by Anna Pacik | 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 Anna Pacik | Aug 22, 2013 | Addictions, Homelessness, Housing Plus, Life at The Lighthouse, Mental Health, Social Issues, Stabilization Emergency Shelter
The first month of the new Stabilization Shelter in the Lighthouse has proved the absolute need for emergency housing for those who are intoxicated by drugs or alcohol. People who have not committed a criminal act but are being held in police detention due to being...
by The Lighthouse | Sep 1, 2012 | Affordable Housing, Building News, Emergency Shelter, Empire Tower, Homelessness, Housing Plus, Life at The Lighthouse, Supported Living
On September 1st, 30 suites were available at The Lighthouse’s affordable housing apartments were available for occupancy and people moved in. While the entire building won’t be finished until October 1st, it was a big day in both the east and the Empire Hotel...
by The Lighthouse | Jun 29, 2012 | Drop In, Life at The Lighthouse
One of the goals of some staff at The Lighthouse was to set up a computer lab for residents to be able to use, get online, play some solitaire, and do some work on. The first computer we set up was a Pentium 4 with 1 gig of RAM running Windows XP. We used...
by The Lighthouse | Jun 18, 2012 | Housing Plus, Supported Living
If you are looking for supported living suites, our rental application form is now online and easy to fill out. All of our application forms go to our housing manager, Chris Powell who evaluates each of them based on need and suitability. We have also...
