Key Facts

Key Facts
Geographic areas served: Golden Crescent - Calhoun, DeWitt, Goliad, Gonzales, Jackson, Lavaca and Victoria Counties, Texas

Target demographics: Youth ages ten to seventeen. Other specifics vary by program.

Results to date: Very low rescidivism rates in justice programs, lower referrals, better student body moral in other programs.

Direct beneficiaries per year: Varies with program, total of all programs: 2500 Indirect beneficiaries per year: 8800

Obstacles: Funding for general operations

With 3 hours a volunteer can: Help with databasing; sell tickets; distribute materials; assist a caseworker (once trained)

What your donation will allow us to do: Offer our highly successful programs to more youth.

Your donation of $35 enables us to: Teach our Positive Attitude and Life Skills (PALS) class to one student for one month.

Your donation of $500 enables us to: Send one child, living below the federal poverty level, to camp during the summer.

Your donation of $1200 enables us to: produce one “Be the Change” session (all day) for a group of students.

Board Members and Affiliation: Rev. Paul Smith, President; Ron Langford; Ricki McKinney, Rev. Dr. Paul Beard, Executive Director; one vacancy

Past and Current Funders: Robinson Foundation, MG & Lillie Johnson Foundation, Trull Foundation; Rachel Foundation; WalMart, Texas CJD grants

Key Staff
Paul Beard, Executive Director
Randy Layh, Program Director
Vernon Gresham, Communications Director
Mary Beard, Administrative Assistant

DescriptionLighthouse 2911 is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit that for the past five years has provided tangible services to youth in a seven county area. We provide a large multi-faceted weekly program for at-risk juveniles currently dealing with juvenile justice issues, as well as multiple one day training programs dealing with teen and pre-teen issues. Many of the youth in our weekly PALS program are living below the federal poverty level.
ProgramsLighthouse 2911 offers different programs for youth in the Golden Crescent area. Our "PALS" program tangibly assists 10-17 year old youth at risk of or currently dealing with the juvenile justice system. Our "Be The Change" program provides an intense one day program for high school freshmen, dealing head on with teen issues like suicide, bullying, eating disorders, labeling, etc. Our "SafeDate" program provides an open discussion on teen dating issues from the perspective of both sexes, gives guidance on what is appropriate, excepted, and expected. "Beautiful You" addresses self-esteem issues for young ladies.