Lighthouse Youth & Family Services: An OPEN MINDS Organizational Profile

Founded in 1969, Lighthouse Youth & Family Services (LYFS) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that provides an integrated system of care for children aged birth to 24, including mental health treatments, housing, emergency shelter, community juvenile justice services, early intervention, and foster care and adoption. The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities has accredited LYFS. Their mission statement is “to empower young people and families to succeed through a continuum of care that promotes healing and growth.”

Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, LYFS provides services at 13 locations in Cincinnati, Dayton, and Bainbridge. The organization employs approximately 600 . . .