CINCINNATI -- Lighthouse Youth Services, WCPO Channel 9 and Meijer stores are partnering for the annual Lighthouse Happy Holidays project to provide gifts for more than 2,000 children, teens and young adults in crisis.
Each year, Lighthouse relies on the generosity of the community to provide gifts for teenagers living in foster care, group homes, and older youth living independently in supervised apartments.
Greater Cincinnati residents are being asked to purchase gifts and basic necessities from the Lighthouse “Top 10 Wish List” to help local youth in need. Items on the wish list include basic necessities such as hats, gloves, jeans, gym shoes, personal care and household items.
“These young people have often been abused and neglected, which is how they came to be in our care,” said Bob Mecum, president and CEO of Lighthouse. “Gifts of basic necessities and new household items for teens living on their own are often what we need the most. Gift cards provide an opportunity for teens and families to purchase new clothes, groceries and household items – just having something new goes a long way to help lift their spirits this time of year.”
The project will run from November 4 through December 14. Donated gifts can be delivered to Lighthouse Youth Services, 401 East McMillan Street, near I-71, during regular business hours, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Gift cards and checks can be mailed to Andrea Dine-Pickett, Development Assistant, Lighthouse Youth Services, 401 East McMillan Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206.
For more information about Lighthouse Youth Services, the Lighthouse Happy Holidays project and the on-line Wish List, visit
www.lys.org or call Development Assistant Andrea Dine-Pickett at (513) 475-5674.
