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December 2020
Giving Tuesday
Every year, on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, people take the time to kick off the holiday season by giving back to their community. Whether it be donating money to a charitable cause or volunteering, Giving Tuesday is a day set to benefit the community. Whether it’s making someone smile, helping a neighbor out, showing up for an issue or people we care about, or giving some of what we have to those who need our help, every act of generosity…
Find out more »Happy Holidays Gift Card Drive
It’s more important than ever young people and families in need have the chance to experience the joy of the holidays this year. The pandemic has hit them incredibly hard, but you can be there for them. Will you make the wish of a young person or family come true? To keep everyone safe, the Lighthouse Happy Holidays Gift Drive looks a little different. We’ll be collecting gift cards this year instead of items. Three Ways to Get…
Find out more »January 2021
Day of Service
The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Jan. 18, 2021, marked the 26th anniversary of the day of service that celebrates the Civil Rights leader’s life and legacy. Observed each year on the third Monday in January as “a day on, not a day off,” MLK Day is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities.
Find out more »April 2021
Ohio PREP Region 4 Coalition Meeting & Training
Join us for the Lighthouse PREP (Personal Responsibility Education Program) April coalition meeting and training! This training will focus on the concept of intersectionality and how it affects the work you do. We will begin with some identity formation work followed by exploring the concept and history of intersectionality. Finally, we will end with an intersectionality approach activity where we will actively learn how to use an intersectional approach to solving barriers within your agency (and personal life). The event…
Find out more »May 2021
Ohio PREP Region 4 Coalition Meeting & Training
Join us for the Lighthouse PREP (Personal Responsibility Education Program) May coalition meeting and training! The Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center will provide training about human trafficking. The IJPC will cover what human trafficking is, the conditions that contribute to the problem of human trafficking, and signs to look for. The event is held via Zoom. For more information, reach out to Michelle Polek, PREP Training Coordinator, at mpolek@lys.org or (513) 475-6023.
Find out more »Empowering Potential: The Life-Changing Stories of Lighthouse
In place of the annual Beacon of Light Humanitarian Awards Gala, Lighthouse Youth & Family Services produced a television special, Empowering Potential. This 30-minute show special premieres on WCPO/Channel 9 and on wcpo.com on May 27, 2021, 7:30 – 8:00 p.m. Empowering Potential will feature the life-changing stories of young people and families you’ve helped through Lighthouse, stories of courage, resilience, love, and hope. You’ll meet a young mother escaping homelessness, a Lighthouse foster parent who welcomes kids with open arms when their…
Find out more »In place of the annual Beacon of Light Humanitarian Awards Gala, Lighthouse Youth & Family Services produced a television special, Empowering Potential. This 30-minute show special premieres on WCPO/Channel 9 and on wcpo.com on Thursday, May 27, 2021, 7:30 – 8:00 p.m. The rebroadcast is Saturday, May 29, 2021, at Noon. Empowering Potential will feature the life-changing stories of young people and families you’ve helped through Lighthouse, stories of courage, resilience, love, and hope. You’ll meet a young mother escaping homelessness, a Lighthouse…
Find out more »June 2021
Ohio PREP Region 4 Coalition Meeting & Training
Join us for the Lighthouse PREP (Personal Responsibility Education Program) June coalition meeting and training! In June, we will offer Lighthouse’s Safe and Supported Youth training to learn more about LGBTQ identities and how to support LGBTQ young people. 3 Social Work/Counselor CEUs are available for this training. The event is held via Zoom. For more information, reach out to Michelle Polek, PREP Training Coordinator, at mpolek@lys.org or (513) 475-6023.
Find out more »August 2021
Watch Empowering Potential
n place of the annual Beacon of Light Humanitarian Awards Gala, Lighthouse Youth & Family Services produced a television special, Empowering Potential. This 30-minute show special premiered on WCPO/Channel 9 on May 27, 2021. You can watch it now by clicking here. Empowering Potential features the life-changing stories of young people and families you’ve helped through Lighthouse, stories of courage, resilience, love, and hope. You’ll meet a young mother escaping homelessness, a Lighthouse foster parent who welcomes kids with open…
Find out more »September 2021
Fall Event 2021
Tuesday, September 14 11:00 a.m. The home of Rhonda & Larry Sheakley in Indian Hill This annual event in a private home includes lunch by the bite, wine by the glass, demonstrations, a raffle, and unique experiences to bid on through the silent auction. All the food is generously donated by some of Cincinnati’s finest restaurants and caterers. Proceeds from the 2021 Fall Event will support A New Home for New Beginnings, Lighthouse’s residential treatment program for girls. Please contact…
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