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Lighthouse Mission Ministries
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News From the Past
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In the Midst of the Recession, Lighthouse Adds Tennessee Access to Recovery Services to Its Clarksville
Facility
Lighthouse has been a
provider of Recovery Support Services approved by the Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services for some time now, though budget restrictions prevented us from offering Access
to Recovery services in Clarksville. Thanks to an increase in funding and some careful internal restructuring, Lighthouse
is now proud to offer Tennessee Access to Recovery to residents of its Clarksville program. This will expand our capabilities,
and allow us to offer more to the people that come to us seeking help. Residents will receive such additional services as
Recovery Support; Relapse Prevention; Employment Preparation; Spiritual Support; Pastoral Support; and Basic Education on
a group and individual basis. That's the good news! The
not so good news? The increase in funding is temporary, and will still leave us with a huge budget shortfall. That
means that the greatest need
the ministry faces at the present time continues to be financial. Many of you have responded and are supporting us, and
we're grateful. The rising cost of fuel, utilities, and groceries continues to have a major impact on our local budget.
As
we've said before, we need donations, but we also desperately need local employment for partcipants in our Reliable back-to-work
program. Local manufacturers
or employers willing to enter into agreements with the Lighthouse back-to-work program, known as "Reliable" should
contact Pastor Chris Coates, Lighthouse Vice President, at 901-568-9389.
We appreciate the support
of the people of Clarksville!
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Lighthouse moved into its new state of the art facility in Little
Rock on October 15, 2007. We appreciate the hard work and generous contributions of those who made this new building
possible.
Please pray for us as we minister to those who come to us in distress. If you'd like to help us
in Little Rock, we can always donations of clothing, gloves, work boots, toiletries, food, and various other supplies.
Contact Pastor Charles Sims at 501-374-399 if you can help.
We are also presently seeking Partners for our Reliable
Back-to-Work program, so if you are an employer in Little Rock, or you know someone who is, please contact our Reliable
Program Coordinator at the mission.
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Renovation in Progress in Nashville We are in the midst of an ongoing remodeling project in Nashville!
We still need over 40 windows energy efficient windows, as well as other materials, for our renovation there! If
you can help in any way with material or financial donations, please contact Pastor Rick Bryant at 615-642-6179.
To help with any project, see our "Contact Us" page.
Thanks!
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Lighthouse Partners with Koch Foods
in Mississippi!
March 2009--After months
of negotiations, Lighthouse has proudly added Koch Foods, Inc. to its list of Partners. At present, Koch Foods employs a
large number of people from the Reliable Back-to-Work Program, all of which will be eligible to transition to full
time positions (with benefits) after a waiting period. Koch is a Chicago-based poultry producer that supplies chicken to major
customers all over the world. "Our people have been given a second chance, and have had their hope restored," said
Pastor Chris Coates, who negotiated the arrangement with Rick Sanchez, the HR Complex manager for Koch Foods. We at the Lighthouse
are grateful to all of our work program partners, and want to thank the Koch Foods team for their support!
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