Lutheran Community Services receives grant

Lutheran Community Services has received $1,600 in grant funds from the Quota International of Central Oregon Foundation to purchase weighted vests and blankets for clients with autism.

The therapeutic tools help children cope with stress, sensory overload, body awareness and helps calm the nervous system.

Lutheran Community Services provides intellectual/developmental disability advocacy and services to approximately 70 individuals and families in Crook County.

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.

“We are grateful for the support of the Quota International of Central Oregon Foundation. This funding ensures that our clients with autism receive the resources they need and access to opportunities that may not otherwise be available to them.” – Michelle Duff, Lutheran Community Services Communication and Development Specialist

Quota International of Central Oregon Foundation is made up of volunteers who aim at empowering women, children, the deaf, hard-of-hearing and speech-impaired. Members are helping to change millions of lives in local communities and internationally. There has been a club in Central Oregon (QICO) for 40+ years and Quota International will celebrate its 100 th birthday in 2019!

Lutheran Community Services has nearly a century of experience, recognized expertise, and a legacy of success serving the critical behavioral health and basic needs of thousands of people each year in Oregon, Washington and Idaho.

In Central Oregon, Lutheran Community Services is the contracted Crook County Mental Health Provider. As the Community Mental Health Provider, we provide behavioral health and intellectually/developmentally disabled services, to local children, youth, adults and families.

People who struggle with life’s most overwhelming challenges – mental illness, addiction, violence, isolation, injustice and other shattering issues – with LCS services will find hope, resources and strength to heal and become contributing members of our shared community. In 2018, LCS served 1,155 Crook County residents.

To learn more about Lutheran Community Services or how you can support behavioral health services in Central Oregon, visit www.lcsnw.org or call (541) 323-5330.