Lighthouse provides network of care
A decade ago in the middle of winter, Butler resident Richard Blews was in crisis.
After the pipes burst in his Newcastle rent-to-own home, he and his family lost stable housing and found themselves homeless.
“My mental health was at a peak around that time,” Blews said. “It was just bad.”
Blews found aid and assistance at a critical time through the Lighthouse Foundation, a Butler County-based Christian outreach organization meeting the needs of impoverished individuals and families in Butler and other counties.
Blews and his family stayed in the Lighthouse Foundation's transitional housing program for a little over a year before moving into a more long-term housing situation through Catholic Charities. Today, Blews is living and working on his own.
“Without the Lighthouse giving us the opportunity and the chance to do something and make something of ourselves ... that is what we needed to really get on our feet and get moving in the right direction,” he said.
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