Guiding Light Ministries

About Guiding Light Ministries

Truth for Youth, doing business as Guiding Light Ministries, is a sober living operator in Lima, Ohio, providing certified recovery housing in Allen County. The Lima nonprofit has operated continuously in the city since 2009, expanding from its original maternity-focused mission to serve a broader population of women in crisis.

A Lima Recovery Housing Provider

Truth for Youth runs its residence as one part of a wider mission built around housing, education, and self-sufficiency for women. Substance use recovery sits alongside domestic violence recovery, homelessness, and mental health crisis within the same population the organization serves, which shapes a staffing model built for breadth rather than a single specialty.

Supervised-Level ORH Certification

Ohio Recovery Housing certifies the organization's residence at the Supervised level, the highest of the state's three tiers, through the state's affiliate of the National Alliance for Recovery Residences. Certification obligates a published code of ethics, disclosed fees and house rules, and a complaint process independent of the organization itself, a record any referring agency can check before placing someone.

Live-In Staff and a Life Skills Curriculum

Truth for Youth staffs its housing with live-in personnel rather than relying only on scheduled visits, and it runs a life skills classroom as part of programming. For an organization serving women coming out of crisis situations that go beyond addiction alone, that staffing model and curriculum are built to hold a wider range of needs than a program focused on substance use recovery alone would need.

Serving Allen County

Lima is the seat of Allen County, and Truth for Youth's location in the city puts it near the courts, outpatient behavioral health providers, and social service agencies its residents most often need. The organization draws from across the county and beyond it, reflecting a service area larger than the city itself.

Reaching Truth for Youth in Lima

Truth for Youth in Lima, Ohio, takes inquiries directly. Because the organization serves overlapping populations, from women in substance use recovery to women rebuilding after crisis or homelessness, intake looks at a woman's full circumstances rather than a single qualifying condition.