About The Lighthouse Foundation

The Lighthouse Foundation was born out of a desire to reach people in our community who are suffering the effects of substance misuse.  In 1997 we began by taking our soup kitchen van out on to the streets in Widnes.  Within weeks we found homelessness and drug addiction was a bigger problem than we ever thought.  We soon began working with many young adults seeking to access them into support services and rehabilitation centres across the UK.

By 1999 we had moved into our coffee shop in the local town centre and our work continued where we had the privilege of sending many young men and some young women away for help and support in their addictions, while also supporting their families here at the foundation.

2001 was a very exciting time for us as we developed our supported drugs housing unit, “The Lighthouse” and embarked on our drug education programme. Having supported many young people in their difficult times we found it was very hard for them to break free from their addiction while in the environment of the drug culture.  The pull of the drugs and the lifestyle was very strong in their lives.

So we made the decision to create a safe environment where hurting young people could address the issues surrounding their drug addiction, and a place where they could have some time to start the recovery process.

We started utilising our experiences to promote the dangers of drug use and addictions in local schools.  Through this we have reached thousands of young people in our area and been able to share with them, through powerful and relevant education, the message of the dangers of drug use.  We also work closely with other agencies in the fight against drug addiction.