Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO EXPRESS THE LOVE OF CHRIST BY SERVING AND CARING FOR 8,000 - 10,000 FAMILIES IN NEED - FOOD ASSISTANCE, NUTRITION EDUCATION, SNAP (FORMERLY KNOWN AS FOOD STAMPS) ASSISTANCE, CONGREGATE HOT MEAL PROGRAMS FOR SENIORS, HEALTH INSURANCE FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES, HOLIDAY GIFTS PROGRAMS, AND TEMPORARY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE WITH RENT, UTILITIES, BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND NEVADA STATE IDENTIFICATION PROGRAMS.
THE COMMUNITY NUTRITION SERVICES IS OFFERED TO HOMELESS AND LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS AND PROVIDES HEALTHY FOOD AND PERSONAL HYGIENE ITEMS THOROUGH THEIR FOOD PANTRY. THEY ALSO PROVIDE COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS. PERIODICALLY, THEY HAVE OPEN AIR MARKETS HELD AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THREE SQUARE FOOD BANK IN WHICH THEY DISTRIBUTE FOOD AND BOTTLES OF WATER. LSSN LAUNCHED THEIR DIGIMART IN OCTOBER 2016, WHICH ALLOWS CLIENTS TO LOG INTO THE FOOD DATABASE ON DESKTOP KIOSKS AT LSSN OR FROM ANY COMPUTER WITH INTERNET ACCESS. THE MONITOR DISPLAYS PICTURES OF FOOD ITEMS AVAILABLE, WHERE CLIENTS CAN ADD ITEMS IN THEIR DIGITAL SHOPPING CART. THEN THE CLIENT SIMPLY GOES TO THE PANTRY TO PICK UP THEIR ORDER. CLIENTS ARE ALLOTTED POINTS EVERY 30 DAYS TO "PURCHASE" ITEMS FROM THE PANTRY. HIGHER NUTRITIONAL VALUE ITEMS CAN BE "PURCHASED" FOR FEWER POINTS THAN THEIR COUNTERPARTS.
THE FAMILY EMPOWERMENT SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES PEOPLE IN NEED WITH THE TOOLS NECESSARY FOR SELF-SUFFICIENCY WITH PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO GIVE PEOPLE THE SENSE OF DIGNITY THAT COMES FROM BEING ABLE TO OBTAIN AND KEEP EMPLOYMENT, AS WELL AS HOW TO MAKE GOOD, INFORMED DECISIONS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES. UNDER THIS PROGRAM LSSN OFFERS ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING FOR OR RENEWING SNAP (FORMALLY KNOWN AS FOOD STAMPS) WITH THE STATE OF NEVADA DIVISION OF WELFARE AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES; HELPS CHILDREN GET SIGNED UP FOR HEALTH INSURANCE AND ASSISTS PEOPLE IN OBTAINING THEIR BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND/OR NEVADA IDENTIFICATION. TO HELP THOSE IN DANGER OF BECOMING HOMELESS, LSSN CAN PROVIDE TEMPORARY RENT AND/OR UTILITY ASSISTANCE.
THE SENIOR SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDES ASSISTANCE SPECIFICALLY TO SENIORS (AGED 60 OR OLDER). SENIORS ARE OFFERED TWO DAYS PER WEEK OF BY- APPOINTMENT SHOPPING IN THE PANTRY, AND FRESH COOKED MEALS ARE PROVIDED AT TWO LUTHERAN CHURCHES AT NO COST. HOME-BOUND SENIORS RECEIVE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, FOOD DELIVERY, AND ASSISTANCE WITH NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS LIKE ENSURE OR BOOST, AS WELL AS PERSONAL HYGIENE PRODUCTS.
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 |
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| Armena Mnatsakanyan | EXECUTIVE DI | 40 | $99,796 |
| Robert Newman | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Chad Kaercher | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Robert Zimmerman | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Pastor Jason Adams | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Robin Smith | DIRECTOR | 2 | $0 |
| Michael Harris | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| The Rev Dr Marta Poling-Schmitt | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Doreen Lee | VICE PRESIDE | 2 | $0 |
| Kelly Peterson | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
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