence and self-reliance.

Needs

A donation to support our programs provides basic needs (support services, meals, move-in needs, transit support, emergency support and life guidance, as well as assistance in maneuvering through government systems), employment training and enrichment opportunities. Each resident contributes toward their rent, but given their limited income, there is not much left for basic needs or enrichment opportunities.

Donations from Big Day of Giving support the health and stability of individuals and families in all our programs, based on where the need is greatest. Needs can include:

1) Participant assistance with emergencies such as auto repairs, medical bills, baby needs, food, utility bills

2) Addressing participant's special needs such as clothing for a job interview or uniforms for a job

3) Replacing program equipment or purchasing supplies for therapeutic and educational programs, including art, music, nutrition, cooking and independent living skills

4) Funding for specialized employment training, such as internships, technical programs and mentoring, particularly for youth. These young adults, aged 18-24, need considerable guidance and support in exploring career options and then learning basic soft skills so vital to landing and keeping that first job: communication, working with others, maintaining a schedule and interviewing.

5) Providing enrichment opportunities to broaden our participants' perspectives and encourage them to create a vision for their future. Generational poverty is common among the adults and youth we serve. Many have never had a library card, visited a museum, attended a theater or dance performance, attended a professional sporting event or hiked in a regional park. Our staff also organizes art, music and creative writing classes that allow participants to explore their creative abilities and express their emotions.

Additionally, LSS has year-round volunteer opportunities, from one-time projects to on-going needs, throughout its region. Many volunteer activities are hands-on, such as tutoring and mentoring, and others are conceptual/strategic, such as planning. Please contact us at Volunteers@lssnorcal.org for more information.

Equity Statement

Lutheran Social Services (LSS) of Northern California does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, pregnancy-related conditions, and lactation), gender identity or

expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.

LSS provides holistic services, dedicated to ensuring that each individual who comes to us receives the unique care necessary to build a stable life. In our staffing, we strive to ensure that we represent all of the racial, cultural and religious backgrounds of those we serve so that these individuals "see" someone like them.

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

LSS of Northern California

other names

LSS

Year Established

1968

Tax id (EIN)

94-1659687

Mission Category

Human Services

Operating Budget

$10,000,001-$100 million

Organization Need

Funding: Program, Funding: Unrestricted, Funding: Other, Volunteers, Other

Demographics Served

Low-income individuals/families, LGBTQIA+, Homeless/Underhoused/Unhoused

BIPOC Leadership

Board Chair

Local Counties Served

Sacramento, Yolo

Address

2450 Alhambra Blvd Ste 101
Sacramento, CA 95817

Service areas

Sacramento, CA, US

Davis, CA, US

Stockton, CA, US

San Francisco, CA, US

Solano County, CA, US

Phone

925-825-1060

Email

development@lssnorcal.org

Website

http://www.lssnorcal.org

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