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LSA
Funds and Initiatives
Lutheran Services for the Aging
Annual Campaign
Annual campaign funds are used to underwrite and
enhance the ongoing operational needs of the organization, giving LSA the
ability to apply your contribution wherever it is needed most. They may be used
to pay chaplain salaries, augment nursing staff, advance staff training,
enhance activities, implement innovative programming or to improve residences.
These are the critical funds that enable LSA to provide quality care to over
1,000 residents and participants.
Lutheran Services for the
Aging General Endowment
The LSA General Endowment was established to
provide ongoing financial stability and contingency funding for the
organization. Unless otherwise specified by the donor, a portion of all estate
gifts is generally applied by the Board of Trustees to the general endowment. A
gift to this fund provides for the future of LSA, helping to ensure that this
ministry can care for many generations to come.
Lutheran Home at
Trinity Oaks Alzheimer's Care Capital Campaign
Fundraising continues in
order to meet the capital costs of the new Alzheimer's care area of Lutheran
Home at Trinity Oaks. Beautifully conceived and designed, the area provides a
safe, secure, state-of-the-art location for fragile older adults with
Alzheimer's disease and other memory disorders. Gifts would still be
appreciated until the costs of the expansion have been met by philanthropy.
Abundant Living Adult Day Services Capital Campaign
Fundraising continues in order to meet the capital costs of the new
Abundant Living Adult Day Services program on South Martin Luther King, Jr.
Avenue. Having operated out of two tiny old parsonages for 20 years, Abundant
Living has moved into a building with twice the space, more than doubling
capacity. As the only adult day care in Rowan County, Abundant Living offers
enrichment for participants, respite for caregivers, and an alternative to
nursing home placement. Two-thirds of the participants receive financial
assistance. Gifts would still be appreciated until the costs of the capital
renovations have been met by philanthropy.
Lutheran Home -
Winston-Salem Replacement Fund
In 2001, Lutheran Services for the Aging
acquired the operation of an aging nursing home in Winston-Salem in a
lease/purchase agreement. Some rooms in this facility were in such disrepair
that it was not possible to make them livable through renovations. Having
recently completed the purchase of the home, it is imperative that LSA relocate
the residents from this aging facility to one or more new locations. Because
the vast majority of residents are indigent and Medicaid dependent, this
project will have tremendous benefit for the elders of Forsyth County. Gifts to
assist with the building and equipping of the new home(s) are urgently needed.
Lutheran Home - Hickory West Replacement Fund
The
Lutheran Home - Hickory West Replacement Fund will assist with the relocation
or renovation of Lutheran Home - Hickory West. The Hickory West building
requires significant updating in order to provide residents with
state-of-the-art nursing care. This updating may be accomplished through
extensive on-site renovations or by the purchase of a new site and construction
of a new home. Planning is currently underway to determine the most efficient
and effective way to proceed. Philanthropic support of this undertaking will be
critical.
The Disciple's Fund
The Disciple's Fund is a
benevolence fund created to subsidize costs for residents whose personal and
family resources are no longer adequate to cover the cost of their care. LSA
faces an increasing need to care for residents who have exhausted their
resources. This can occur for all sorts of very legitimate reasons. With
counseling and support from LSA, the resident's family is sometimes able to
identify family sources of income that can help bridge the gap. But on other
occasions, these individuals have nowhere to turn. The Disciple's Fund is
inspired by the Biblical account in John 19:26-27, in which the "disciple Jesus
loved" takes Mary, the mother of Jesus, into his own home.
Endowments for Staff Excellence
The purpose of these
endowments is to recognize and encourage staff excellence which ultimately
benefits residents. Support provided through the endowments may include
underwriting/assisting with the annual staff bonus program and the longevity
bonus program; providing enhanced staff training; enabling staff to participate
in professional conferences and off-site training opportunities; and providing
enhancements to physical locations where staff seek respite, such as staff
dining areas or staff lounges. Currently there are four Endowments for Staff
Excellence, including the: |
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Lutheran Home - Hickory Endowment
for Staff Excellence |
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Lutheran Home - Hickory West
Endowment for Staff Excellence |
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Lutheran Home at Trinity Oaks
Endowment for Staff Excellence |
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Lutheran Home(s) of Forsyth County
Endowment for Staff Excellence,
benefiting the Lutheran Home -
Winston-Salem |
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Chaplains Endowment
The
Chaplains Endowment has been created to support the chaplaincy program at LSA.
With aging may come loss or the prospect of loss: the loss of loved ones, the
loss of health, and sometimes the loss of connection to church and community.
The chaplains of LSA restore that connection, while bringing both comfort amd
spiritual encouragement to residents, families, and staff. No distributions
will be made from The Chaplains Endowment until the principle in the Endowment
reaches $1 million. |
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