Lighthouse Youth Services

Mission: advance the dignity and well-being of children, youth and families in need. Lighthouse Youth Services is dedicated to providing the best services and compassionate care to children, youth and families in need. The agency is a nationally recognized innovator in services for youth and families in crisis, foster care and adoption, mothers and babies, homeless youth and young adults, and youth involved with the juvenile justice system. Lighthouse also provides opportunities for learning and achievement for all students as well as housing options for young adults learning to become self-sufficient. The agency was founded in 1969. Lighthouse opened the first group home for girls in the state of Ohio the following year. In 1986, Lighthouse opened Ohio's first private corrections facility for youth. In 2013, Lighthouse announced an initiative to end youth homelessness in Cincinnati by 2020.