When you partner with Lutheran Family Services, you share your gifts and abilities to help those less fortunate.

Please consider volunteering your time, sharing your expertise, becoming a prayer partner or making a financial gift.

Other ways to support LFS include:

Providing child supervision for our Centers for Healthy Families’ Nurturing Parent Program classes or Right Turn® support groups
Mentoring or sponsoring a refugee family

Volunteer opportunities:

*NOTE: The health and safety of our volunteers and the people we serve is our first priority!

Due to COVID-19, many in-person volunteer activities have been temporarily suspended until further notice. If you have specific questions about volunteer opportunities for any LFS programs or locations, please contact our Director of Volunteer Services, Holly Kaffenberger at [email protected] or call 531.444.3433.

Become a Corporate Impact Partner

Assisting Refugee Communities

Child Supervision

The Rupert Dunklau Center for Healthy Families

Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska with Fremont Family Friends create and restore safe and happy childhoods.

Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska opened the Building Families Boutique (now the Rupert Dunklau Center for Healthy Families^®) in 2007—on the same Fremont site where LFS was founded in 1892. The Center focuses on early intervention, healthy parenting education and support of struggling families with children under age five, plus expectant mothers. The Center serves hundred of parents and children annually.

This innovative human care programming is designed to help children and their parents in many ways, but with one goal: each child shall be nurtured, secure and prepared to succeed in learning and in life.

By joining Fremont Family Friends, you can help in many ways, including with:

“Fremont Family Friends Dinner” – Annual fundraising event to raise awareness and support for the critical work done at the Rupert Dunklau Center for Healthy Families^®.
Advisory Council – An opportunity to get involved and give input at quarterly meetings with the program coordinator to discuss various outreach and program needs.
Sara’s Boutique – Gather diapers, seasonal clothing, and other baby supplies for Sara’s Boutique, either individually or in a “giving circle.”
Childcare -Read to and play with children in the Center while their parents participate in classes. Staff supervision is provided and day and evening opportunities are available.
Pat on the Back – Reward struggling parents who have worked hard to better their family within our Centers for Healthy Families^®.
Share Your Skill – Read to children, help with scrapbooking or teach a budgeting class. Whatever your skill is, we can help you share it with those who want to learn.

Fremont Family Friends Brochure

Internships and Practicums

Serve on the LFS Board of Directors

We are honored that you are interested in serving as a Director on the Lutheran Family Services Board.

Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska has a mission to express God’s love for all people by providing quality human care services that build and strengthen individual, family and community life. Directors guide the organization’s policy direction in an effort to ensure that we accomplish our mission.

Thank you for considering Board of Director’s involvement, and for the personal time and energy that you will be putting into this important aspect of building a stronger Board and thus a stronger community.

In our sincere effort to successfully recruit a qualified and diverse slate of candidates, we have developed a comprehensive selection process. The process includes the following six steps:

STEP 1: All interested parties should carefully review the Board Member Commitment Form to self-assess their qualifications and their realistic view of the time commitment that Board service will require.

STEP 2: Each candidate should then complete the electronic application in full. All applications must be received electronically. You will need the following to complete your application:

Prior board experience
Three references
Volunteer experience
Resume to upload

STEP 3: The Governance Committee will carefully review and assess all applications and will select candidates for further consideration.

STEP 4: The Governance Committee will select a group of candidates for in-person interviews.

STEP 5: The Governance Committee will select the finalist pool for full Board consideration.

STEP 6: The Board elects the new Directors at its third-quarter Board meeting to serve an initial three-year term, beginning January 1.

Apply today.

Candidate Contact Information
Name:*
First Last
Preferred Phone:*
Alternate Phone:
Email*
Company/Organization (if applicable):
Company/Organization Address:
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code
Home Address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City State / Province / Region ZIP / Postal Code
Previous Board of Directors Experience
Organization Name*
Dates of Service*
Leadership Position(s) held, if any*
Organization Name
Dates of Service
Leadership Position(s) held, if any
Volunteer Service
Organization
Service / Position Held
Start Date
Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY
End Date
Date Format: MM slash DD slash YYYY
References
Name*
First Last
Title*
Representing Organization*
Phone*
Email*
Comments
Name*
First Last
Title*
Representing Organization*
Phone*
Email*
Comments
Name*
First Last
Title*
Representing Organization*
Phone*
Email*
Comments
Resume
Acknowledgement*
I have read and agree to the Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska Board Commitment Form (below)

Board Member Commitment Form

Get Involved

Volunteer opportunities:

*NOTE: The health and safety of our volunteers and the people we serve is our first priority!

Candidate Contact Information

Previous Board of Directors Experience

Volunteer Service

References

Questions? Please fill out the form below and someone will reach out to you.

Featured Employee

Jessica Ploen

Upcoming Events

The ABC’s of Sexual Abuse
An RSafe® Educational Series

Newsletter Signup

Get Involved

Volunteer opportunities:

*NOTE: The health and safety of our volunteers and the people we serve is our first priority!

Candidate Contact Information

Previous Board of Directors Experience

Volunteer Service

References

Questions? Please fill out the form below and someone will reach out to you.

Featured Employee

Jessica Ploen

Upcoming Events

The ABC’s of Sexual AbuseAn RSafe® Educational Series

Newsletter Signup

The ABC’s of Sexual Abuse
An RSafe® Educational Series