Organizations Filed Purposes:
LUTHERAN SERVICES FLORIDA HELPS COMMUNITIES BUILD HEALTHIER, HAPPIER, AND HOPE-FILLED TOMORROWS BY IMPACTING THE LIVES OF 1 IN 50 FLORIDIANS THROUGH VARIOUS SERVICES OFFERED ACROSS THE STATE.
BRING GOD'S HEALING, HOPE AND HELP TO PEOPLE IN NEED IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST.
MANAGING ENTITY - FLORIDA HAS PRIVATIZED THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SAFETY NET, CREATING MANAGING ENTITIES TO ENSURE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE UNINSURED, UNDERINSURED OR INDIGENT HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES. THROUGH ITS SAMH MANAGING ENTITY, LSF DEVELOPS, MANAGES AND OVERSEES A NETWORK OF 57 SERVICE PROVIDERS OVER A 23-COUNTY AREA. LSF HEALTH SYSTEMS, THROUGH ITS SERVICE NETWORK, PROVIDED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO OVER 36,700 INDIVIDUALS, SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES TO MORE THAN 22,000 INDIVIDUALS, AND PREVENTION SERVICES TO MORE THAN 1,222,000 INDIVIDUALS. WITHOUT THE SERVICES DELIVERED THROUGH LSF HEALTH SYSTEMS, WHICH WERE IN GREATER DEMAND AS THE NATION GRAPPLED WITH A GLOBAL HEALTH PANDEMIC, CRITICAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS OF THOUSANDS OF VULNERABLE AND AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS WOULD GO UNMET.
CHILDREN'S SERVICES: HELPING CHILDREN BREAK THE CYCLE OF POVERTY AND REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL THROUGH HIGH-QUALITY EDUCATIONAL AND FAMILY-CENTERED PROGRAMS IS THE PRIMARY GOAL OF LSF'S CHILDREN'S SERVICES. THIS PAST YEAR, LSF EDUCATED OVER 7,100 AT-RISK CHILDREN AND HELPED THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH LSF'S EARLY HEAD START AND HEAD START CLASSES ALL ACROSS THE STATE OF FLORIDA. FACING THE CHALLENGES OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, WE TRANSITIONED TO VIRTUAL SCHOOLING AND IMPLEMENTED CRITICAL ADJUSTMENTS TO PRIORITIZE THE SAFETY OF CHILDREN AND STAFF. UNDERSTANDING THAT FOOD SECURITY IS ESSENTIAL FOR FAMILY STABILITY AND FOR LEARNING, LSF MAKES SURE THAT EVERY CHILD IN ITS HEAD START AND AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS RECEIVE HEALTHY, WELL-BALANCED MEALS EVERY DAY; WE SERVED OVER 3,670,342 MEALS AND SNACKS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE FOOD PROGRAM NOT ONLY ALLEVIATES A FINANCIAL BURDEN FOR PARENTS AND ENSURES THAT CHILDREN ARE READY TO LEARN BECAUSE THEY'RE PROPERLY FED, IT ENCOURAGES LIFE-LONG HEALTHY EATING HABITS.
YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES: WHEN FAMILY UNITS DISINTEGRATE DURING TIMES OF CRISIS AND CONFLICT, LSF CASE MANAGERS AND SOCIAL WORKERS ARE THERE TO NOT ONLY PROTECT CHILDREN, BUT TO HELP PRESERVE FAMILIES WHEN IT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF CHILDREN, AND TO REUNIFY FAMILIES ONCE THEY HAVE STABILIZED. LSF'S FOCUS ON FAMILY PRESERVATION AND REUNIFICATION - WHENEVER POSSIBLE AND WHEN IT'S IN THE BEST OF INTEREST OF THE CHILD - TRANSLATES INTO AN ARRAY OF SERVICES TO HELP FAMILIES COPE AND RECOVER FROM TIMES OF CRISIS. IN THIS PAST YEAR, LSF HELPED OVER 4,300 PEOPLE MOVE FROM CRISIS TO STABILITY THROUGH ITS YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES AND IMPLEMENTED VIRTUAL/TELEVISIT SOLUTIONS TO MEET CHALLENGES PRESENTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. AS PART OF THIS WORK, LSF RESIDENTIAL YOUTH SHELTERS AND GROUP HOMES PROVIDE A TEMPORARY SAFE HAVEN FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGES 10-17. COUNSELING SERVICES FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ALLOW INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO BEST ADDRESS THE ISSUES CAUSING FAMILY DISCORD AND UPHEAVAL. TEEN COURT HELPS YOUTH WHO ARE FIRST-TIME OFFENDERS STAY OUT OF THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM. CHILD WELFARE CASE MANAGEMENT DELIVERS PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE ABUSED OR NEGLECTED. DIVERSION SERVICES PROVIDE WRAPAROUND ESSENTIAL SERVICES TO AT-RISK FAMILIES. AS A SAFE PLACE ORGANIZATION, LSF PARTNERS WITH LOCAL BUSINESSES AND SCHOOLS TO HELP YOUTH IN TROUBLE FIND AND ACCESS SAFE REFUGE. BECAUSE LSF SEEKS TO SERVE PEOPLE WHO FACE PARTICULAR VULNERABILITIES, LSF OFTEN FOCUSES ON FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN, PEOPLE WHO ARE AGING OUT OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, AND PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV OR AIDS. IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING DIRECT SERVICES, LSF CONDUCTS EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO HELP EDUCATE YOUTH AND FAMILIES ON PREVENTATIVE STRATEGIES AND CRISIS RESOLUTION, REACHING OVER 300 YOUTH AND ADULTS THROUGH THESE EFFORTS. MUCH OF OUR WORK IN THIS SPACE IS TYPICALLY COMPLETED IN THE SPRING. GIVEN THE PANDEMIC, WE WERE UNABLE TO LEVERAGE MOST OF THE CHANNELS WE TYPICALLY DO (SCHOOLS, FOR EXAMPLE) AND WERE NOT ABLE TO MAKE AS MANY CONTACTS AS USUAL.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Samuel M Sipes | PRESIDENT AND CEO | 45 | $349,058 |
| Christine A Cauffield | CEO & EXEC VP SAMH | 45 | $227,472 |
| Michael P Carroll | EXEC VP OF OPERATIONS | 45 | $222,579 |
| Robert J Wydra Jr | CFO | 45 | $184,498 |
| Amelia Fox | CSO | 45 | $184,423 |
| Philip Hubbell | EXEC VP HR | 45 | $183,198 |
| Robert Bialas | EVP CHILDREN & HS SERV | 45 | $164,669 |
| Lisa Galbraith | CORPORATE CONTROLLER | 45 | $149,339 |
| Arthur Matthew Rosen | VP & GENERAL COUNSEL (THRU 11/19) | 45 | $146,485 |
| Marie Mason | VP OPERATIONS | 45 | $142,742 |
| Shelley Katz | COO LSF HEALTH SYSTEMS (THRU 05/20) | 45 | $141,584 |
| Anne K Madsen | CFO SUBSTANCE ABUSE & MENTAL HEALTH | 45 | $123,663 |
| Dusty B Pye | CIO | 45 | $116,478 |
| Karen Joseph Hutchins | VP OF HR AND ORG DEV | 45 | $114,818 |
| Christopher Danford | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rev James Rockey | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Rudy Kohler | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Zina Hamilton | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Susan Scroggins | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Lorenzo Cobiella | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Alonzo Batson Jr | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Laurel Marc-Charles Esq | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Fred Kraegel | VICE CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
| William Horne | CHAIR | 2 | $0 |
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