Where Life Stories Take Shape
Last year, LSS helped to transform the lives of South Dakotans with diverse and vital services statewide. But to see the whole picture and truly understand LSS, you have to see what is missing. You may know us as one specific service, but there is so much more. LSS helps individuals, families and communities of all shapes and forms. All have a place at LSS.
LSS is accredited by the Council on Accreditation, a ministry of the South Dakota Synod, ELCA, a member of Lutheran Services in America, a United Way agency and licensed by the State of South Dakota.
LSS Services
Adoption Services • Alternatives to Detention • Behavioral Health Services • Better Together • Center for Financial Resources • Center for New Americans • Multi-Cultural Center • Childcare & Education • Disaster Response Services • Foster Care Services • Independent Living Services • Kinship Services • Mentoring Services • Pregnancy Counseling Services • Re-Entry Services • Residential Services for Children & Youth • Resource Family Services • LSS Cares Wraparound Services
News & Events
The Festival of Cultures will return to downtown Sioux Falls on Saturday, June 14 — and this year’s celebration is the biggest yet.
The LSS Multi-Cultural Center and Levitt at the Falls are continuing their partnership and expanding the event’s footprint. The festival now will span the entire length of the Levitt lawn and south parking lot, making even more room for the city’s diverse communities to celebrate and share what makes their cultures unique.
Substance use was a part of her family history long before she developed an addiction of her own. Growing up, she witnessed patterns of addiction among loved ones, including her grandfather, who passed away just this year because of alcohol-related complications.
The diverse range of services at LSS gives the organization a unique ability to care for anyone who walks through its doors, from struggling families and at-risk youth to older adults seeking resources and support.
Over the past 100 years, LSS has evolved continuously to meet the changing needs of its communities. National partnerships play a vital role in bringing this vision to life — that all South Dakotans will be safe, healthy and accepted.
