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History
On April 29, 1959 Lutheran lay people, clergy, builders and guests gathered together
in York for a program of dedication for the York Lutheran Home for the Aged. That
day of dedication marked the beginning of Lutheran Social Services of South Central
Pennsylvania (LSS) as we know it today. Forward thinking pioneers in social ministry,
however, actually had begun the process in 1950 when they studied the needs of
families and the elderly in their community and then reached out to meet those
needs.
Sister Charlotte Weissgerber, a prominent social service worker from Philadelphia,
came to York in 1951 as the first executive director of The Lutheran Welfare Service.
The fledgling operation began with $9,000 and a modest office on Market Street
in York. In the counties west of York, the Lutheran Inner Mission was providing
similar services for individuals and families. In 1965, Lutheran Welfare Service
merged with the Lutheran Inner Mission to provide additional services throughout
the entire South Central Pennsylvania region.
Today, Lutheran Social Services of South Central Pennsylvania is one of the leading
non-profit organizations in the region. LSS and its program agencies and subsidiaries
serves more than 9500 people each year.
Lutheran Social Services of South Central Pennsylvania provides residential and
assisted living, nursing and rehabilitation services in six continuing care retirement
communities, community health services, and a range of community outreach services.
LSS, working in partnership with local organizations, congregations, volunteers,
donors, education providers and the business community, provides services in York,
Adams, Franklin and Fulton counties in Pennsylvania, as well as Shippensburg and
State College, PA and Carroll, Washington and Frederick counties in northern Maryland.
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