LUTHERAN SERVICES IN AMERICA INCORPORATED
100 MARYLAND AVENUE NE NO 500, WASHINGTON, DC 20002 www.lutheranservices.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: LUTHERAN SERVICES IN AMERICA INCORPORATED (LSA) CHAMPIONS LUTHERAN SOCIAL MINISTRY BY BUILDING VALUABLE CONNECTIONS, AMPLIFYING OUR VOICES AND EMPOWERING OUR MEMBERS IN THEIR MISSION TO ANSWER GOD'S CALL TO LOVE AND SERVE OUR NEIGHBOR.

PROVIDE SERVICE TO OVER 300 LUTHERAN HEALTH & SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCIES - SEE PART III, LINE 1.

CREATING MEMBER SOLUTIONSLUTHERAN SERVICES IN AMERICA CREATES THE FERTILE ENVIRONMENT FOR OUR NATIONAL NETWORK TO LEARN, GROW AND THRIVE. WE CONVENE OUR NETWORK MEMBERS AT OPPORTUNE TIMES TO HELP SUSTAIN AND EXPAND THEIR VALUED SERVICES BY: CREATING LEARNING COLLABORATIVES TO BRING TOGETHER MEMBERS WITH SHARED CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES TO CRAFT INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS THAT IMPROVE OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES; PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES; SENIORS AND OTHERS. ESTABLISHING NATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS TO BRING RESOURCES AND EXPERTISE TO TACKLE MANY OF THE BIGGEST HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES CHALLENGES PEOPLE FACE TODAY-- FROM HELPING CHILDREN AND YOUTH GROW UP TO BE HEALTHY SUCCESSFUL ADULTS TO ENABLING SENIORS IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS AGE IN THEIR HOMES AND COMMUNITIES WITH DIGNITY, RESPECT AND INDEPENDENCE. CREATING FREQUENT ADDITIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEER-TO-PEER AND NETWORK LEARNING INCLUDING CONFERENCES, VIRTUAL SEMINARS, WEBINARS AND GROUP PROJECTS ON PRESSING ISSUES. STRENGTHENING, INFORMING AND EXPANDING FAITH-BASED CONNECTIONS NATIONWIDE.PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:WE GROW NEW CAPABILITIES, DEVELOP SYNERGIES, AND PROVIDE FUNDING, SERVICE, GUIDANCE AND VALUABLE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES ALL GEARED TOWARD IMPROVING THE LIVES OF THE ONE IN 50 AMERICANS WE SERVE EACH YEAR. THIS WORK IS DONE WITH A PRONOUNCED FOCUS ON RACIAL EQUITY WITH SPECIAL EMPHASIS PLACED ON OUR WORK TO HELP ENSURE THAT ALL CHILDREN IN THE U.S. LIVE IN SAFE, STABLE, PERMANENT FAMILY HOMES. THIS HAS TRANSLATED INTO CREATING EQUITABLE OUTCOMES FOR MORE THAN 7,000 VULNERABLE CHILDREN, EMPOWERING THEM TO BECOME HEALTHY, PRODUCTIVE AND SUCCESSFUL ADULTS, REGARDLESS OF RACE, ZIP CODE OR PARENTAL INCOME. IT MEANT IMPROVING THE HEALTH AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR MORE THAN 4,000 VULNERABLE OLDER ADULTS IN 80 RURAL COMMUNITIES, AND HELPING 550 LOW-INCOME OLDER ADULTS IN NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, AND WISCONSIN SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION HOME FROM HOSPITALIZATION AND REHABILITATION SETTINGS, HELPING TO PREVENT REHOSPITALIZATION AND EMERGENCY ROOM USE. AND IT MEANT HELPING A GROWING NUMBER OF SENIORS BATTLING CHRONIC CONDITIONS AND A VARIETY OF SOCIAL FACTORS AFFECTING THEIR HEALTH LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMUNITIES.

