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YOU CAN BE HEALTHY,
YOUR FAMILY SAFE,
YOUR FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS ACCEPTED.

THROUGH OUR WHOLE-PERSON, FAMILY-CENTERED
APPROACH TO CARE, AND CONTINUUM OF SERVICES.

Individuals, families and communities have access to the support and resources they need to thrive. Children and families have safe, stable home environments. Our community is a welcoming and inclusive place for people of all ages, faiths, races & economic statuses.

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

Wyatt and Erica always knew they wanted to make a difference in the lives of children. As high school sweethearts, they often talked about adoption, but everything changed the day they heard a powerful message during a church service — one that planted the seeds that opened their hearts to an unexpected calling: becoming foster parents.

“Seeking out services when struggling is a strength.” That’s what Michelle Wiegand, clinical associate director of LSS Behavioral Health Services, reminded Stella, an eighth grade student, and her family when they reached out for support.

Swinging open the doors of The Coliseum on a Sunday afternoon, you encounter a sound unlike any other in Sioux Falls: hypnotic chants, thunderous booms, the snaps and cracks of wood against wood. Seven members of the Royal Drumming group Abatimbo move in sync, pounding handmade instruments from their native Burundi.