On November 17, the Center for Changing Lives opened for business. Amid the chaos that happens in any move, employees were busy serving clients and getting their offices arranged. For more than a year, they have had temporary offices in the Phillips Eye Institute across the street. Finally they have a new building to call their own. The adjacent Park Avenue Apartments, which contain 48 units of affordable housing, opened September 1.

The $27 million Center for Changing Lives (CFCL), located at 2400 Park Avenue in south Minneapolis, was designed by BKV Architects and built by Weis Builders. This new LSS service center will house LSS mental health counseling services, wellness services, housing services, financial services, adoption services, refugee services and employment services. It will also house Kaleidoscope, an after-school program for kids, and the new offices and sanctuary for Messiah Lutheran Church.

LSS is currently applying for LEED Certification for the CFCL. LEED Certification is a rating system developed by the U.S. Green Building Council that guides environmentally-sustainable construction. The building includes a variety of green features that benefits employees, clients, residents and the surrounding community.

If you haven’t already made a donation to our capital campaign, click here. And to those who have, LSS thanks you.