Kristyn Peck | Source | CEO at Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area (LSSNCA)
Kristyn Peck
Kristyn is Chief Executive Officer of Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital Area (LSSNCA), which was the 2022 recipient of Lutheran Services in America’s Micah award for its work advancing equity and justice. Prior to joining LSSNCA, Kristyn served as the founding CEO of West Michigan Partnership for Children, a nonprofit piloting an innovative performance-based child welfare model. Here, she was named the Michigan Federation of Children and Families Advocate of the Year. Kristyn also served as the associate director of children’s services at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) overseeing national family reunification and foster care programs for unaccompanied children and as chair of the Vulnerable Minors Working Group of Refugee Council USA. Kristyn has also testified before Congress on protection needs for unaccompanied children, and represented USCCB as a subject matter expert on unaccompanied children at the UN Refugee Agency’s (UNHCR) Annual Consultation meetings in Geneva.
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We are grateful to those who open their hearts and homes as resource (foster) parents. Research has shown that children who experience adversity can still have positive outcomes in life if they have a relationship with at least one stable and safe caregiver,” she says. “You could be that person and have an incredible and significant impact on a young person’s life.
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Sponsored: Building Families and Hope: LSSNCA’s Foster Care Program for Unaccompanied Youth
Paid for and posted by LSSNCA ? In a world marked by conflict and displacement, the plight of unaccompanied children and youth demands our attention and
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