KVRR Local News
February 2, 2021
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KVRR) – Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota has taken over the Senior Companion Program in North Dakota, assuring that essential support through this service continues for older adults.
The change was a result of Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota’s recent closure due to financial problems.
The Senior Companion Program, funded by AmeriCorps Seniors, matches trained companion volunteers age 55 and older with other older adults to provide weekly visits and assist with errands, grocery shopping and transportation to appointments to help older adults remain in their homes.
North Dakota’s program will add 370 adults and 71 volunteers in 32 counties.
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A proposed family homeless shelter is shown in this Broadway Circle rendering from EAPC.
A resilience project to build affordable housing and a family homeless shelter on South Broadway is moving forward despite the loss of its developer.
A request for planned unit development zoning will go to the Minot Planning Commission Tuesday for Broadway Circle at 1901 S. Broadway. Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota filed the application Dec. 23. LSSND announced this month that it is closing.
“They are out of business but the project is alive,” said John Zakian, Minot’s National Disaster Resilience Program manager. “There is no reason why we shouldn’t go ahead and approve it because we are still going to do the project. It’s just going to be with a different entity.”
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Burgum Puts North Dakota In The Refugee Business
It was January 15th, 2021 when Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota dropped a bombshell- they were closing up shop effective immediately. You can catch up to that story here.
The organization started over 100 years ago with a mission to assist neglected children and orphans. In the last few decades much of their resources have been focused on sheltering the homeless and finding places for refugees displaced by wars around the world. It was overreaching in housing that brought the organization to such a sudden demise.
Now with so many family s future in the balance, Governor Doug Burgum made this announcement on Monday January 25th-
Refugee community laments LSS closure as state of North Dakota takes over resettlement for now
For new Americans, one of the most pressing questions prompted by the closure is what will happen to the many refugee families waiting to bring loved ones to the Fargo area? Written By: C.S. Hagen | ×
Fowzia Adde in her office in Moorhead where she is the director of the Immigrant Development Center. C.S. Hagen / The Forum
FARGO The announcement that Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota is closing its doors has left many recent immigrants in the community feeling like they’ve lost a best friend.