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["I REALLY DON'T WANT ANOTHER KID IN MY SHOES,
SLEEPING UNDER A BRIDGE, BEGGING FOR FOOD.]
[LIGHTHOUSE WAS THERE FOR ME WHEN I WAS 13,
HOMELESS, AND ALONE." Carly]
["WHEN I WAS 16, I ENTERED LIGHTHOUSE'S INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM AFTER CHILDREN SERVICES STEPPED IN TO PROTECT ME FROM ABUSE AND NEGLECT.]
[I LEARNED SKILLS TO HELP PREPARE ME FOR LIFE ON MY OWN. IT HASN'T BEEN EASY, BUT NOW I LIVE IN MY OWN APARTMENT, HAVE A FULL TIME JOB, AND AM ENROLLED IN COLLEGE." Quran]
['MY LIGHTHOUSE THERAPIST MADE AN IMPACT ON MY LIFE. SHE WAS ALWAYS THERE, GIVING ME COPING SKILLS,]
[HELPING ME THROUGH A WHOLE BUNCH OF THINGS, AND ALWAYS MAKING ME FEEL BETTER. SHE HELPED ME GROW AS A PERSON" Izzy]
["I WAS IN SEVEN FOSTER HOMES IN SIX YEARS. THE FIRST ONE WAS WHEN I WAS THREE YEARS OLD. THEN, I CAME TO STAY WITH THE PETERS.]
[IT WAS HARD TO TRUST THEM AT FIRST, BUT I FELT COMFORTABLE WITH THEM FAST. THEY HELPED ME SO MUCH. A LITTLE WHILE LATER, THEY ADOPTED ME. I KNOW WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO HAVE A FAMILY." Evan]
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We need your help.
We need you.
We need you.
We need you.
We need you.
We need your support.
With your support, together, we can create a community
where every young person has the opportunity to thrive.
♪♫
[LIGHTHOUSE
YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES
www.lys.org]