Youth Emergency Services

Established in 1892, Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska is a faith-based, full-service social care organization that serves more than 35,000 individuals and families annually through its various educational and health care programs. It provides child sexual abuse prevention and addiction treatment services. The organization offers individual, group and family counseling services for children and adolescents with sexual behavior disorders. It specializes in parenting education, anger management and foster care services. Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska provides health status evaluation, medical intervention and adoption services, as well as one-on-one and community therapies. It also offers housing options, behavior management, and assisted and independent living services. The organization conducts various health awareness campaigns, workshops and seminars, as well as provides training for the development of life, coping, relapse prevention and disaster response skills. It is accredited by the Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services. Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska maintains a presence in Omaha, Neb.

Family Housing Advisory Services, also known as FHAS, is one of the premier, nonprofit housing counseling agencies in Omaha in Nebraska. The agency administers a financial fitness education program that features individual budget counseling solutions, as well as monthly workshops in English and Spanish. Its tenant services program includes assessment, case management, budget counseling, and housing rental and subsidy information solutions for families who are homeless. Family Housing Advisory Services offers educational programs for homeowners. The agency provides affordable mortgage lending products and foreclosure prevention options. It manages a fair housing center that fights housing discrimination in Nebraska and western Iowa.