News and Information
Looking for stories and facts about the LSS Network of Hope? Scroll down for recent news coverage, print newsletters, annual reports and more.
Recent News Coverage
Here is just a sampling of the media stories on LSS and our programs.
- The Good Shepherd’s memory care unit’s interactive therapy tool — Times Gazette, 3/20/23
- Columbus seeing a spike in homicides linked to domestic violence — ABC 6, 3/17/23
- LSS Fairfield County Food Pantry gives meals to families in need — Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, November 19, 2022
- Columbus domestic violence shelter is overcrowded amid affordable housing crisis — Columbus Dispatch, November 6, 2022
- How to lower domestic violence in our area — WBNS 10TV, October 18, 2022
- LSS Faith Mission of Fairfield County seeks help assisting homeless — Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, October 5, 2022
- Woes continue for Greater Columbus food-assistance programs struggling to meet need — Columbus Dispatch, August 17, 2022
- Columbus gives another $5 million per year for groups to address housing, infant mortality — Columbus Dispatch, July 22, 2022
- Lutheran Social Services deals with sober housing shortage — Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, July 10, 2022
- Ashland Source ‘Solutions Seeker’ award goes to Terry McQuillen of LSS The Good Shepherd — Ashland Source, June 30, 2022
- Lutheran Village’s Scott Lang earns Outstanding Culinary award — Ashland Source, May 17, 2022
- Inflation impacts central Ohio food pantries — WBNS 10TV, May 11, 2022
- Food pantries in Ohio struggle to feed hungry amid surging inflation — Columbus Dispatch, May 10, 2022
- How do Columbus police handle complaints of domestic violence? — NBC4i, April 12, 2022
- Franklin County’s new intimate partner violence shelter is already expanding — WOSU, March 16, 2022
- Do domestic violence, human trafficking spike during Super Bowl? — NBC4i, February 11, 2022
- Food pantries see slight decrease in demand and continue to serve — Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, January 30, 2022
- Local veteran is getting his life on track with Lutheran Social Services help — Lancaster Eagle Gazette, November 11, 2021
- Theodore Decker: This Domestic Violence Awareness Month, be aware of more than one case — Dispatch, October 26, 2021
- ‘This is not over today’: Group advocates for domestic abuse survivors at Ohio Statehouse — Dispatch, October 23, 2021
- Aces of Trades: Eddie Rapp Says Guiding Lutheran Social Services During a Pandemic is Trying — Lancaster Eagle Gazette, October 19, 2021
- Boston-based Company Spending $38 Million to Renovate Franklin Manor Apartments — Columbus Business First, October 7, 2021
- Franklin County Program Offering Domestic Violence Victims a Way Out — WCMH, Oct, 6, 2021
- Safe at Home Program Helps Protect Domestic Violence Victims — WCMH, Sept. 9, 2021
- Everyday Heroes: Pickerington’s Doug Arnold provides tutoring to at-risk children during pandemic — Dispatch, Sept. 2, 2021
- Domestic violence funding decreases when shelters need the most help — WCMH August 9, 2021
- State’s domestic-violence advocates celebrating two funding victories — Dispatch, July 22, 2021
- Columbus shelter forced to increase capacity due to increase in domestic violence — NBC4i, May 26, 2021
- Animal Cruelty as a Domestic Violence Weapon — Court News Ohio, May 18, 2021
- Amid Increased Demand, Ohio’s Domestic Violence Shelters Hoping for Help From State’s Budget — Dispatch, April 12, 2021
- Eviction Moratorium, Unemployment Benefits Amid COVID may have Reduced Sheltered Homeless — Dispatch, April 11, 2021
- Columbus Homeless Shelter Continues COVID-19 safety plans — WNBS, March 14, 2021
- County Connections: Lutheran Social Services provides assistance to Central Ohio veterans — Lancaster Eagle Gazette, March 11, 2021
- Opinion: ‘High danger’ domestic violence calls up during pandemic, funding slashed — Dispatch, March 3, 2021
- Franklin County families struggle to find help in pandemic with Christmas one week away — WSYX, December 17, 2020
- Social Distance Volunteering — Columbus Monthly, December 2020
- Central Ohio Families Receive Free Thanksgiving Meal Ahead of the Holiday — WSYX, November 23, 2020
- Thanksgiving meals provided to Columbus’ needy take on added resonance amid pandemic — Dispatch, November 22, 2020
- Thanksgiving day meal giveaway especially appreciated as pandemic continues — Lancaster Eagle Gazette, November 21, 2020
- Ohio Health and Lutheran Social Services Open Medical Respite Center for Homeless Patients — Dispatch, November 10, 2020
- Columbus Opens First Facility for Homeless Patients Recovering from Hospital Stays — WOSU, November 9, 2020
- Ohio Nursing Homes Permitted to Welcome Visitors Indoors Since March — Fox 8 Cleveland, October 12, 2020
- $1.5 Million Expansion Will Meet Domestic Violence Shelter Tragic Growth in Demand — Columbus Business First, October 12, 2020
- Remote Learning While Escaping Domestic Violence — WBNS, October 8, 2020
- Domestic Violence Survivor Warns “It could happen to anybody” — WBNS, October 8, 2020
- Different Agencies Across Central Ohio Team Up To Assist Victims of Domestic Violence — WSYX, October 6, 2020
- Online school is tough for kids in domestic violence, homeless shelters — Dispatch, October 5, 2020
- Ohio Domestic Violence Funding Slashed by $20 Million — NBC4i, Sept. 28, 2020
- Interactions With Pets Can Benefit Seniors — Columbus Jewish News, July 10, 2020
- Senior Living Facilities Prepare for the Next Chapter of the Pandemic — Columbus Jewish News, July 9, 2020
- Technology Continues to Play a Role in Senior Living — Columbus Jewish News, April 16, 2020
- Coronavirus In Ohio: Domestic Violence Shelters Expect Boom Of Crisis Calls — WOSU, April 7, 2020
- Experts fear domestic violence cases could rise during coronavirus outbreak — WSYX, April 2, 2020
- Columbus plans to aid homeless during pandemic crisis — WCMH NBC4i, March 31, 2020
- County Connections: Lutheran Social Services Faith Mission continues to serve during pandemic — Lancaster Eagle Gazette, March 25, 2020
- Kroger employee gives $18 and a world of difference to customer in need — WSYX, March 25, 2020
- Digital Food Pantry Cuts Wait Times, Costs — Food Bank News, 11/5/19
- Columbus Launches Program to Prevent Homicides Between Domestic Partners — WCMH, 10/29/19
- Strive For Justice and Peace — Living Lutheran, August 2019
- New program to Help Homeless with Opioid Addiction, WSYX, 1/24/19
- Columbus Domestic Violence Shelter Gets New Larger Home with Space for Pets, NBC4i, 1/10/19
- A Safer Space, WOSU, 1/7/19
- Big Changes are in Store for Lutheran Social Services Food Pantries — NBC4i, 2/19/18
- Some Food Pantries Will Close Stores and Move Online — WOSU NPR, 2/15/18
Annual Reports
Media Contact
Jennifer Hamilton
Director of Marketing and Communications
jhamilton@lssnetworkofhope.org
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