The more you know about Lighthouse Ministries the more you will learn that we are extending ourselves into the community. In the fall of 2008, we launched the “See the Need, Help us Feed” food box distribution to serve the poor and homeless families in low income areas of Polk and Hillsborough County. The churches receiving these food boxes from Lighthouse Ministries other help to neighborhood families in need. This gives the churches the opportunity to provide case management or referrals to support the families with difficulties.
We are seeing families being drained because of the economic hurt that they have suffered with this economy; it is so difficult for people to make ends meet. Families especially hit hard are those that may have had some serious blow to their income status such as a loss of job, a medical issue, an addiction issue or some ongoing behavioral problem in the family that brings the whole family down.
We are encouraged as our church partners share with us that we are reaching families that have made a commitment to Christ and avoided becoming homeless. Most of the churches are reporting that they are experiencing spiritual and physical growth by this partnership.

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This initiative has grown to twenty one sites in the last six months and we expect requests for other sites to meet the growing financial devastation men, women and children are facing in our communities. Thank you for partnering with us in the “See the Need, Help us Feed” initiative you are making a significant impact as we serve the poor.