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Loving Shepherd Ministries (LSM) June Member of the Month
Ed Schwartz’s background as a pastor and foster parent inspired the creation of LSM. Realizing the need for an organization to assist families in adopting, Ed partnered with Doug, who was seeking a career in non-profit work. Together, they spent several months planning before opening their doors in July 2002.
Since then, LSM has expanded significantly. The Homes of Hope program in Haiti finds local Haitian couples to act as parents for groups of 12 boys or girls, partnering with local churches to identify suitable parents. Today, LSM operates 24 Homes of Hope and employs over 200 Haitians. They also run two schools and a post-high school campus in Haiti, as well as a for-profit business producing high-quality concrete blocks and aggregate.
In Ethiopia, LSM shifted to a family preservation approach, supporting over 100 single mothers and 250 children by helping mothers start businesses. Locally, LSM supports foster and adoptive families with counseling services. Doug Isch explained, "Globally, we help vulnerable children through three programs: building Homes of Hope in Haiti for over 250 children, supporting single mothers in Ethiopia with business skills, and focusing on foster care and adoption in the U.S. with counseling and guidance."
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