| Agency Profile |
| Name |
Lutheran Family & Children's Services of Missouri |
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| Website |
www.lfcsmo.org |
| Phone Number |
314-787-5100 |
| Executive Director |
Reverend Alan Erdman |
| Funded Projects |
| Project Name |
Nurturing Teens |
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| Project Description |
Professional social workers offer parenting education, case management, counseling and guidance toward achieving a stable home environment for their children. |
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| Eligibility Criteria |
Pregnant and parenting teens (age 19 and under) and their children. |
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| Service Area |
Services to Unwed and Teen Parents |
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| Project Name |
Nurturing Kids |
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| Project Description |
Professional social workers offer parenting education, case management, counseling and guidance toward achieving a stable home environment for children at risk of abuse or neglect. |
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| Eligibility Criteria |
Children (ages birth to 5) whose parents are experiencing a crisis or are in need of parenting assistance, counseling or guidance to stabilize their home life. |
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| Service Area |
Home and Community-Based Intervention |
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| Project Name |
Respite Care |
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| Project Description |
Voluntary, short-term care with licensed, caring and loving foster parents who provide care on a temporary basis while parents work with a social worker to achieve a stable, safe home environment. |
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| Service Area |
Respite Care |
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| Project Name |
Child Psychiatry |
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| Project Description |
Child-focused psychiatry. |
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| Service Area |
Outpatient Psychiatry |
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| Project Name |
STEP-Up |
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| Project Description |
Prevention and early intervention services to youth via group sessions focused on introducing youth to healthy alternatives to substance abuse, violence and aggression. Follow-up coaching is offered for youth needing more intensive services. |
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| Service Area |
Home and Community-Based Intervention |
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| Project Name |
Child and Family Counseling |
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| Project Description |
Therapeutic counseling services that include assessment, individual/family therapy, and school consultation. |
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| Service Area |
Individual, Group, and Family Counseling |
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| Project Name |
School-Based Counseling |
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| Project Description |
Early intervention services to reach youth struggling with depression, emotional or behavioral issues and prevention services that introduce and support healthy alternatives to substance abuse, violence and aggression. |
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| Eligibility Criteria |
Students attending Bayless, Hazelwood, Mehlville, and University City School Districts and Lutheran Schools located in St. Louis County. |
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| Service Area |
Home and Community-Based Intervention |
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| Project Name |
Adoption-Focused Mental Health |
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| Project Description |
Specialized therapeutic counseling and support offered to adoptive, foster care or guardianship children experiencing stress, school problems, emotional, behavioral or attachment issues. |
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| Service Area |
Individual, Group and Family Counseling Services |
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