Lighthouse
Transcript: THE PATH OF HELPING OTHERS Getting from A to B... and then C, D, E and F :) A PATH TO CHANGE CHOOSE ONE EVERY JOURNEY BEGINS WITH A SINGLE STEP The board consists of seven dedicated members. Lighthouse has 35 volunteers and a number of partners including but not limited to sponsors such as: Simcoe County Alliance to End Homelessness Housing Resource Centre Community Mental Health Services Community Legal Clinics CHOOSING THE PATH AT THE FORK IN THE ROAD Single men constitute for the largest division of homeless individuals, with 75% being chronically homeless. In Simcoe County, 67% of shelter admissions were men. IF I HAVE THE BELIEF THAT I CAN DO IT, I SHALL SURELY ACQUIRE THE CAPACITY TO DO IT EVEN IF I MAY NOT HAVE IT IN THE BEGINNING - GANDHI EMPOWERING CLIENTS TO BE ALL THEY CAN BE, WITH THE HOPES OF EACH AND EVERY PERSON DEVELOPING AN INDEPENDENT AND SUSTAINABLE LIFESTYLE. THE THINK TANK BEHIND IT ALL Orillia Lighthouse Christian Ministries was established in 1992. Today it stands serving individuals in the community as a shelter, a soup kitchen, and a area where individuals can connect. In order to further the independence of the individuals that access services at the Lighthouse the organization intends on implementing a transportation program. This new project will enable individuals to feel a sense of self sufficiency and foster new and old connection to individual social capital.