OBK & LSSI Joint Project

OBK & LSSI Terminate Joint Project (2018-2021)

Our Brothers’ Keepers of Southern Illinois (OBK) and Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI) in conjunction with Lutheran Family and Prison Ministry (LFPM) of Marion, IL signed a joint project agreement on February 14, 2018 to provide reentry services to men and women
returning citizens from prison and jails who would locate to St. Clair County. This agreement would provide for mutual cooperation between OBK and LFPM in establishing the reentry center and the development and networking required to deliver the service that are needed by the
clients.

The official opening of the OBK-LSSI reentry center was on May 11, 2018 and located in a small office area of New Life Community Church, East St. Louis, IL. The opening was attended by a large gathering of people from various agencies, the Illinois Department of Correction, and
OBK staff and volunteers who would work in the program.

The OBK-LSSI project agreement signed on February 14, 2018 was extended for FY 2018-2019, 2019-2020 and 2020-2021. OBK informed LSSI on February 16, 2021 that they would not sign a new joint project agreement for FY2021-2022..OBK and LSSI became independent of one another on May 1, 2021.