40 Easy Ways to Support Lighthouse

In honor of our 40th Anniversary, here are 40 ways you can be a Lighthouse supporter, volunteer or friend!

At Lighthouse:

• Take a tour of a Lighthouse program or facility
• Cook a delicious meal for a group home or the Youth Crisis Center
• Make the yard beautiful at a group home by planting flowers or doing other yard work
• Help in our administrative office with assembling information packets or mass mailings
• Decorate a shared living space to make a client's stay more home-like
• Adopt a program by painting, cleaning or hosting a cook-out
• Tutor a student of the Lighthouse Community School in math or reading (100 hours required)
• Teach a group of clients a special skill: make-up application, knitting, painting, job interviewing, cooking, how to play a musical instrument, etc.

At Home:

• Invest in children by making a donation to Lighthouse Youth Services
• Donate baby supplies, household items, clothes, personal care products, etc.
• Sponsor a Foster Parent Appreciation Banquet or REAL Dads graduation ceremony
• Compile a house-warming package for a youth who has aged out of foster care and is now living in his/her own apartment: cleaning products, personal care items, etc.
• Host a birthday party, baby shower, or other event,and request gifts for Lighthouse kids
• Improve a child or teen's self-esteem with a gift certificate for hair cuts
• Buy a roll of bus tokens for a client to get to work or school
• Contact our Volunteer Coordinator to discuss new volunteer opportunities
• Organize a drive for: books, diapers, baby supplies, bras, personal care products, etc.
• Bake cookies or a cake for a group home or for the Youth Crisis Center
• Allow clients the opportunity to attend events and attractions by donating tickets
• Make sandwiches than can be delivered to homeless youth in our Outreach Program
• Fund educational teaching supplies for a Lighthouse teacher
• Donate an age-appropriate magazine subscription to a group home
• Write your representative to support children and family services
• Sponsor a youth or family during the holidays
• Purchase YMCA, zoo, or other memberships for a youth or foster family
• Sponsor a child's birthday with a $50 gift certificate
• Provide gift certificates for groceries to a family in need
• Learn more! Request more information, or visit us online at www.lys.org.
  

In the Community:

• Attend a fundraising event
• Represent Lighthouse at a volunteer fair in your workplace or place of worship
• Tell a friend about your favorite Lighthouse program
• Be a positive role model as a volunteer or philanthropist
• Invite a Lighthouse representative to speak to your class, club or group
• Get involved politically by supporting Children's Services
• Introduce yourself and get to know a Lighthouse board member
• Designate your United Way contribution to Lighthouse Youth Services
• Hire a Lighthouse young adult
• Become a Lighthouse foster parent
• Talk to your place of worship or civic group about getting involved with Lighthouse
• Remember that ANYONE can be a Lighthouse advocate by simply spreading the word!

To become a volunteer, contact Aleicia Wanninger (513-487-7154 or awanninger@lys.org)

To learn more about Lighthouse, contact Andrea Granieri (513-475-5674 or agranieri@lys.org)