Light A Lamp
Shining Light Into Lives With A Gift From The Heart
Light A Lamp supports vulnerable groups struggling with mental or physical health challenges and recognizes local heroes for their inner strength.
We are known for our Community Recognition Program and our Mental Health Support Program for Youth serving local schools titled Project Lift Up.
Project Lift Up
Project Lift Up is our suicide prevention program and Kindness Mission that encourages our youth and inspires confidence and self worth. Light A Lamp provides mental health packs to local schools with resources and items to meet several daily needs. The goal is to prevent self-harm or harm to others while letting kids know that they are not alone.
What Inspired Project Lift Up?
Light A Lamp is dedicated to lifting up those in need, so when one of our volunteers (Kristine Songhurst), came up with the idea for Project Lift Up, the team got to work! The project partners with local schools to provide "mental health packages" to counseling departments and a kindness mission in partnership with leadership classes.
The mental health packs we offer include mental health resources, food/drink coupons, snacks, and hygiene products like lip balm, along with fun, yet useful items to brighten their day such as drawstring backpacks, journals, tumblers, and fidget toys.
We are currently partnered with the following local schools; Dishman Hills High, East Valley High, Glover Middle, Highland Middle, Mead High, Medical Lake Middle, Mountainside Middle, Mt. Spokane High, Next Generation Zone, North Central High, Northwood Middle, Reardan Elementary, Reardan Middle/High, Rogers High, Sacajawea Middle, Salk Middle, Shadle Park High, Shaw Middle, Skyline Elementary, Tekoa Middle/High, and Trent Elementary.
Serving The Community
Light A Lamp is known for our gifts of appreciation and inspiration in the form of a personalized gift basket or luminary gift box. Our team goal is to encourage and support the vulnerable, and also to thank the local everyday heroes whose small acts of kindness make our community better.
Recognition Gift Baskets
Employers can nominate an employee or volunteer to be a recipient of one of our gift basket deliveries. This gift of appreciation is a simple act, however employers have found that when their employees feel valued and appreciated, this creates a more positive and productive work environment.
Team Light A Lamp occasionally hands out luminary gift boxes to people in the community who help and inspire others and embody the spirit of Light A Lamp. These luminary gift boxes contain a gift card and small items such as lotion, soap, or snacks - a tangible "thank you" to those who help make our community a better place to live every day.
Assisted Living Home Deliveries
Every year, Team Light A Lamp visits and brings gifts of encouragement to several assisted living homes during Christmas, Easter, and occasionally other times. Gifts include blankets, socks, battery powered candles, pillowcases, or other items to bring warmth and light into the residents' lives.
At times we partner with local schools and/or youth groups to give kids the opportunity to take part in these special deliveries. This teaches the younger generation about the joy in volunteer work.
For example, elementary students can write cards and older student groups may assist in making blankets and preparing gifts.
Serving Events
Our team believes in helping our community wherever there is a need, whether it's serving meals, helping people connect, brightening someone's day with a gift, or helping to prevent suicide by providing encouragement and hope.
Where there's a need, we find a way to help!