How successful is the Lighthouse Model of Care?
Highly successful! Around 200 young people currently live, or have previously resided in our Lighthouse homes. Many have managed their anxiety, addictions and symptoms. Most have progressed into the job market and have developed supportive relationships and secured membership into the broader community. Financially the Lighthouse model is highly cost effective with care for each young person of approximately $15,000 per annum. Why support Lighthouse young people? The number of homeless young people is escalating, representing a youth crisis in our community. Lighthouse Foundation supports the concept of empowering young people to help them make better life choices, be entrepreneurial, and cease to be victims of their circumstances. Lighthouse seeks to help young people break the generational cycle of welfare dependency. Regardless of the intention, reliance on government institutions often creates a welfare dependent mentality that can be debilitating and does not solve the long-term p
