Affiliations & Links

Corporate Members

• The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Nebraska Synod (ELCA) supports congregations, develops outreach strategies, develops and supports synod leadership, cares and advocates for the hurting, and brings reconciliation to a divided world.
  
  
• Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, Nebraska District (LC-MS) - Resources congregations, leaders and related organizations in their mission of discipling the saved and proclaiming Christ to a lost and changing world.
  

Affiliations & Accreditations

• Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) - part of the Department of Justice's Executive Office for Immigration Review, BIA is the highest U.S. administrative body for interpreting and applying immigration laws.
  
  
• Children and Family Coalition of Nebraska (CAFCON) - dedicated to excellence in the continuum of children and family services in Nebraska. Member organizations advocate for the most effective utilization of the various resources necessary for all Nebraskans to prosper.
  
  
• LFS is accedited by The Council on Accreditation (COA), an international, independent, not-for-profit, child and family service and behavioral healthcare accrediting organization.
  
  
• Church World Service - assists communities responding to disasters, resettles refugees, promotes fair national and international policies, and provides educational resources.
  
  
• Foster Family-based Treatment Association - enhances the lives of children with families through strengthening family-based organizations.
  
  
  
• Human Services Federation - coalition of over 100 non-profit agencies dedicated to providing quality health and human services in Nebraska's Lincoln and Lancaster Counties.
  
  
• Lutheran Adoption Network - a national collaboration of 30 Lutheran social ministry organizations that are active in both international and domestic adoptions.
  
  
• Lutheran Disaster Response - a collaborative ministry of the ELCA and the LC-MS, LDR ministers holistically to the unmet needs of those affected by a major domestic disaster, regardless of their faith or creed.
  
  
• Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service (LIRS) - welcomes and advocates for immigrants, refugees and those seeking protection from countries where war and oppression have stolen their hope and threatened their very existence.
  
  
• Lutheran Services in America - An alliance of the ELCA, The LC-MS, and more than 300 health and human service organizations in the United States and the Caribbean, serving over six million people annually.
  
  
• Nebraska Adoption Agencies Association - a coalition of non-profit adoption agencies licensed by the State of Nebraska that place hundreds of children annually throughout the state of Nebraska.
  
  
• Nebraska Association of Behavioral Health Organizations - Actively promotes sound, responsive, efficient, and effective substance abuse and mental health services for the people of Nebraska.
  
  
• Nonprofit Association of the Midlands - helps maximize the capacity of members, individual and collective, to deliver programs and services efficiently and effectively to meet organizational and community needs.
  
  
• The United Way brings communities together to focus on the most important needs in the community -- building partnerships, forging consensus and leveraging resources.
  

Community-based Links

• Building Bright Futures - a comprehensive public-private partnership that supports low-income children in Douglas and Sarpy Counties from birth through post-secondary school.
  
• National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) - provides statewide support to families and friends of individuals with mental illness.
  
• Voices for Children - a vital resource, trusted advisor, and influential leader advocating for Nebraska's children.
  

Lutheran Links

• Bethany Home, Inc. - A nursing & assisted lving facility in Minden, NE.
  
• Blue Valley Lutheran Homes Society - Nursing home care in Hebron, NE.
  
• Camp Luther - provides the best Christian camp experiences for you, members of your family, and members of your retreat group.
  
• Concordia University - a Christ-centered learning community in Seward, NE for students preparing to be servant leaders.
  
• Dana College - a private liberal arts college in Blair, NE.
  
• The ELCA Foundation - encourages life long stewardship in support of all the ministries of the ELCA.
  
• Good Shepherd Lutheran Home - Offers a wide array of professional services in a rural setting.
  
• Immanuel Health Systems - offers independent and assisted living apartment homes.
  
• InterChurch Ministries of Nebraska - helps churches come together for worship, teaching, service, and common witness to the faith.
  
• The LCMS Foundation - provides Lutheran donors with charitable expertise and opportunities to ensure that families are provided for and beloved ministries are supported.
  
• LCMS World Relief - one of the nation's leading agencies that welcomes and advocates for refugees and other migrants.
  
• Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago - prepares Lutheran pastors, teachers, missionaries and lay leaders.
  
• Lutheran Planned Giving Services - provides confidential charitable estate planning consultation.
  
• Lutheran Service Corps - provides a Christian setting for volunteers seeking to grow in faith and in service to the community.
  
• Lutheran World Relief - an international ministry that provides food, medication, clothing, shelter and other basic needs in 50 nations.
  
• Midland Lutheran College - a liberal arts college.
  
• Mosaic - provides individualized services, living options, work choices, spiritual nurture and advocacy to people with disabilities.
  
• Nebraska Lutheran Campus Ministry - features academic settings that are intellectually rigorous, emotionally volatile and spiritually engaging.
  
• Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministries - provides opportunities for people of all ages to experience and enjoy Christian growth and education.
  
• Oaks Indian Center (Oklahoma) - witnesses to the gospel of Jesus Christ in the Cherokee Nation, & provides needy children spiritual, emotional, physical and educational care.
  
• Orphan Grain Train - encourages and enables God's people to share personal and material resources in bringing Christ's name and character to needy people both far and near.
  
• Tabitha Health Care Services - provides a complete continuum of pre- and post-hospital services in Nebraska, serving more than 32 counties with quality, Christian health care.
  
• Thrivent Financial for Lutherans - improves the quality of life of its members, their families and their communities by providing solutions that focus on financial security, wellness and caring for others.
  
• Wartburg Theological Seminary - educates women and men to serve the church's mission as ordained and lay leaders.
  
• Wheat Ridge Ministries - an independent Lutheran charitable organization that provides support for new church-related health and hope ministries.