Good Neighbor Project

Lighthouse Mission Ministries (LMM) aims to be a valuable resource and supportive ally to local businesses and residents during the three to four year temporary placement of LMM’s Base Camp. The Good Neighbor Project was developed by LMM to enhance the neighborhood feel, build a community-partnered response to homelessness, and mitigate potential challenges arising from Base Camp’s downtown location.

Good Neighbor Project Includes:

1. Your Downtown Bellingham Liaison is available to support downtown residents and businesses with issues related to homelessness.

Phone: 360-733-5120

2. Incident/Concern Matrix: A tool to help business in their interactions with neighbors experiencing homelessness. (Click to view Incident Concern Matrix)

3. Dedicated Litter Patrol: LMM provides a dedicated staff member seven days a week to pick up litter in the areas outlined on this map and surrounding areas.

4. Downtown Clean-Up: LMM engages community and service groups and local faith organizations to pray for and clean up our downtown core and alleys.

5. Neighbor Advisory Forum: Meets bi-weekly to discuss issues/problems and devise and implement tangible solutions for the downtown core. It is a Lighthouse Mission originated group composed of neighboring businesses, land owners, social workers, Bellingham Police Department representatives, and LMM’s Downtown Bellingham Liaison.

6. De-escalation Training: Training is free for anyone in the community and is offered on request. To schedule, please email BrittanyH@thelighthousemission.org

7. Stride Program: A group of guests, staff, volunteers and community members running and walking together on local trails. This is a great opportunity to promote physical and mental health and build connections. For more information please contact the neighborhood liaison number at the top of the page.

Give now to support Light House Ministry. A monthly donation will keep a bed open for someone in need.

Interested in partnering with Lighthouse Mission Ministries in order to help those who are in need? Join us by donating today and we will help your benevolent gifts go to good use. We care for well over three hundred hurting people each and every day. We do this by providing warm meals, meeting people on the street, donating food, providing a bed, intervening with spiritual care, providing aftercare as well. We are a mission that tries to see the person, not the homelessness. We are a mission that sees what God sees. And we try to love each and every guest just like He does.

New Building Project

A new building that will more than replace Base Camp, as well as provide enhanced, specialized care to families, the elderly, and those who require medical or mental health support.

At Lighthouse Mission, we know you want to do more to ease the rising homelessness crisis and transform lives in Whatcom county.

UPDATE: Lighthouse Mission’s campus remodel

The Lighthouse Mission’s remodel of its campus in Bellingham’s Old Town, including planning for a new facility, continues to move forward thanks to generous supporters and the hard work of the Lighthouse Mission team. Estimated cost of the project is $23 million, which includes additional programming costs.

Your business and your living will can change the lives of many in our community today.

Lighthouse Mission Q&A: Fall 2021

helping the people of bellingham by providing a lifeline of emotional, psychological, and physical help.

Here are a few common questions and answers about our campus remodel and other operations at the Lighthouse Mission. Any questions or concerns can be sent to contact@thelighthousemission.org.

Seeking support for 100th Thanksgiving Homeless Person Dinner

The Lighthouse Mission’s 100th-annual Thanksgiving dinner will be served by dozens of volunteers at noon Thursday, Nov. 23 at the Church of the Assumption’s gymnasium, 2116 Cornwall Ave. The church donates use of the gymnasium for this dinner and anyone who is hungry is welcome.