New Life Church - Bringing Hope to the People of North Lincolnshire

Excellent & Ethical Attractive & Aspirational ...offering a Home and Hope.

the Lighthouse

THE SITE
Situated on Frodingham Road in the heart of Crosby, Scunthorpe, The Lighthouse is an attractive thirteen bedroom Supported Housing Project with an adjacent Life-Skills centre.

The Bed and Breakfast hotel previously on the same site was fully renovated in Sept 07 to excellent standards including enhancements for disabled guests. The life-skills centre emerges in Spring 08 from what was once a butchers and more recently a garage block.

“We are keen to work with any housing providers who can offer effective alternatives to Bed & Breakfast accommodation. Your project appears to fit our needs in terms of type of accommodation, location and hopefully management standards” Mark Sherwood. Nth Lincs Council.

THE PURPOSE
There is a need within North Lincolnshire for short - medium term housing for those people who have been officially recognised as “hard to house”. Many of these people who desperately need housing also have needs in other aspects of life which may have contributed to their current position.

The Lighthouse will be an attractive place to stay and create an atmosphere which will raise guests aspirations. The life-skills centre will provide training and coaching in many areas ranging from debt advice and financial literacy to parent craft and marriage skills.

The purpose of The Lighthouse is to provide a home and hope to those in need of both.

“I think it’s a good idea to have a place for the homeless to stay. They need more than somewhere to sleep they need help to find work and a new life” Local Resident. Crosby

THE ENTERPRISE
The Lighthouse is a community enterprise by New Life (Scunthorpe). New Life is a large and lively church committed to bringing hope to the people of North Lincolnshire. After 75 years of being in Scunthorpe, New Life set up its charitable company last year to enable it to help meet the practical needs of our community on a larger scale.

The purchase and renovation of The Lighthouse property was funded in the main by the generous giving of the people of New Life however local companies and individuals have recognised the project’s social value and are supporting it in many ways.

"There is no doubt in my mind that there is a need for such a facility and i was pleased to see how the plans will enhance the neighbourhood" Elliot Morley Member of Parliament

THE PARTNERS
Managers have liaised closely with North Lincs Council throughout the project’s development and a partnership based around meeting local needs will continue. Most of the guests at The Lighthouse are referred directly by Nth Lincs Council.

Other local agencies will work in partnership by offering training and support services from The Lighthouse.

“At St George’s Church we are well aware of the needs of the homeless .. I wish the sponsors of The Lighthouse every success & encouragement in their enterprise” Rev. J. Thacker. St George’s, Crosby

THE SUPPORT
The purchase and renovation of the site cost in the region of £300,000. The Lighthouse operates as a social enterprise with much of the running costs of the life-skill centre being funded by surplus from the Supported Housing.

New Life members plus many other local individuals are continuing to give generously to the project. Local businesses are assisting with gifts of fixtures and fittings plus financial donations.

If you are an individual or a company and want to donate funds to this valuable project please call Joy on 01724 280340 and you will be advised how to make your donation of funds or items really count OR complete the accompanying gift envelope (if supplied)

Any companies making substantial donations will be listed in press releases and within The Lighthouse life skill centre..

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