For Immediate Release

November 18, 2010

Contact: Bev Carlson
Director of Public Relations
Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska
(402) 978-5646
bcarlson@lfsneb.org

New Name, Enhanced Services for Fremont Area
Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska returns to its roots

Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska is bringing together two Fremont office locations to further strengthen its commitment to human care for children and families in Dodge County.

Lutheran Family Services (LFS) has consolidated its two Fremont offices into one location at 1420 East Military. LFS became the owner of the building this summer, thanks to generous grants from Rupert Dunklau and Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare. Behavioral Services most recently available in leased offices at 513 North D Street have now moved into the East Military location. The D Street office has closed.

The move is a homecoming of sorts: It was on the East Military site that Reverend Peter Graef founded the Lutheran Children’s Home in 1892. The Home was one of two orphanages that have since grown into what is now one of the largest human care organizations in the state: Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska. Link to History Here

A Grand Opening and Dedication of the new Rupert Dunklau Center for Healthy Families℠ is scheduled for Thursday, December 2, 2010 from 3:30 until 5:30pm. The ribbon-cutting and remarks will be at 5:00pm. The public is invited to tour the Center.

This co-location of services creates a permanent cost-efficient, consumer-friendly, community-based facility focused on prevention and behavioral health in Fremont and Dodge County. This broad spectrum of services includes:

The dedication will include “Becky’s Place,” a newly renovated children’s resource room dedicated to the memory of Becky McClain.

Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska is a statewide, community-based organization which impacts over 35,000 individuals annually, from 32 offices in 18 cities in the areas of behavioral health, children services and community services.