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A Message From Jonathan Bartlett

The Little Light House brightened life for our family when Danny was here so long ago. When he was accepted to TLLH, we found a community that we desperately needed. Danny was born in 1999 with COX-2 deficiency, causing him many health crises. He was four during his first year at TLLH, and it was the first time he had been with kids who were also facing similar challenges. He loved the school and made many friends and a lot of developmental progress. In 2005, Danny died, but our family will continue to support TLLH because it is a way to give back to a place that helped us in many ways. When we discovered that Isaac had the same challenges as Danny, we immediately put him on the waiting list at TLLH. This school provides therapies and classroom experience and helps with special equipment and new ways to do things for families. However, the most significant thing (and the least celebrated) that it provides is a community for these families with extraordinary kids. Parenting a kid with special needs is isolating, but when you bring those kids and their families together, beautiful friendships are formed. (We can’t believe that Danny would be turning twenty-one this fall and that Isaac would be eleven now.) The Little Light House is a tuition-free, nonprofit Christian developmental center for children with special needs. The school serves children with a wide range of disabilities from birth through age six. TLLH does not accept any federal, state, or United Way funding because they are determined to teach the gospel of Jesus Christ to these precious children. It costs \ a lot of money each month to run the school and pay the staff. This is a year-round school, so there is a lot of fundraising to be done! The school is committed to pay their bills even before their staff and to operate debt-free. They are still working to raise funds to continue adding to their space to serve more children in the Tulsa area. The team at TLLH is also training teachers so that they can appropriately educate and teach the gospel to children with special needs in other states and countries. Miles for Milestones is the second-largest fundraiser of the year, and it is just a few weeks away (September 11-13) and it happens wherever you are. Our family (including Gramma and Popsy) will participate in the memory of Danny and Isaac. We will bike, walk, or run around the neighborhood that Saturday. We’d greatly appreciate it if you’d make a donation. If you do, know that you’ve just helped to provide for some extraordinary kids, their teachers, and their families.

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  • Sep 11, 2020 8:00am to
    Sep 13, 2020 10:30pm
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In Support of Little Light House

Little Light House is a Christian Developmental Center for Children with Special Needs from birth to 6 years old. Tulsa’s Little Light House is internationally recognized as providing some of the most individualized special education and therapeutic early intervention services in the world. A trans-disciplinary team approach maximizes a comprehensive knowledge from professionals who work collaboratively to design prescriptive programs for each child and assist every child in reaching their maximum potential. Through a variety of programs and schedules, these services are carried out by highly credentialed teachers, therapists, and specialists who represent decades of pediatric experience. Early Intervention classes are provided as a part-time program where caregivers attend and learn along with their child for two-hour classes once a week. 

Little Light House is tuition-free for families and does not receive government or United Way funding. Support comes from individuals, organizations, corporations, and foundations. In addition, LLH hosts four annual fundraisers each year bringing in about 40% of the $4.2 million dollar operating cost that allows our staff of over 90 members to provide services to over 300 children and families, support nearly a thousand volunteers, and train over 1,000 college and career students each year.

Little Light House believes that all children are a gift from God with the potential to achieve specific milestones to advance their quality of life. We strive for excellence by utilizing a Bible-based curriculum in a fun and loving atmosphere. We believe in an individualized, trans-disciplinary and God-centered approach to education-an approach that joins parents, professionals, and the Holy Spirit as partners in order to nurture the spirit, mind, and body of the children and their families. Our commitment incorporates being called to work/volunteer with children with special needs. Little Light House encourages a positive outlook on the future, based on trust in a loving heavenly Father.