Lutheran Social Services social enterprise projects fuel self-sufficiency

For most of us, the hum of lawn machinery is a welcome sign of spring. For a group of male clients at the Fairfield County Emergency Shelter, the sound has grown to represent not only the change of seasons, but a new beginning. 
 
In 2008, Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio (LSSCO) founded Fairhaven Lawn Care, a for-profit business in Lancaster. Fairhaven, the first social enterprise venture for LSSCO, provides job opportunities for clients of the shelter who have fallen on hard times, hoping to get them back on their feet and prepare them to re-enter the job force.

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Listen to Leslie Poole, president of Lutheran Social Services of Southern Ohio, explain the importance of their services. (7 min, 21 seconds)