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Old Dominion Job Corps awarded The Lighthouse “Community Partner of the Year”.
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Mental Health of America recognized The Lighthouse as a new affiliate and acknowledged us as the only MHA affiliate in Region 2000. As an affiliate, we can expand immediate access to a warm line 24/7 for mental health or substance abuse support.
We also offer a free mental health online screening. It’s one of the quickest and easiest ways to determine whether you are experiencing symptoms of a mental health condition.
866.400.6428 or 833.4PEERVA
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The Lighthouse has expanded its reach into Richmond, VA through a collaboration with SEED 4 ALL. Founder, Frank Moseley, is an advocate of wrap-around services that treat the whole person by providing social needs and support, food/groceries, clothes, job training, housing, and counseling for substance abuse and mental health. During the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, we were proud to co-host special events with Frank that fostered new friendships through generous supporters who gave food, backpacks, hygiene supplies, coats, and gifts.
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Our “Mr. fix-it”, Dave, who oversees the Lighthouse “bike-shop” ministry refurbished and provided 116 bikes in 2021. Since 2016, over 1,000 bikes have been given out to help individuals with transportation!
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The Lighthouse registered as a local democracy center for voter registration. We are running multiple campaigns to defend voting rights on the local, state and national level. Together with the help of our volunteers, we are educating and mobilizing Black and Brown voters in voter suppression states to take action and protect their right to vote.
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Our co-founder and executive director, Martha Brown was awarded the distinction of “Emerging Leader” from the Virginia Housing Alliance in 2021. The VHA is a statewide leader in advocating for the expansion of housing opportunities and ending homelessness in the Commonwealth.
Our founder, Finny Mathew, and Director of Operations, Terrick Moyer were selected as two of the eighteen board members to the National Coalition for the Homeless.
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Thank You For Working With Us!
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 Each year, Time magazine awards a person of the year who, according to the magazine, is someone “who affected the news or our lives the most”. Jason Webb, Principal with Grounded Solutions gave us a listening ear, and reflected, analyzed and weighed up what we do and where we are headed.
For 2021, The Lighthouse acknowledges its “beacon of the year award” with a grateful heart to Jason, and his guiding leadership as our community and capacity partner for Lighthouse Beloved Community. We would also like to acknowledge all our devoted Volunteers and Board Members for raising the standard and demonstrating a life of purpose when work and socializing are blended into a mission and movement. It is an incredible time of opportunity for Workforce Development and Vocational Training!
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 Every community has a unique list of social determinants. Collaboration is essential in maximizing resources and preventing overlap or duplication of services.
Every first Saturday of the month, Unity in Our Community hosts a public forum from all sectors including civic, corporate, not-for-profit, and faith-based that discusses important topics our communities are facing, fighting or fearing.
In closing, we ask that you tune in with us and enjoy a short YouTube video that had nearly 34 million hits at the time of its publication in 2004, which by the way, was the same year we were founded! It has inspired “free hug” copycats from around the world. In Australia in 2004, Juan Mann received much international attention for his unusual stunt in Pitt Street, Sydney, where he stood in the street, holding up a sign, saying “Free Hugs”. Juan received so much attention, in fact, that the lead singer of the band Sick Puppies, Shimon Moore, filmed him for Sick Puppies’ song All the Same. In October of 2006, Mann told Oprah Winfrey what happened when he first held up his sign: “The first person who stopped tapped me on the shoulder and told me how her dog had just died that morning. How that morning had been the one-year anniversary of her only daughter dying in a car accident. And how what she needed now, when she felt most alone in the world, was a hug. I got down on one knee, we put our arms around each other and when we parted, she was smiling.” It’s no wonder that Juan Mann received the international attention that he did – while it may seem like the world is in adoration of self-satisfying celebrities, in reality, it is kind-hearted people who we most highly regard.
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Over 300 CLTs have been established across the nation since 1968 making housing attainable, affordable and generational. 
and bicycles for transportation. Housing and supportive assistance is also provided for individual men transitioning out homelessness, unemployment, domestic violence, and/or also have a criminal background.
