At Augustana we take pride in reaching out to those in need throughout our community. Throughout the year we participate in several community outreach opportunities such as:
- Christmas Caroling to nursing homes and the homebound
- CROP Hunger Walk
- Helping at the Sioux City Soup Kitchen & Siouxland Foodbank
- Providing back-to-school backpacks for Irving Elementary School
- Bringing a dinner to the residents at the Century II Apartments across the street
Demographics
- Sioux City, Iowa is a community that hosts Industrial and Agricultural business. It also home to two Universities and two community colleges.
- Located just east of downtown, income levels of the neighborhood vary from low to middle class. The educational level also varies.
- The neighborhood is primarily families with 50% male & female, 15% under 19yrs, 15% age 20-34, 20% age 35-49, 20% age 50-56, and 30% over 65. The population is made up of Asian American, Black and Caucasian.
- There is an Asian American, Greek, and Lutheran church, all within a few blocks to our west.
- Augustana Lutheran Church is known as a welcoming place and the doors are open to the whole Sioux City community no matter their educational, race or sexual orientation.