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The Lighthouse Beacon for Youth Foundation was created to support the charitable and educational activities of Lighthouse Youth Services through fundraising activities and the prudent management and investment of Foundation assets.

Foundation membership comes from both the Lighthouse Youth Services Board of Trustees and from the community-at-large. Recognized for their integrity and their stature in the community, foundation members serve as advocates and help the agency secure private sector funding. Along with the Board of Trustees, they also play an important role in strategic planning for securing the future of
Lighthouse Youth Services.

Foundation President
Gregory Gibbons

Members
Karen Abel
Robert Boden
Eileen Chalfie
Bob Halonen
Grant Hesser
Gerry Kaminski, ex officio
Dale L. McGirr
Joe Mendelsohn
Doug Miller
Rick Muhlhauser
Bob Rich

Staff
Bob Mecum, President/CEO
Judy Oakman, Vice President/CFO
Natalie L. Schwab, Development Director

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Lighthouse Training Institute

Promoting the experience and expertise of Lighthouse Youth Services the Lighthouse Training Institute provides replication services, training, and consultation to the professional community in important issues regarding child welfare and juvenile justice.

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Learning about
Life Skills

Children in out of home care often miss out on critical opportunities to learn some of life’s most basic lessons – everything from how to make a friend to why those rented bowling shoes are wet. Lighthouse Youth Services is committed to assessing and training every youth in it’s out of home care programs in the development of individualized basic life skills. Every youth in these programs, 12 years and older, is monitored using the Ansell Casey Life Skills Assessment and follows a plan based on this assessment and the learning style of the youth. A number of best practice curricula are used based on the youth’s plan, the setting and the Lighthouse commitment that every child should master life skills necessary to become good citizens who act responsibly and are self-reliant.