OMAHA, Neb. (October 16, 2017)
Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska (LFS) is pleased to welcome a new member to its volunteer statewide board of directors, representing central Nebraska.
Teresa Anderson is Director of the Central District Health Department which represents 78,000 people in central Nebraska, including these counties and cities: Hall County-Grand Island, Hamilton County-Aurora and Merrick County-Central City.
Anderson is a public health clinical nurse specialist, certified by the American Nurse Credentialing Council. She earned a nursing diploma from Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in Hastings, a Bachelor’s degree from Creighton University School of Nursing, and her Master’s degree in Community Health Nursing at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
She is an adjunct faculty member at Doane University’s Grand Island campus. Ms. Anderson serves as President of the Nebraska Association of Local Health Directors, as well as numerous committees involving state and local Public Health liaisons.
“We are delighted to have Teresa Anderson represent the people and community needs of central Nebraska on the LFS Board” said Ruth Henrichs, president and CEO of the organization. “Teresa’s health care knowledge will be an important voice as LFS continues to focus on integrated care, veterans’ services and trauma informed care.”
Anderson led efforts to open the Heartland Health Center in Hall County, Nebraska in 2014, a federal health center funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA). She also serves in a leadership role with the Hall County Community Collaborative, which operates on the principles of the Stanford Model of Collective Impact.
LFS Programs in Grand Island:
Lutheran Family Services is proud to partner with Heartland United Way, and provides the following services in the Grand Island area:
- Behavioral Health: LFS “At Ease” – services for active military members, veterans and their loved ones
- Children Services: Adoption and Pregnancy counseling
- Community Services: Immigration legal services
2017 Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska Board of Directors:
Susan Lewis, Chair
Debbie Fraser, Vice Chair
Kim Sucha, Treasurer, Finance Committee Chair
Andy Massey, Governance Committee Chair
Christopher Tonniges, Program Committee Chair
Dr. Mary Reckmeyer, Executive Committee Member-at-Large
Teresa Anderson
Linda Daugherty
Connie Duncan
Alicia Hoffman
Rev. Brian Maas
Rafael Maldonado III
Christina Marroquin
Rosemary Ohles
Rev. Richard Snow
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About Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska, Inc.
Established in 1892, Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska (LFS) is a faith-based, not-for-profit, multi-service human care agency with locations across Nebraska and an office in Council Bluffs, Iowa. The LFS mission is “to express God’s love for all people by providing quality human care services that build and strengthen individual, family and community life.”
LFS demonstrates its mission through three broad service areas:
- Behavioral Health Services, including outpatient mental health services and therapy, substance use treatment, sexual abuse/incest treatment, 24/7 mobile crisis response, peer support, At Ease therapeutic support for active military, veterans and their loved ones, Health 360 Integrated Care in Lincoln and specialized counseling for children, adolescents, adults and families;
- Children Services, providing parenting support and prevention/early intervention programs; RSafe® treatment for children and families impacted by sexual abuse; infant, international and foster care adoption services and searches; Right Turn® post adoption services; foster care; pregnancy counseling; maternal health care and family support services; youth diversion services; and
- Community Services, providing refugee resettlement services, immigration legal services, interpretation services, case management, and education and employment services for new populations.
2017 marks the 125th anniversary of LFS’ founding as two orphanages in Fremont and Omaha, Nebraska. LFS is accredited by the Council on Accreditation and an accredited charity by the Better Business Bureau (BBB), receiving an Integrity Award in 2013. LFS is a Nonprofit Association of the Midlands Guidelines and Principles Best Practices Partner; a recipient of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce Greater Omaha Business Excellence Award in 2014 and 2015, and the 2016 recipient of the Omaha Bar Association Public Service Award.
To learn more, visit www.LFSneb.org.
