Lighthouse Of Oakland County - Pontiac

46156 Woodward Avenue
Pontiac, MI 48342

248-920-6060-24 Visit Website
Class of Housing/Services: Emergency Shelter for men, women and children.

General Information:
We provide up to 90 days of emergency housing for families, of any make up, with children experiencing homelessness. Our shelter offers private sleeping quarters for families and daily meals. All households are connected with a case manager to collaboratively work towards exiting into housing and connect with other needed services. Due to having children, all guests will have background checks completed prior to entry. We cannot admit households with criminal sexual conduct or violent felonies within the last 5 years. Lighthouse Path Program: 2 year transitional housing program for homeless women and their children.

Date Of Last Record Update: 07-14-2023

Website: https://lighthousemi.org/

Helpful Definitions For Lighthouse Of Oakland County - Pontiac:
Transitional housing is affordable supportive housing designed to provide housing and appropriate support services to persons who are homeless or who are close to homelessness. The transition is to help them be more self sufficient to move towards independent living on their own. Transitional housing locations are oftentimes called Halfway Houses. The naming of the two (Halfway House OR Transitional House) is oftentimes interchangeable.

Many Transitional Housing programs are subsidized and are income based. Income based transitional housing generally charges 30% of your income for rent when you do have income. Contact the transitional housing facility to see if this applies.

Services provided at transitional housing facilities varies from substance abuse treatment, to psychological assistance, job training, domestic violence assistance, etc. The assistance provided varies, but it is generally affordable and low cost housing. Read the descriptions of each of the transitional living locations for more detailed information. Transitional housing facilities also may or may not assist with alcohol and/or drug substance abuse treatment.

How To Volunteer at Lighthouse Of Oakland County - Pontiac:
Be a volunteer. Call Lighthouse Of Oakland County - Pontiac at 248-920-6060-24 for current volunteer work opportunities.

As A General Note About ShelterListings.org Listings:
ShelterListings.org does our best to provide listings that are free of cost. Many of the homeless shelters and services are free of charge. Some do charge small fees. We always urge the users of our website to visit the websites of the providers listed, OR give them a phone call to find out complete details.

In furtherance; Halfway Houses, Transitional Housing, and Substance Abuse Treatment Centers for the most part charge a fee. Most of the substance abuse resources we provide are low cost, Medicaid or sliding scale fee. We provide as much information as possible on the website of these locations.

Rooming and Boarding Houses do charge fees. We list them where we find them. They are a nice low cost option for housing.



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