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LDS Family Services

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1970 Feb 13

Persons

Person Relation type Date from Date to
David M McConkie Attorney for
James S. Albers Attorney for
Sharon Cottle Employed by
Fred Riley President
David M McConkie Registrant of
David M McConkie Secretary 1994 Nov 04
Westlyn D Johnson Treasurer
S. Brent Scharman Vice President

Relations to other organizations

Organization Relation Type Organization Country Date from Date to
Utah Division of Child and Family Services Licensed LDS Family Services
LDS Family Services (Ogden, UT) Local office of LDS Family Services
LDS Family Services (Helena, MT) Local office of LDS Family Services
LDS Family Services (American Fork, UT) Local office of LDS Family Services
LDS Family Services (Farmington, UT) Local office of LDS Family Services
LDS Family Services (West Valley, UT) Local office of LDS Family Services
LDS Family Services (Centerville, UT) Local office of LDS Family Services
LDS Family Services (Sandy, UT) Local office of LDS Family Services
LDS Family Services (intercountry agency) Local office of LDS Family Services
LDS Family Services (Richfield, UT) Local office of LDS Family Services
LDS Family Services (Farmington Hills, MI) Local office of LDS Family Services
LDS Family Services (Logan, UT) Local office of LDS Family Services
LDS Family Services (St George, UT) Local office of LDS Family Services
LDS Family Services (Provo, UT) Local office of LDS Family Services
LDS Family Services (Dallas - TX) Local office of LDS Family Services
LDS Family Services (Price, UT) Local office of LDS Family Services
LDS Family Services (Cedar City, UT) Local office of LDS Family Services
LDS Family Services Member of Joint Council on International Children's Services
LDS Family Services Member of National Council for Adoption (NCFA)
LDS Family Services Member of Oklahoma Coalition on Adoptable Children
LDS Family Services Part of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
LDS Family Services Sponsor of Families Supporting Adoption

LDS Family Services is a private nonprofit corporation owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It offers members of the church and others adoption services, foster child placement services, marital and family counseling, addiction and drug dependency counseling, general psychotherapy, and counseling and other services to women or girls who are pregnant and unmarried. All services are offered to all, regardless of religion, and some are free of change.

In 1919 the organization was organized as the Relief Society Social Service Department by Amy B. Lyman, an official in the church's Relief Society. In 1969, the organization was renamed Unified Social Services. In 1973, the organization became a corporation separate from the church's Relief Society and renamed LDS Social Services. In the late 1990s, the name was again changed to LDS Family Services.

LDS Family Services currently has 62 offices located in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan. Staff must have a minimum of a master's degree in behavioural sciences.

As a corporation affiliated with the LDS Church, LDS Family Services emphasizes to pregnant women and girls the need to avoid abortion and, as an alternative, to consider marrying the biological father or, if that is not possible, to allow the child to be adopted by a married couple. LDS Family Services will not allow its services to facilitate adoption of a child by single parents, unwed couples, or same-sex partners.

In 2014, LDS Family Services ended their adoption placement services.

Location

132 South State Street
84111
Salt Lake City