Welcome to Lutheran Advocacy—Illinois, a justice ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the three ELCA synods in Illinois and Lutheran Social Services of Illinois.
Position Statement and Resources
At the end of last week, Lutheran Social Services of Illinois began receiving a series of preliminary contract termination notices from the state agencies which contract with LSSI to provide human care services. The focus of the notices is to delineate the impact on LSSI if the budget passed by the Illinois General Assembly on May 31st is implemented on July 1.
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We hope this site will help you become a better informed and more active participant in public life in ways that connect with your Christian values.
In our current program year, Lutheran Advocacy—Illinois has been focusing our attention on several large issues that have many small moving parts. We portray our work as follows:
Human Care:
Nutrition
Housing
Health Care
Social Services
Education
Earth Care:
All issues relating to environmental stewardship and Care of Creation
Civil Rights/Human Rights:
Death Penalty
Prison Reform
Restorative Justice
Here We Stand: Lutheran Day 2009
On May 6, nearly 230 Lutherans and other people of good will participated in the fifth annual Lutheran Day in Springfield, which is held annually to advocate for people in need. This year, the focus was to call legislators’ attention to a growing crisis in social services funding. Participants met with individual legislators to educate them about the problem and to ask for adequate and timely reimbursements.
The highlights of the day included a morning educational session at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Springfield, which included inspirational presentations from staff and clients from participating agencies.
The day also included the presentation of the annual Paul Simon Courage in Public Service Award to Gov. Pat Quinn.
