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Lighthouse

A Beacon of Hope!

Fort Collins, CO   |  http://www.lighthouseftc.org

Mission

To provide a safe and positive environment for men who are recovering from drug and alcohol addictions, and to provide resources to help them live sober for life.

Ruling year info

2014

Executive Director

Todd Sell

Director

Crissy Sell

Main address

614 Mathews St

Fort Collins, CO 80524 USA

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EIN

90-0616303

NTEE code info

Alcohol, Drug and Substance Abuse, Dependency Prevention and Treatment (F20)

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

To help people who have suffered from not only months or years but even decades of dependency to recover from drug and alcohol addiction.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Sober Living

We provide a safe and positive environment for men who are recovering from drug and alcohol addictions, and to provide resources to help them to learn to live sober for life.
Lighthouse Sober Living Program is a 4-phase program. Participants start out with structure and accountability which decreases with phase advancement. The overall purpose is for Participants to develop a sober daily routine, sober lifestyle, and sober support system that can be maintained even after he moves on from the Lighthouse.
Participants here are living in a sober environment and are surrounded by others who share a common experience who support one another in their sobriety. One of our goals is to work in partnership with the community service agencies and educational institutions to help people in recovery on their path to learning healthy behaviors. In addition we strive to help them transition into living constructive lives after overcoming destructive behaviors to live sober for life.

Population(s) Served
Ethnic and racial groups
Religious groups
Economically disadvantaged people
Incarcerated people
Veterans

Where we work

Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of clients who achieve and maintain abstinence from alcohol and drugs

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Sober Living

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Success rate of clients who achieve and maintain abstinence from alcohol and drugs

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Sober Living

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

This is the percentage of clients who successful.

Number of support groups offered

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Sober Living

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

Meetings available on: Monday thru Sunday 7 days a week.

Our Sustainable Development Goals

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

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Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

To help people recover from drug and alcohol addiction. So that they are truly changed, not just surviving but thriving, living a new life free from addictions, sober for life!
We achieve this by providing a structured living environment. We hold our participants accountable for their recovery through support meetings, drug testing, working a fulltime job, chores, curfew, etc. We help people rebuild their lives mind, body and soul.
The Lighthouse Sober Living Program is a multi-phase program. Participants start out with structure and accountability which decreases with phase advancement. The overall purpose is for Participants to develop a sober daily routine, sober lifestyle, and sober support system that can be maintained even after they move on from the Lighthouse.
Participants here are living in a sober environment and are surrounded by others who share a common experience who support one another in their sobriety. One of our goals is to work in partnership with the community service agencies, judicial and court systems such as: Pretrial, Community Corrections, Drug Court, DUI Court, Wellness Court, Probation, Department of Corrections and the Public Defenders Office, as well as educational institutions to help people in recovery on their path to learning healthy behaviors. In addition we strive to help them transition into living constructive lives after overcoming destructive behaviors.
1.Sobriety – we are a zero tolerance facility
2.Timely payment of monthly program fees
3.Program participation – 12 step or similar program
4.Work with a sponsor
5.Random Breathalyzer Tests
6.Random Drug Tests
7.Work – Participants must obtain work as soon as possible
8.Attend Meetings as required weekly
9.Attend a weekly House Meeting
10.Abide by a curfew
11.Perform a house chore daily/weekly as assigned
12.2 Forms of ID are required at the time of intake. Valid driver´s license or State Issued Photo ID and either a social security card or birth certificate

We provide a long-term structured sober living environment.
We work with our local Food Bank to provide for our participants as well as people in our community.
We help our participants establish successful careers.
We work with many government and judicial systems to

Currently, we operate from an old frat house where we house up to 48 men in recovery. We also have two residential houses that we rent. We house four participants in one house and seven in the other. We hold five different weekly support meetings in-house available for all participants. We also work with community service agencies, judicial and court systems such as: Pretrial, Community Corrections, Drug Court, DUI Court, Wellness Court, Probation, Department of Corrections and the Public Defenders Office, as well as educational institutions to help our people in recovery on their path to learning healthy behaviors.

Since the Lighthouse's inception nearly ten years ago, we have developed a recovery program that can truly lead someone to true and complete and total sobriety where they are not just surviving day by day, meeting after meeting but thriving in a life free of addictions sober for life! We have grown from housing 25+/- men to 58 men across 3 locations. We started out working with a select few agencies and now we work with well over a dozen agencies and organizations across the entire state. We receive calls and participants from all across the nation, we have had participants from as far as England, Australia and Kenya.
The main house we operate out of is owned by a fraternity so, we need to build a new Home of our own where we can help more people and a house that is suited for our needs. We would like to purchase or build a house for women as well as residential style homes for participants reintegrating back into a more traditional housing environment.

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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Lighthouse

Board of directors
as of 06/12/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Todd Sell

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Crissy Sell

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Dee Highland

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Robert McKnight

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Barbara Schwerin

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Jeff Stentz

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Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 2/22/2023

Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.

Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
Multi-Racial/Multi-Ethnic (2+ races/ethnicities)
Gender identity
Male, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

The organization's co-leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Sexual orientation
Heterosexual or Straight
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

Gender identity

Transgender Identity

Sexual orientation

Disability

We do not display disability information for organizations with fewer than 15 staff.

Equity strategies

Last updated: 02/22/2023

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Data
  • We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
  • We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
  • We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
  • We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
Policies and processes
  • We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
  • We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
  • We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
  • We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
  • We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
  • We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
  • We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.