by DeeAnn Mercier | Aug 15, 2016 | Addictions, Affordable Housing, Homelessness, Housing Plus, Life at The Lighthouse, Mental Health, Social Issues
Kevin O. grew up in Gull Lake, Saskatchewan. As a teenager, he received a six string guitar from his parents for Christmas and immediately fell in love with music. He taught himself to play and eventually switched to the bass when he started his first band called The...
by DeeAnn Mercier | Mar 28, 2014 | Affordable Housing, Complex Needs Wing, Emergency Shelter, Homelessness, Housing Plus, Life at The Lighthouse, Social Issues, Stabilization Emergency Shelter, Stories of The Lighthouse, Supported Living, The Dube Lighthouse, Volunteers
We have more people sleeping under our roof than ever before – 216 individuals. Here is a trip around the Lighthouse from last night.
by DeeAnn Mercier | Sep 12, 2013 | Addictions, Affordable Housing, Housing Plus, Life at The Lighthouse, Lighthouse in the News, Media, Social Issues, Stabilization Emergency Shelter, Stories of The Lighthouse
BY CHARLES HAMILTON, THE STARPHOENIX SEPTEMBER 11, 2013 James Upper in his lodgings at the Lighthouse on Tuesday. Photograph by: Greg Pender, The Starphoenix , The Starphoenix Two weeks ago, James Upper hit rock bottom. Suddenly evicted by his landlord, he was...
by DeeAnn Mercier | Sep 4, 2013 | Affordable Housing, Complex Needs Wing, Housing Plus, Life at The Lighthouse, Mental Health, Social Issues, Stories of The Lighthouse, Supported Living, The Dube Lighthouse
The Lighthouse is always a very busy place but as we begin to anticipate a new calendar month, the Lighthouse swings into high gear. Rent needs to be paid, some tenants move out, new tenants move in, tenants may switch towers, and new programming classes begin. As we...
by The Lighthouse | Sep 26, 2012 | Affordable Housing
I love this PDF, which is a guide to eating well on a tight budget. Eating healthily on a tight budget is hard work but this guides give you both nutrition and money saving tips.
by DeeAnn Mercier | Sep 18, 2012 | Affordable Housing, Building News, Homelessness, Housing Plus, Life at The Lighthouse, Lighthouse in the News, Media, Partners, Photography, Poverty, Stories of The Lighthouse
Photo Credit: Krystian Olszanski