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Video conference is available for those unable to attend in person. To attend by video conference, you must register at least 24 hours in advance. The LSS Center for Financial Resources’ Homebuyer Express series is made possible through a grant from the SDHDA Homeownership Education Resource Organization (H.E.R.O.) H.E.R.O. Certificates of Completion are issued to participants after attending both parts 1 and 2. This certificate is required for some loan products, down payment assistance, and may qualify the buyer for closing cost credits through their title company. Lutheran Social Services is a private non-profit social service agency. Last President To Pardon South Dakota Turkeys Christin Carotta New SDSU Extension Child & Family Specialist BROOKINGS, S.D. - South Dakota State University Counseling & Human Development Assistant Professor, Christin Carotta year, 61,144 lives were touched through a variety recently joined the SDSU Extension team of services offered through as the new SDSU Extension Child & Family Specialist. LSS statewide. "We are excited that Christin can help Core services offered us round our team to serve South Dakoby LSS include adoption, pregnancy counseling, fos- tans in all stages of life," said Suzanne ter care, kinship services, Stluka, SDSU Extension Food & Families Program Director. childcare & education, In her new role with SDSU Extension, disaster response, mental in addition to her faculty role at SDSU, health counseling, re-entry services, Center for Finan- Carotta will also serve South Dakotans by cial Resources, residential providing support for youth, families, and educators. services for children & "I'm hoping to further assist South youth, alternatives to detention, independent living Dakota families and practitioners in their services for young adults, efforts to promote positive outcomes for mentoring, Better Together youth in our community," Carotta said. More about Christin Carotta and Center for New AmeriSDSU's land grant mission of outreach cans. LSS serves people attracted Carotta to apply for a faculty of all ages, races, faiths position in the university's Department of and economic levels with Counseling & Human Development. professional, confidential "The outreach that happens through and affordable services. SDSU Extension is very important. I'm LSS services are looking forward to interacting directly licensed by the State of South Dakota and accred- with, children and families in South Daited by the Council on Ac- kota to identify what additional resources creditation. 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