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Mission:

Our goal is to become a global community of professionals caring for young adults aged out of orphanages and foster care.

Sponsor:

Lighthouse Transitional Care is a Christ-focused nonprofit organization in Riga, Latvia. We work with young adults aged out of the orphan care system or from difficult family backgrounds. Our goal is to mentor and lead them toward healthy adulthood. We do this by building mentoring relationships and teaching practical life skills.

Notes:

Tip: Create a solid routine that prioritizes the sanity and care of your staff. Learn how to balance admin work with caring for the individuals you serve.

Routine for group meetings:

• Opening Ritual
• Water and snack
• Check in
• Dysregulation activity
• Regulation activity
• Lesson
• Goodbyes

Routine for one-on-one meetings:

• Greeting
• Water and snack
• Meet sensory needs
• Meeting
• “Wrap it up!”

“The motivation behind routine should be connection.” –Amanda Banister

“Drink water. Avoid kidney stones.” –Callie Newton

Self care is important because our youth need us for a long time. We need to be present and be connected long term. It’s a marathon. Not a sprint. We have to be around long enough, and not burn out.” –Amanda Banister

Self care at the Lighthouse:

• Coffee available in the office
• Comfy chairs
• Nap couch
• Connecting with coworkers
• Admin-only days
• Providing a safe-place to vent and cry

“You can’t do this work alone. We were made for community.” –Amanda Banister

How to connect with your team?

• Open up—just do it
• Share food
• Know everyone’s attachment style, enneagram number, etc.
• Implement humor

The team:

Host + Executive Producer: Callie Newton
Connect with Callie: 
marketing@lighthouselatvia.org 
@calliebellez on Instagram & Twitter

Co-host: Amanda Banister
Connect with Amanda:
info@lighthouselatvia.org
@mandysocks on Instagram
@AmandaBanister on Twitter

Production + Sound Design: Jhonata Neves

Theme Music + Tech Support: Aaron Newton

Find us:

http://thedrygroundproject.org
@thedrygroundproject on Instagram
@drygroundproj on Twitter

thedrygroundproject@gmail.com

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