The past few years have been a time of monumental growth for Lighthouse. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, we served about 10,000 people a year at our two food pantry locations. That number nearly tripled last year alone. Along with the increased demand for emergency food, came an overwhelming need for emergency shelter, [...]
“My main goal is to help people, that’s honestly all I’ve wanted to do in my life is help people and give them hope,” says Gabrielle Fagan, Lighthouse’s new Volunteer and Special Projects Coordinator. She joined the team in late July and is driven to make a difference in our community. “I [...]
“I want to help people. I think food is a basic right for everyone,” says Russell Estill, Lighthouse’s new Director of Food Programs. “I don’t think people should have to make choices as far as food is concerned.” Estill joined the Lighthouse team in January after serving more than 15 years in [...]
Lighthouse is pleased to announce we have moved our emergency food warehouse to a 22,000-square-foot facility in Pontiac, a more efficient and cost-effective location to better serve the community. The building, located at 120 E. Columbia Avenue, is a former Gleaners Community Food Bank warehouse. In a three-year, renewable agreement, Gleaners is [...]
LaKeesha Donaldson shares a special connection with the people she serves at Lighthouse because she understands what it’s like to be in their shoes. Years ago, LaKeesha lost everything she owned in a house fire. “I only had the clothes on my back,” she says. “I know how it felt to not [...]
Amazon is making regular pickups at Lighthouse’s emergency warehouse in Waterford and delivering food directly to the doorsteps of Oakland County residents in need. PONTIAC, Mich. (April 19, 2022) - Lighthouse, a Pontiac-based nonprofit dedicated to building equitable communities that alleviate poverty, is pleased to announce an ongoing partnership with Amazon to [...]
A massive semi-trucked loaded with 24 pallets of food rolled up to our emergency warehouse in Waterford Thursday and the timing could not have been better. Since the start of the pandemic, for almost two straight years, Lighthouse has been providing emergency food to nearly 5,000 people per week, but inventory is [...]
There were shouts of delight and tears of joy as four local families in need with young children opened mountains of gifts from the Amazon 4-star store during a special day of giving at Lighthouse. The families were randomly selected from Lighthouse’s PATH transitional housing program for women and children and SOS [...]
The 13th Annual Flagstar’s Dancing with the Stars event took place on Saturday, November 20th, both virtually and in-person at The Townsend Hotel. We at Lighthouse are extremely thankful for the outpouring of support for this important event. In addition to our sponsors and guests watching from The Townsend or their homes, [...]
More than two decades ago, Todd Burk and his wife Christine worked as volunteers at Lighthouse. They would purchase homes using their own funds, renovate them, and sell them at below market rate to women coming out of the PATH transitional housing program. Their efforts surely changed lives. “I think it was [...]