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND CONVENINGSLUTHERAN SERVICES IN AMERICA UNITES ONE OF THE LARGEST AND MOST BROAD-BASED NETWORKS OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PROVIDERS IN THE UNITED STATES. BY BRINGING NETWORK MEMBERS TOGETHER AND WORKING COLLECTIVELY THROUGH EVENTS, PARTNERSHIPS AND INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS WE MULTIPLY OUR FORCES AND TACKLE SOCIETY'S MOST COMPLEX PROBLEMS IN A WAY NO ORGANIZATION COULD ON ITS OWN. OUR ACTIVITIES INCLUDE: CEO SUMMIT: AN INTENSIVE THREE-DAY FORUM FOR CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS VIEWED AS THE INDUSTRY'S LEADING VOICES. STRENGTH & SERVICE SERIES: AN ONGOING, INTERACTIVE, VIRTUAL GATHERING OF THE BEST MINDS IN OUR INDUSTRY, FOCUSED ON EXAMINING AND TACKLING THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES AND UNCERTAINTIES OF TODAY'S CLIMATE FROM THE PANDEMIC TO RACIAL JUSTICE. MISSION LEADERS: ONGOING COLLABORATIVE MEETINGS AND INFORMATION EXCHANGES FOCUSED ON ASSISTING MINISTRY LEADERS WITHIN THE LUTHERAN SERVICES IN AMERICA NETWORK. LUTHERAN SERVICES IN AMERICA DISABILITY NETWORK: A COLLABORATIVE OF MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS WHO COME TOGETHER TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES THEY SERVE.PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS:LUTHERAN SERVICES IN AMERICA CREATES VALUE FOR OUR NATIONAL NETWORK THROUGH EVENTS, CONFERENCES AND OTHER CONVENINGS, BOTH IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY, AS WELL AS BY FORMING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND KEY COLLABORATIONS WITH FOUNDATIONS, ACADEMIA AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS THAT COLLECTIVELY SERVE NUMEROUS POPULATIONS. IN DOING SO, WE AMPLIFY THE FAITH-BASED MISSION OF OUR MEMBER ORGANIZATIONS; CREATE DYNAMIC FORUMS FOR SHARING BEST PRACTICES; IDENTIFY SOLUTIONS TO DRIVE SUSTAINABILITY AND PERFORMANCE; FOSTER INNOVATION AND PROGRESS; AND PROVIDE THE FRAMEWORK FOR ACHIEVING EVEN GREATER POSITIVE IMPACT FOR THE MANY PEOPLE WE SERVE.

ADVOCACY AND PUBLIC POLICYBY HARNESSING THE TRUST AND INFLUENCE THAT ARE HALLMARKS OF OUR NATIONAL NETWORK'S VOICE, LUTHERAN SERVICES IN AMERICA WORKS EACH DAY TO HELP PEOPLE REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. WE ARE VIEWED AS A TRUSTED RESOURCE BY LEGISLATORS, AGENCY OFFICIALS AND THEIR TEAMS, AND AS A CRITICAL PARTNER WITH ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT, HEALTH SYSTEMS, AND REGULATORY DECISION MAKERS, AS EVIDENCED BY OUR SUCCESSFUL AND CONTINUING EFFORTS IN MOBILIZING OUR NATIONAL NETWORK TO ACHIEVE DIRELY NEEDED EMERGENCY RELIEF FUNDING AND RESOURCES DURING THE PANDEMIC. WE WORK TO SHAPE AND PROMOTE LEGISLATION TIED TO OUR MEMBERS' PRIORITY ISSUES; INFORM INFLUENCERS OF OUR NETWORK'S POSITIONS AND SUPPORTIVE REASONING; AND DEVELOP TOOLS, RESOURCES AND TRAININGS THAT ADVANCE PUBLIC POLICIES SUPPORTING OUR NATIONAL NETWORK EFFORTS TO HELP ONE IN 50 PEOPLE IN AMERICA. WE ARE STRICTLY NONPARTISAN, AND WORK THROUGH OUR ACTIVE ADVOCACY EFFORTS TO HELP ENSURE PEOPLE LIVE WITH DIGNITY, RESPECT, AND INDEPENDENCE, REGARDLESS OF AGE, ETHNICITY, GENDER, FAITH, INCOME OR ZIP CODE.

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