Lighthouse Emergency Services Program Descriptions
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Emergency Direct Services
Lighthouse Emergency Services provides a three day supply of emergency food, personal items, utility assistance to prevent disconnection, housing assistance to prevent eviction or foreclosure, prescription assistance, and occasional transportation assistance to people in crisis. This assistance is available also to seniors (60+) and disabled adults (55+).
Senior Services
Previously known as the Caregiver Program, this program provides services to seniors (age 60+) and disabled seniors (age 55+) in Pontiac and Clarkston. In addition to receiving emergency services such as utility and housing assistance, seniors can borrow durable medical equipment, when it is available, receive a nutritional supplement, help with minor home repairs, and if they qualify, homebound seniors, receive a Focus Hope food box, along with fresh fruit and vegetable delivery.
Self Sufficiency and Family Empowerment Program (S.A.F.E.)
This is a one-year homelessness prevention Program. The focus of the program is a supportive case management approach, which helps families set their own goals. SAFE offers opportunities for families to attain their goals through intensive case management and weekly Group Empowerment sessions that address skills building such as budgeting, and parenting. These skills help families to overcome their chronic homelessness and manage their lives.
L.I.F.E
The Lighthouse LIFE (Lighthouse Independence & Family Empowerment) program is an innovative, non-service based approach to building self sufficiency and personal and financial assets for families. It is not a traditional case management program in that families will direct themselves and participate in peer groups to resolve issues and deal with crisis situations. Participating families will be required to complete the Lighthouse home buyer’s class and the six (6)-week Lighthouse financial education class through Lighthouse Community Development. The program requires a two (2) year commitment with the possibility of a third year. The program will pay financial incentives to participating families as they take the initiative in making the changes they identify as important in their lives.
Thanksgiving and Holiday Programs
CareerDress
This is volunteer-driven program that helps low-income Oakland County women entering the work force to acquire professional clothing for their interviews; when they get a job, they can receive additional outfits. With a referral from a non-profit agency, a client is able to make an appointment at CareerDress with a volunteer personal shopper who can help “pull together” the perfect outfit for her interview. Clothing, shoes and accessories are donated by area businesswomen and provided at no charge to the client or referring agency. New undergarments and stockings are purchased with donations, when needed.
Supportive Housing for the Chronically Homeless
This program is designed to reach those individuals who have been homeless for more than a year or have experienced repeated episodes of homelessness. A housing coupon is issued to each participant and they are allowed to choose an apartment in whatever Oakland County community they want to live in. Participants are provided with a housing orientation and may choose to participate in a variety of life skills growth opportunities.
Shelter + Care Program
The focus of this program is to provide rent-subsidized permanent housing through the HUD Shelter + Care initiative, for hard-to-reach homeless persons with significant disabilities. The program houses individuals who are homeless and disabled because of any of the following: serious mental illness; chronic substance abuse/addiction and/or AIDS or AIDS related diseases. The Program (1) provides outreach to potential participants, (2) leases for five dwellings, and (3) coordinates comprehensive support services to the clients.
Community Mental Health PATH Program
The CMH PATH program is designed to provide outreach to some of the most vulnerable, hard to reach homeless individuals who suffer from mental illness. Program staff refer those they meet to housing programs, free health services, and other services they may benefit from. This program also serves as a referral source for other LES homeless programs.
The Clarkston Center
Since 1990, Lighthouse Emergency Services has been assisting qualified low-income households in Northern Oakland County through the Clarkston Center located at 6330 Sashabaw Road.
This satellite branch of Lighthouse Emergency services helps struggling individuals and families with delinquent rent, food assistance, Utility shut-off notices and referrals to other agencies. The many areas of service include: Addison, Brandon, Groveland, Holly, Independence, Oakland, Oxford, Orion, Rose, Springfield and parts of Waterford.
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