Organizations Filed Purposes:
LIGHTHOUSE MINISTRIES, INC. IS SET APART BY THE SPIRIT OF GOD TO COMMUNICATE THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST AND TO MEET THE PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND OTHER NEEDS TO THE POOR AND AT-RISK POPULATION.
LIGHTHOUSE MINISTRIES, INC. CONSISTS OF LIFE LEARNING CAMPUS FOR THE POOR, HOMELESS, AND AT RISK IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA COMMUNITIES (LAKELAND, WINTER HAVEN/AUBURNDALE, PLANT CITY, BRANDON, YBOR CITY/TAMPA). OUR PURPOSE IS TO OFFER DIGNITY AND A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL FOR THOSE WE SERVE. WE OFFER OPPORTUNITIES WITH TWO OBJECTIVES: RESCUE AND RECOVERY. RESCUE INCLUDES OVERNIGHT SHELTER, HOPE CENTERS, COMPASSION CONNECTIONS, AND HOMELESS INTERVENTION. LIGHTHOUSE MINISTRIES, INC.'S NEW COMMUNITY HOMELESS INTERVENTION PROGRAM PROVIDES DEDICATED CASE MANAGERS, RESOURCES AND FINANCIAL AID TO PREVENT FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS FROM BEING HOMELESS. IT ALLOWS LIGHTHOUSE MINISTRIES TO CARRY OUT OUR MISSION AND VISION WHILE ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES FROM BEING PLAGUED BY HOMELESSNESS AT A MUCH LOWER COST THAN THOSE REQUIRING LONG-TERM CARE. RESCUE SERVICES PROVIDED DURING 2020 THROUGH PROGRAMS INCLUDED: GOSPEL RESCUE MISSION, WHICH SERVED 629 INDIVIDUALS NON-DUPLICATE, PROVIDED 40,217 MEALS, AND PROVIDED 20,740 NIGHTS OF LODGING; COMMUNITY HOMELESS INTERVENTION , WHICH SERVED 430 CLIENTS AND HOUSED 98 CLIENTS; AND FOOD BOX DISTRIBUTION, WHICH SERVED 4,489 FAMILIES AND 6,601 INDIVIDUALS AND PROVIDED 131,700 MEALS. DURING 2019, LIGHTHOUSE MINISTRIES, INC. LAUNCHED A NEW CAMPAIGN TO ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY THROUGH A FILM PRODUCTION CALLED "FINDING HOPE". IT BECAME AN AWARD-WINNING FILM LOCALLY AND CONTINUES TO OFFER SUPPORT FOR OUR PROGRAM. IT WAS PAID IN FULL BY OUR BOARD MEMBER AND A GIVEWELL COMMUNITY FOUNDATION EMPOWER POLK GRANT.
RECOVERY INCLUDES: RESIDENTIAL RECOVERY PROGRAMS, EDUCATION TO PROVIDE NEXT STEPS INCLUDING GED OR HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA, COLLEGE, VOCATIONAL, CERTIFICATION, AND EMPLOYMENT PLACEMENT OPPORTUNITIES BEGINNING WITH OUR EMPLOYMENT INTERNSHIP PHASE. RECOVERY INCLUDES WRAP AROUND SERVICES INCLUDING PRESCHOOL, LIGHTHOUSE KID'S CLUB, EMPLOYMENT, TRANSPORTATION, PASTORAL COUNSELING, LICENSED MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING, BIBLE TRAINING, AND PERSONAL BUDGETING AND SAVINGS INSTRUCTION FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING. RECOVERY SERVICES PROVIDED DURING 2020 INCLUDED: RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM, WHICH SERVICED 75 MEN, 64 WOMEN, 29 CHILDREN AND PROVIDED 14,797 DAYS OF CARE; ADULT EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT, WHICH HAD 50 ENROLLED, 11 GRADUATES, 47 WORKING TOWARD GED OR HIGHER EDUCATION, 7 JOB OF LIFE GRADUATES, AND 36 INTERNS EMPLOYED; PROVIDED 252,073 MEALS; AND HAD 245 MINISTRY-WIDE FAITH DECISIONS. IN 2020, WE ADDED THE JOBS FOR LIFE PROGRAM TO PREPARE MEN AND WOMEN FOR EMPLOYEMENT. LIGHTHOUSE ALSO BECAME A 2019 CERTIFIED EXCELLENT CITYGATE NETWORK MEMBER, BEGAN THE LIGHTHOUSE BEACON INITIATIVE IN COMMUNITIES TO SERVE NEIGHBORHOODS, AND EXPANDED THRIFT OPERATIONS AND PRODUCTS TO OFFER MORE SERVICES AND PRODUCTS TO THE COMMUNITY. THRIFT OPERATIONS SAW AN INCREASE FROM SERVICING 233 CUSTOMERS PER DAY TO SERVICING 250 PER DAY.
LIGHTHOUSE COMMUNITY PRESCHOOL OFFERS A SAFE AND NURTURING EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT FOR PRESCHOOLERS FROM INFANTS TO PRE-KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS. LIGHTHOUSE KIDCARE ALSO OPERATES THROUGH LCP AND PROVIDES SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN WITH SAFE, STRUCTURED AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Steve Turbeville | PRESIDENT CE | 40 | $91,374 |
| Dave Wickencamp | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ashley Troutman | CHARIMAN | 3 | $0 |
| Wade Thompson | TREASURER/DI | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Stephens | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gina Saunders | SECRETARY/DI | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Mclaughlin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kyle Jensen | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeff Cook | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dianne Bishop | VICE/CHAIRPE | 1 | $0 |
| David Adams | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
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