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Mission
The Lighthouse exist to respond to hurting, needy people by sharing Christ’s love while addressing their immediate needs with the resources provided by others in our community thereby giving them hope for the future while empowering them towards self-sufficiency.
Key Facts
Geographic areas served:
Northern Allegheny County, Butler County
Target demographics:
, The Lighthouse Foundation maintains operations at five sites and serves more than 6,000 people from northern Allegheny and Butler counties annually. The Lighthouse Foundation attempts to fill identified gaps in basic human services to needy and impoverished individuals, families, and seniors. Today, The Lighthouse Foundation is the lone provider of housing to homeless young adults and single parents with young children in its service area.
The Lighthouse Foundation is a treasure in our community. From Transitional Housing to our Food Pantry, to our Furniture and Appliance Warehouse, to providing Emergency Shelter, to our Hope Taxi Service and social programming for Golden Agers and Our Singles Supper Club and Family Feast programs, to Emergency Rent and Utility Assistance, to our Wheels of Work program The Lighthouse Foundation makes a positive impact on everyone it touches.
Results to date:
Since its beginning in 1985, The Lighthouse Foundation has:
•Distributed over 5 million pounds of food
•Provided over 40,000 pieces of furniture and appliances
•Served over 145,000 meals
•Provided over 45,000 nights of lodging through our transitional housing program
•Provided computer training to over 1,200 people
•Received and redistributed over 1,400 donated vehicles
•Prevented eviction, foreclosure or utility termination for over 5,000 families at a cost of more than $750,000
•Logged over 3,500,000 miles transporting food, furniture, vehicles and people
•Fielded over 300,000 requests from people in crisis or facing emergencies
•Provided help, hope and healing to over 35,000 people
•Distributed over 350,000 toys to local needy children at Christmas
•Returned over $12 million in goods and services to the needy families of northern Allegheny Butler Counties
Obstacles:
In 1985, The Lighthouse Foundation served approximately 1,000 people in need. It is time for The Lighthouse Foundation to change again to better serve the needs of the community. Since 1985, our number served has grown significantly. We currently serve more than 6,000 people annually. Today, we serve more and more retired adults who are interested in programs to maintain their health and quality of life.
The Lighthouse Foundation is in a position to serve more residents of our area who are in need but we’re simply out of space. The staff is using every available square foot of our various facilities and still does not have enough space.
In order to continue our mission, we must address the problems a rapidly growing client load. It is time to expand our Kaufman Drive Transitional Living program, purchase our Wheels of Work facility, expand our furniture warehouse and interim housing facility at Wilkinson Place, retire our existing debt and implement a plan for leadership succession.
Board Members and Affiliation:
Lighthouse Foundation Board of Directors:
Keith Hughes – President
James Armour – Vice President
Jack Crossey – Secretary
Margaret LeFebvre – Treasurer
John Austin, Jr.
John Bailey
J. Kent Culley, Esq.
John Cupps
Janet Kurtz-Seifert
James Taylor, Esq.
Vernon C. Borchert, ex-officio
Key Staff
Rev. Vernon C. Borchert
Executive Director
Jaime Carter
Director, Development and Public Relations
Dan Hartzler
Business and Facilities Manager
Lighthouse Service Areas
Bethany Grubbs
Director, Transitional Housing/ Case Manager
Jason Noullet
Family Ministry Director
Dave Martin
Wheels of Work Director
Tina Kefallas
Furniture Warehouse Coordinator