Lutheran Social Services of Nevada’s March, 2021 newsletter features the grand opening of their 3,000 square feet DigiMart, which opened on February 16, 2021. The expanded food pantry — made possible by a $490,000 Impact Grant awarded by Nevada Women's Philanthropy — enables LSSN to serve 5,000 additional households and capacity to store 80,000 pounds of food.
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Lutheran Social Services of Nevada (LSSN) shares their February 2021 newsletter, highlighting 50,000 people fed in 2020 through their DigiMart food distribution network, which officially expanded on 2/16/2021 with a virtual ribbon cutting.
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Lutheran Social Services of Nevada shares their January, 2021, newsletter with news of generous gifts from Carolyn and Gary Weaver, a report on giving to children and seniors through their Christmas program, and welcoming Jocelyn G. Rodulfo as the recently hired Community Health Coordinator for Women's Health Connection.
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Welcome to our new Director of Community Outreach Lisa Riggleman. Lisa comes to LSSN with years of leadership experience in the non-profit and education sectors.
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From our family to yours, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and blessings in the New Year!
Read all the latest LSSN updates in their December 2020 newsletter.
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Lutheran Social Services of Nevada (LSSN) needs help organizing Angel Tree gifts for children and seniors in December. If you would like to volunteer to help organize Santa's gifts this year in the week leading up to Christmas, contact Tristan Hightower at tristan@lssnv.org.
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Lutheran Social Services of Nevada (LSSN), is matching “Santas” (sponsors) with the wish lists from the children of LSSN clients and seniors in LSSN’s support programs.
Sponsor information must be collected no later than December 4th, and all gifts must be at LSSN by December 14th. More information will be published on our website, on our Facebook page, and through local congregations.
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In their latest newsletter, Lutheran Social Services of Nevada (LSSN) highlights their rapid expansion of their current food pantry from its 750 square feet to 3,000 square feet. Expansion is set to be completed in September.
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In their August newsletter, Lutheran Social Services of Nevada (LSSN) bids farewell to Marisa Cervantes, who has been with LSSN for almost ten years and helped launch many of their cornerstone projects.
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In their August newsletter, Lutheran Social Services of Nevada (LSSN) updates us on the latest state of their COVID-19 Emergency DigiMart Distributions. Since March 16th, 2020 they have gone from serving 350 families a month to 500 families every single week.
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LEAN board member Sheila Freed shares the good news of how a gift through Sierra Pacific Synod made its way throughout Region 2, helping Lutheran Engagement and Advocacy in Nevada (which straddles both Sierra Pacific and Grand Canyon Synods), Lutheran Social Services of Nevada, the Food Bank of Northern Nevada, and Nye Communities Coalition.
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Yesterday for #GivingTuesdayNow, LSSN set an ambitious goal: to raise $10,000, the cost of only one of our biweekly COVID-19 Emergency DigiMart Distributions, in a single day. Thanks to your generosity and love for LSSN, we not only met but exceeded this goal, raising $15,369.24 in total!
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Lutheran Social Services of Nevada continues to offer services, including Identification Recovery Services (Birth Certificates), Rapid Rehousing Services, Senior Case Management, and more, although our one-on-one services will now be by appointment only.
Please call our main line at 702-639-1730 Monday - Friday or e-mail info@lssnv.orgat any time for more information about our services or scheduling an appointment.
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Lutheran Social Services of Nevada is setting appointments to help individuals sign up for SNAP (food stamps). For more information or to set an appointment, contact Nutrition Services Manager Maria at maria@lssnv.org.
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As of Monday, March 23rd, the Lutheran Social Services of Nevada Heart of the City Senior Meal Program is served exclusively at Reformation Lutheran Church (580 East St. Louis, 89104) from 2:00 - 3:15 p.m. every weekday. Meals are free for seniors 60+. Currently we are offering our warm, nutrtious meals in to-go boxes to ensure the safety of our seniors.
For questions on the Senior Meal Program, contact Senior Meal Coordinator Jupiter Vasquez at jupiter@lssnv.org. For April's menu, visit our website here.
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The Lutheran Social Services of Nevada DigiMart Food Pantry is currently open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The distribution serves those who are driving in a drive-thru format and individuals who are walking or taking public transportation simultantously.
We are continuing to offer Emergency Boxes of canned goods, dried staples, snacks, and produce (based on availability) and serving clients outside. No prior registration is necessary, and anyone in need is welcome to come and receive food. For questions on the DigiMart Food Pantry, contact info@lssnv.org.
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Nevada is in a State of Emergency, local businesses and casinos have been temporarily shut down, group events and church gatherings have been postponed or moved online, and more and more people are looking to Lutheran Social Services of Nevada for support.
In the past two weeks alone, our DigiMart Food Pantry has served 801 families comprised of nearly 2,500 individuals – more than double what we serve in the average month.
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Lutheran Social Services of Nevada has released their March newsletter, available online.
Highlights include a groundbreaking ceremony on Thursday, March 5th, 2020; the 2020 Wine Tasting and Silent Auction Fundraiser will be Thursday, May 7th, 2020; LSSN is collecting Easter baskets; a calendar of their March programs; and news of 2 interns from UNLV.
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We invite you to join Lutheran Social Services of Nevada (LSSN) and Nevada Women's Philanthropy as we break ground for LSSN's new DigiMart Expansion on Thursday, March 5th, 2020!
Last May, LSSN was awarded NWP's Impact Grant 2019 to enable us to add an additional 2,308 square feet to our DigiMart Food Pantry. Groundbreaking will begin at 12:00 p.m. and refreshments will be available at 11:30 a.m. If you are planning to attend, RSVP to Tristan Hightower at tristan@lssnv.org.
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