The La Crosse Lighthouse

09/04/2025

💡💡💡WE'D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! 💡💡💡

We are looking for community input on gaps in support!
The La Crosse Lighthouse is exploring how we can provide a peer led space that is focused on wellness, resource navigation and coping etc. The idea is that we can come together as people with lived experience to explore different pathways, making change in our lives and mitigating the impact of personal challenges. Is it beneficial to have a gathering space like this available to those of us seeking alternatives? Are there other unmet needs we should look at? Please respond in the comments if you are comfortable giving feedback publicly. If you would prefer, you can send us a message or email abigail.spanjers@lacrosselighthouse.com.
These meet ups would be offered on location at the respite to allow for a neutral setting. We're also entertaining online and hybrid offerings to meet the community's diverse needs.
Feedback is important as we navigate sustainability challenges and shifts in the availability of support so, please let us know what ideas you have!
Picture of a cat for engagement 😜

08/28/2025

We're doing today's SupCop! If you are a Peer or Peer Supervisor and are interested in how we do things, sign up and have a listen! 1:30 TODAY

❗REMINDER: August's Supervisor Community of Practice❗

"Challenging Organizational Norms and Paving the Way for Equity" with Abigail Spanjers is TODAY, August 28, 2025 from 1:30PM - 3PM!

👉Register: https://bit.ly/AS-CoP

We hope you can join us!

08/25/2025

We have respite availability! Give us a call at 608-519-1489

08/18/2025

The respite has had cancelations! If you are seeking a stay for peer support this week, please give us a call at 608-519-1489. We're here to provide an alternative to those struggling with mental health and related challenges.

08/12/2025

Great Rivers United Way is hosting a poverty simulation event to help our community better understand and address the realities of poverty.
Please check out the link and sign up if you are interested! Monday August 18th at the Radisson from 3pm to 5:30pm.

Join Great Rivers United Way for a week of fun and learning – the first-ever United Way Week is taking place August 18-22, 2025. Events include Monday, August 18's Poverty Simulation. Join us!

07/12/2025

Want to help out The La Crosse Lighthouse but also want a chance to win a new 2025 TOYOTA Land Cruiser + $15,000 for the taxes? Here's an awesome opportunity with Beer By Bike Brigade. STARTING TODAY! They will donate $25 for every ticket sold when you send them an in app "contact us" message with The La Crosse Lighthouse in the comment AFTER your ticket purchase. Only tickets purchased today and on are counted for this opportunity. Tickets are $100, need not be present to win. Download the BBBB App, create your account, find the 2025 Toyota at the top and purchase the tickets. Comes with lots of $10 off coupons to area businesses too! Don't forget to send BBBB that message with The La Crosse Lighthouse in the comments to get us that $25! (Hit the three dots in the app for the menu and click on their "contact us" link)

07/10/2025

If you are interested in a respite stay next week, feel free to call today for a Monday July 14th arrival. We have guest rooms available! We will be taking calls until Friday at 7am. Please note that calls received after 7am Friday through the weekend will not be returned until Monday.

Respite- 608-519-1489

07/03/2025

A Heartfelt Thank You

We want to extend our deepest gratitude to Coulee Region RSVP and to the generous individual who reached out to help us catch up on much-needed outdoor maintenance. Two volunteers showed up to w**d our grounds, and one helped tackle our brush pile. The difference it made was huge!

Like many nonprofits, we’re facing a hard truth: deep funding cuts and major shifts in the nonprofit landscape have forced us to make difficult decisions. In one day, our staff went from twelve people to just four.

For those of us who remain, the mission hasn’t changed—it’s only grown more urgent. We understand the power of mental health support, especially when it’s rooted in shared experience. Connecting with others who’ve navigated addiction, psychosis, depression, suicidality, overdose, incarceration, and trauma isn’t just helpful—it’s transformative. We are advocates, innovators, and changemakers. We are also the only organization in this region doing what we do.

We are led by people with lived experience. We believe that healing is possible, that purpose can be discovered, and that this work strengthens the whole community. We regularly hear from people who have lost loved ones—who tell us they wish something like this had existed sooner.

We're not here to "save lives," but the truth is: for some, the space we create is lifesaving. It's where people are truly seen, heard, and supported as they figure out how to move through their lives.

To everyone who has stepped up—especially by offering the most valuable gift a person can give: your time—thank you. Your belief in us keeps this work alive. Still kickin'!

06/27/2025

Shout out to Beer By Bike Brigade for covering our food staples through the summer!!! It's hard to express how much it means to us to have community support. Thank you to everyone that makes the BBBB magic happen. 💗

06/24/2025

❗️🆘❗️VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY TO HELP US W**D! 🌱🌿

We could use some volunteer help with w**ding and beautification at the respite! Click the link in the comments (it's easy to create an account and it helps us keep track of hours) or email abigail.spanjers@lacrosselighthouse.com if you're willing and able to help out an hour or 2 on a Friday between 10am and 2pm.

We are finding it challenging to maintain the outside while providing Guest and Warmline support so please reach out if you are interested!
Shares are also appreciated 😁

Cat picture included for your enjoyment.

06/04/2025

This is TODAY! Brought to you by What I Need Now (WINN) and Driftless Recovery Services.

More Than a Meal is a free community event put on by WINN, Driftless Recovery Services, and Driftless Housing Services at the Copeland Park North Shelter. There will be great food, a free raffle and prizes, free haircuts, and a Driftless resource booth. Thank you to Sue Rieple Graff and WINN for working with us on this event!

06/02/2025

Just a reminder that The La Crosse Lighthouse is still operating! There seems to be confusion out there, so we'd like to take a moment to clarify.

Our hours for Respite and Warmline are as follows:

Respite stays are available Monday - Friday with all departures by Friday at 10am. Stays can be set up the week prior for a Monday arrival or you can call during the week with the understanding your departure day will still be Friday by 10am.

Our Warmline is available all hours between Mon 7am to Fri 7am. We will not be available to return calls on the weekend.

Please know we are still here for support!

Send a message to learn more