As the holiday season approaches with budgets being tighter than ever, more families are relying on the community to ensure their little ones receive presents at Christmastime. That is where Christmas Hope— a collaborative campaign Read More
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Lethbridge is vying for 100,000 dollars and the title of Canada’s Most Active Community. To be part of this ParticipACTION Community Challenge, today Lethbridge Family Services held an Interpretive Nature Hike in Pincher Creek with Read More
Lethbridge Family Services is about to celebrate its first Spring to Light Benefit Gala. The fundraising event, to be held on April 25, recognizes LFS’s 115 years of service to the community. Michelle Gallucci, Director, Advancement &Read More
Technology has long served as a safety measure. A cell phone, for example, can get you out of a bind during an emergency. That’s why Lethbridge Family Services and other charities are continuing, for Read More
It’s not quite Santa’s sleigh, but it’s pretty darn close. Lethbridge Transit is lighting up the season with a bus that is decked to the halls. Teaming up with community partners, The Read More
As a community member, Lethbridge Family Services (LFS), will receive support from the Lethbridge & District Exhibition (LDE) 50/50 Lottery program. Paul Kingsmith, Director, Community Engagement at LDE says last year the program raised over 84-thousand Read More
The Annie Effect: Do Better, Be Better, Love Better continues to inspire the Lethbridge community to donate toys to those in need. The action is carried out to commemorate what would be the second birthday Read More
Stress. It affects so many of us. We feel a lot of stress especially when it comes to the high cost of living these days. Talking about stress and its effects, being kind to those Read More
Lethbridge Family Services (LFS) says it has formed a partnership with Wellspring Alberta. It is a group that is focused on providing non-clinical supports for those who are battling cancer. With this new collaboration, Wellspring’Read More
Lethbridge Family Services’ 31st annual Angel Tree Christmas Campaign officially launched on Tuesday afternoon. Avonlea Homes is their new presenting sponsor for 2023, and they kicked off the initiative with a sizable donation to the cause. Read More
Lethbridge Family Services is launching an innovative Christmas-themed campaign called Suitcases for Kids. The objective of this initiative is to provide essential support for foster children during transitions between homes, as a suitcase often becomes Read More
A parent should never have to bury their child. Sadly, that’s what one local family had to do in October of 2022. Bekah Olsen and her friends were at Lethbridge Family Services on Thursday morning Read More
A local family is giving back to the community after donating over two hundred gifts to Lethbridge Family Services’ Angel Tree Campaign. Emily and Alex Geerligs hosted their first toy drive last year following the Read More
On Oct. 5, a number of Afghan Refugees arrived in our city following the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan. Lethbridge Family Services assisted in their arrival by providing some help to get everyone settled. Ahmed Fahim Ahmadi Read More
In a response to support fleeing Ukrainian refugees to our city, the Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta have awarded a cheque of $20,000 to Lethbridge Family Services. The money will go towards helping with Read More
The pandemic has brought with it large changes on how we access mental health resources in our city. Lethbridge Family Services received a huge donation of funds on Friday to offset some of those issues. Read More
The final numbers have been tallied for the Lethbridge Family Services Angel Tree campaign. 3,274 children were able to receive gift bundles. Donors also gave generously to the campaign, bringing in a total of over $190,000. The Read More
Lethbridge Family Services recently presented their Friend of the Family awards to recipients in our community. The award has been given out since 1988, with over 100 people being presented with the honour. The awards are given Read More
Following the traumatic exodus in Afghanistan, Canada was able to fly out roughly 4,000 Afghan refugees. Lethbridge Family Services is preparing to welcome many of those families to our city. LFS says they are not sure Read More
Masculinity. It’s a word that some men struggle with. Lethbridge Family Service is offering a free workshop called Man Up, which will talk about the impact that socially constructed gender roles have on the Read More
The Trudeau government announced a new proposal in 2020 for the 2021-2023 Immigration Level Plan. The government is looking to bring in 1.2-million immigrants into Canada to help the economy recover from the pandemic. Najib Mangal, Read More
The mental health crisis has become a “parallel pandemic” to COVID-19. That is according to a 2021 report from the United Nations. Lethbridge Family Services (LFS) announced workshops and trainings they are offering when it comes Read More
