With a location in Atlanta, the Lutheran Services of Georgia is a social service agency of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the United States. The agency provides specialized foster care services for children placed in the custody of the Department of Family and Children Services for protection from abuse and neglect. It offers domestic adoption of waiting children and cooperative domestic infant and international adoption services. The Lutheran Services of Georgia provides care, education and shelter for individuals with developmental disabilities. The agency s career discovery youth program includes after-school academic tutoring, community services and field trips. It additionally offers an adult guardianship program and disaster response services.