ESSENTIAL PIECES 3:   A Structured Informational Group for Parents of Children with Autism. Starting September 4, 2008: Putting The Pieces Together For The Sake Of Our Children.
YOU CAN HELP! The Verona Community Food Pantry is experiencing a serious food shortage.   Hunter Fauber, founder and Executive Director, says that monetary donations will enable him to purchase staples and other essentials for the more than 2,000 people served each month by the pantry. Checks should be made payable to the Verona Food Pantry and sent to PO Box 187, Verona, VA 24482-0007. The pantry also accepts donations of food Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Directions to the pantry, which is located behind the Augusta County Government Center Social Services Building, are here. Read more about Mr. Fauber, a Hearts and Hands Service award winner here.
PLEASE JOIN US IN SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 3038, legislation that could mean important adoption and permanency support for children in foster care. The Senate Finance Committee is scheduled to consider the Improved Adoption Incentives and Relative Guardianship Support Act of 2008 (S. 3038) on Wednesday, September 10. Passage of this bill is important as the current Adoption Incentives Program is set to expire on September 30; the bill would extend the program through 2013. Please contact your U.S. Senator. You may email Senator Webb and Warner. You can also call Senator Webb's Richmond office toll-free at 1 (866)-507-1570 and Senator Warner's Washington office at (202) 224-2023.
Congratulations to our Hearts & Hands Winners. Read how these remarkable people are changing lives.
Visit the Virginia Department of Emergency Management website for more information on hurricane and flooding preparedness and to donate to the victims of the April 28 tornadoes that struck central and southeastern Virginia.

All children deserve a safe, happy life. Young people in foster care especially need nurturing adults on their side because their own families are in crisis and unable to care for them.  Learn how you can become a foster parent with LFSVA!

LFS continues our 120th anniversary with a year of music and ministry featuring Exit 9 musicians Clay Arthur and Gloria Goeres. Read more about this energetic duo.


At Lutheran Family Services of Virginia, we believe in families.

That’s why we help create families with adoption and foster care services. We preserve families with counseling and training. We support families by educating students with special needs in unique learning environments. We do all these things and more for people of all faiths because we believe in service, and most of all we believe in families. Find out more about how Lutheran Family Services of Virginia serves families.

Our Mission

Motivated by God's love, Lutheran Family Services of Virginia seeks to strengthen family life in community and congregation by attending to the physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being of persons and their communities.

Our vision is to provide creative services and support for community and family living.

Lutheran Family Services of Virginia is a charter member of Lutheran Services in America, an alliance of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod and their social ministry organizations, serving nearly 2 million persons a year in all 50 states plus the Virgin Islands, through 95,000 employees.

Lutheran Family Services of Virginia is committed to serving all people, regardless of age, race, gender, or ethnic or religious affiliation.

Click HERE to view the Lutheran Family Services of VA Organizational Chart showing our regional offices and the services offered at those locations.

Lutheran Family Services of Virginia is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Services for Families and Children, Inc.

The Council's program of quality assurance is designed to identify those providers that have set for themselves high standards for performance, and have made a commitment to their constituents to enhance the effectiveness of the service they deliver.

Home Based Family Services is licensed through the Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services.

Minnick Education Center is certified to operate through the Department of Education and is a member of Virginia Association of Independent Specialized Education Facilities.

Adoption Services and Foster Care Services are licensed through the Virginia Department of Social Services

Lutheran Family Services of Virginia is a member of:

  • Virginia Coalition of Private Provider Associations
  • Foster Family Treatment Association
  • Virginia Association of Family Preservation
  • Family Service Council of Virginia
  • Virginia Association of Licensed Child Placing Agencies