Lighthouse Beginnings

06/02/2026

A bike can mean getting to work. A tent can mean a safe place to sleep. A can of bug spray can make one more summer night a little more comfortable.

We're currently in need of tents, bikes, and bug spray for our unhoused neighbors.

Thank you for helping us turn compassion into action.

To donate, contact Kim Strange at [email protected] or 218-839-3311.

05/29/2026

This work isn’t for everyone—but it’s everything to the right people.

If you are in the Brainerd /Baxter area, have lived recovery experience, and a CPRS, we’d love to hear from you.

Contact Lanaya at Lighthouse Beginnings:
📧 [email protected] | 📞 612-865-7118

05/29/2026

MAKE A REAL DIFFERENCE

This isn’t “just a job.”
This is showing up for people on some of their hardest days.

We’re looking for kind, compassionate people who want meaningful work and real impact.

If you have lived experience—or a deep respect for those navigating homelessness, recovery, and mental health challenges—we want to hear from you.

📩 Apply today:
[email protected]

05/27/2026

What an incredible day at our First Annual Kickball Tournament with Recovery Community Connections RCC! 💙

From kickball games and laughter to amazing food, vendors, and community connection, this event reminded us just how important it is to come together, support one another, and create spaces where everyone belongs. Connection matters, and this community showed up in such a beautiful way.

A HUGE thank you to all of the vendors and food trucks who helped make this event so special:
✨ Momma D’s Food Truck (Dunmire’s Bar & Grill)
✨ Caribbean Fusion
✨ Lakes Recovery Faith & Apparel Company
✨ Against the Grain Sourdough
✨ L’Bri Skincare
✨ Sassypants Custom Creations

And a special shoutout to our incredible team sponsors, Loco Espress Coffee House and Boutique and Diversion Solutions, LLC, for helping make it possible for so many people to participate. Your support truly made a difference. 🙌

We are already counting down the days until next year! ☀️

If you snapped photos during the event, we’d LOVE to see them! Drop them in the comments.📸

05/21/2026

THIS SATURDAY!!! It isn’t just about kickball. ❤️

It’s about laughter, connection, recovery, having fun, and creating a space where people feel like they belong.

Come spend the afternoon with us at Memorial Park Fields in Brainerd! ⚽🌭☀️

✨ Bounce house
✨ Food truck
✨ Vendors
✨ Balloon animals
✨ Community connection

🕛 Check-in at 12 PM
⚽ Games start at 1 PM

Sometimes healing looks a lot like sunshine and people cheering each other on.

05/06/2026

This isn’t just an award; it represents real lives being changed.

On Monday in Eagan, Lighthouse Beginnings was honored at the Minnesota Alliance of Recovery Community Organizations event, selected from Recovery Community Organizations across all of Minnesota for our peer recovery support services.

That kind of recognition doesn’t come easy.
It reflects consistent, peer-led work, real impact, and a standard of care that’s held across the entire state.

But here’s why it matters to you…

It means what’s being built here is real.
It means people in this community are finding connection, support, and a way forward.
It means hope isn’t just an idea, it’s happening, right here.

Every meal.
Every conversation.
Every person who walked in and chose to keep going.

This belongs to you, too.

05/06/2026

✨ Big Wins Worth Celebrating! ✨

We’re thrilled to welcome Charly Niesen and Stacia Harris as our new Center Coordinators!

Help us give them a warm welcome 👇 drop some love in the comments!

💙

05/05/2026

We are here at the MARCO awards… what an honor!

05/02/2026

04/29/2026

Kickin' It For Connection

Join us for a fun-filled Kickball Tournament and Family Activities Day in partnership with the Recovery Community Connection!

Enjoy friendly competition alongside food trucks, local vendors, family activities, and a bounce house. Whether you’re playing kickball, cheering from the sidelines, or exploring the vendors, this event is a great way to connect, celebrate, and have fun together.

Saturday May 23rd
Check in at 12:00pm
Games start at 1pm

See you there!

to sign up. use this link: https://rccupnorth.square.site/kickn-it-for-connection