Objectives

Lutheran Family Service’s mission is to help refugees be resettled into a secure, stable environment, on their way to self-sufficiency. We cannot do our jobs without the support of volunteers. We rely heavily on local support – volunteers, churches, and community organizations – to accomplish our mission. However, we have to keep our client’s best interests first. A volunteer’s role is to support the staff and help them achieve this mission. If the mission is impeded by volunteers, LFS may need to assess their involvement with the program.

In working together, it is important to keep focused on some key objectives:

Objective 1: The basic needs of refugees will be met.

Objective 2: Refugees will improve in their English ability.

Objective 3: Refugees will be economically stable by gaining and maintaining employment, and if employment is not immediately feasible, be in compliance with all cash assistance requirements.

Objective 4: Refugees will gain practical, social, and cultural life skills.

Objective 5: Refugees will be financially literate.