Permanent Supportive Housing
Previously homeless families and individuals with disabilities receive ongoing services to maintain life stability.
- Bernal Gateway Apartments, San Francisco
- Folsom-Dore Apartments, San Francisco
- 990 Polk Street Senior Housing, San Francisco
- Mosaica, San Francisco
Money Management for Housing Stability
LSS works to prevent chronic homelessness among low-income residents of San Francisco with mental and physical disabilities.
Community Services
Supportive services for vulnerable communities when needs are identified.
- Bernal Gateway Apartments, San Francisco
Disaster Response and Relief
Assist those whose lives have been disrupted by disasters
- Northern California Affiliate for Lutheran Disaster Response
- Disaster Preparedness Planning Services
Church Support
A significant part of the ministry of Lutheran Social Services of Northern California has always been its relationship to Lutheran Churches of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) and the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod (LCMS), including:
-Board representation
-Representation at church conventions
-Financial contributions at the district/synod level
-Financial contributions from local congregations
-Regional auxiliaries providing financial support
At this point in oure evolution as an organization, we are seeking to more proactively relate to congregations through a variety of means. Some significant activities we are implimenting include:
-A series of LSS newsletter articles exploring Martin Luther’s philosophy of social services and its relationship to Lutheran ministry
-LSS staff availabilty, including the President for congregational presentations about the work of LSS
-Utilization of technology and list servers to keep local congregations more up to date as to our activities, visions, and future
We look forward to expanding dialogues that will foster new partnerships and programming that will strengthen our relationships and mutual ministries.
Permanent Supportive Housing
Previously homeless families and individuals with disabilities receive ongoing services to maintain life stability.
- Bernal Gateway Apartments, San Francisco
- Folsom-Dore Apartments, San Francisco
- 990 Polk Street Senior Housing, San Francisco
- Mosaica, San Francisco
Money Management for Housing Stability
LSS works to prevent chronic homelessness among low-income residents of San Francisco with mental and physical disabilities.
Community Services
Supportive services for vulnerable communities when needs are identified.
- Bernal Gateway Apartments, San Francisco
Disaster Response and Relief
Assist those whose lives have been disrupted by disasters
- Northern California Affiliate for Lutheran Disaster Response
- Disaster Preparedness Planning Services
Church Support
A significant part of the ministry of Lutheran Social Services of Northern California has always been its relationship to Lutheran Churches of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) and the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod (LCMS), including:
-Board representation
-Representation at church conventions
-Financial contributions at the district/synod level
-Financial contributions from local congregations
-Regional auxiliaries providing financial support
At this point in oure evolution as an organization, we are seeking to more proactively relate to congregations through a variety of means. Some significant activities we are implimenting include:
-A series of LSS newsletter articles exploring Martin Luther’s philosophy of social services and its relationship to Lutheran ministry
-LSS staff availabilty, including the President for congregational presentations about the work of LSS
-Utilization of technology and list servers to keep local congregations more up to date as to our activities, visions, and future
We look forward to expanding dialogues that will foster new partnerships and programming that will strengthen our relationships and mutual ministries.