/tags/lighthouse-youth-family-services Lighthouse Youth & Family Services en-US Copyright Fri, 05 Mar 2021 09:16:00 GMT /local-news/2021-03-05/we-dont-know-where-they-are-youth-lgbtq-teens-at-risk-of-homelessness-during-pandemic In Hamilton County, the pandemic has hit teens experiencing homelessness hard. LGBTQ teens are particularly likely to face life on the street.Lighthouse… Fri, 05 Mar 2021 09:16:00 GMT /local-news/2021-03-05/we-dont-know-where-they-are-youth-lgbtq-teens-at-risk-of-homelessness-during-pandemic Jolene Almendarez /education/2019-06-18/cincinnati-public-schools-adds-lighthouse-charter-school-to-its-roster Updated: Tuesday, 1:20 p.m.A Madisonville charter school board will become a Cincinnati Public School in the 2020-2021 school year.Lighthouse is a charter… Tue, 18 Jun 2019 17:27:00 GMT /education/2019-06-18/cincinnati-public-schools-adds-lighthouse-charter-school-to-its-roster Ambriehl Crutchfield /local-news/2018-06-07/new-study-highlights-issues-facing-lgbtq-youth As LGBTQ awareness month gets under way this June, advocates are working to bring light to issues affecting LGBTQ youth. The Human Rights Campaign today… Thu, 07 Jun 2018 20:14:24 GMT /local-news/2018-06-07/new-study-highlights-issues-facing-lgbtq-youth Kristin Stratman /community/2018-02-12/heroin-crisis-leads-to-urgent-demand-for-foster-care The ongoing opioid crisis has caused a dramatic increase in the number of children being removed from their homes due to one or both parents being… Mon, 12 Feb 2018 09:00:05 GMT /community/2018-02-12/heroin-crisis-leads-to-urgent-demand-for-foster-care /community/2016-10-04/the-need-for-foster-care-for-the-invisible-victims-of-the-heroin-crisis Called the ?invisible victims? of the heroin epidemic, children of addicts are suffering as their parents use and sometimes overdose. In our region, there… Tue, 04 Oct 2016 08:00:00 GMT /community/2016-10-04/the-need-for-foster-care-for-the-invisible-victims-of-the-heroin-crisis /community/2014-10-02/cincinnati-pilots-hud-program-to-assist-homeless-lgbtq-youth LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning) youth are dramatically over-represented in the homeless youth population. Across the country,… Thu, 02 Oct 2014 06:30:05 GMT /community/2014-10-02/cincinnati-pilots-hud-program-to-assist-homeless-lgbtq-youth /crime/2014-08-12/we-talk-about-the-growing-rates-of-juvenile-crime-and-how-the-justice-system-handles-these-cases Juvenile violent crime is at its lowest level since 1987. Still, on average, juveniles were involved in one-quarter of all serious violent victimizations… Tue, 12 Aug 2014 06:30:00 GMT /crime/2014-08-12/we-talk-about-the-growing-rates-of-juvenile-crime-and-how-the-justice-system-handles-these-cases Maryanne Zeleznik /local-news/2014-06-17/authorities-offering-help-not-hassles-to-homeless-young-people Homeless children, teens and young adults are a rising concern for police and social workers in Hamilton County.Lighthouse Youth Services CEO Bob Mecum… Tue, 17 Jun 2014 20:05:15 GMT /local-news/2014-06-17/authorities-offering-help-not-hassles-to-homeless-young-people Tana Weingartner /family/2014-05-27/growing-need-for-foster-families At any given time, there is an average of 850 abused and neglected children, from newborns to age 17, in Hamilton County custody. The need for qualified… Tue, 27 May 2014 10:30:00 GMT /family/2014-05-27/growing-need-for-foster-families Maryanne Zeleznik