Aging Your Way
Health, wealth, and happiness — we all hope for the “Big Three” as we age. And with a lifetime’s worth of wisdom, why shouldn’t seniors remain valued members of society? At Many Lights we believe...
View ArticleSpotlight on Multigenerational Families
In the United States multigenerational households are on the rise. These families come in all shapes and sizes and often overlap with kinship care because grandparents raising grandchildren are common...
View ArticleSpotlight on Kinship Care
Kinship care, sometimes referred to as relative care, is when children are living with and being raised by family members other than their birth parents. Uncles and aunts are caring for nephews and...
View ArticleTacoma Bound
We have identified potential land for Hope Lights Community in Tacoma and signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Tacoma Housing Authority and Guardian Real Estate Services! This is not a...
View ArticleSpotlight on Foster Care
Stability and permanence. Take a moment to reflect upon what these mean for you. It probably means something different for everyone. Perhaps for you it is having a stable job, a solid and loving...
View ArticleThere is a Silver Tsunami coming!
You may have seen this staggering fact in the news — for the next 18 years, 10,000 Americans will turn 65 every day. Experts nationwide are calling this the Silver Tsunami and communities are working...
View ArticleAn Alternative to Senior Living
It is no secret that aging comes with a host of challenges. Our health may decline, our families may or may not live close by, and we can find ourselves faced with loneliness and lack of connection....
View ArticleA Gift of Connection
As a child, did you have an older person who was special to you or helped guide you? As an adult, have you ever taken a young person under your wing? If so, you understand there is a connection between...
View ArticleYour Gifts at Work
As we head into the new year, Many Lights continues to be a catalyst for creating a purpose-filled multigenerational community model in the Puget Sound region. With Tacoma in sight as our first...
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