OUR EXCITING NEW INITIATIVE
Pillars of Light and Love will be opening a restaurant! The mission of the So Much to Give Inclusive Cafe is to provide a welcoming and inclusive experience to empower all people, including those with disabilities and their families, to have equal opportunities to work, dine, socialize, volunteer and learn. We plan to be open to the public in November at 3401 Skippack Pike, in Cedars, located just outside Skippack PA!
Learn more and donate funds on our SO MUCH TO GIVE CAFE page. We hope we can count on your support for opening the restaurant the wheelchair lift to the second floor!
We are excited to have received over 70 job applications and have hired 57!!!. We are looking for a few more Line Cooks. Please call 484-854-3379 and speak to Tyler Kammerle, General Manager to apply.
Check out our new Facebook Page for the Cafe HERE
ENCOURAGEMENT gRoupS WEEKLY & MONTHLY
WE OFFER SEVERAL ENCOURAGEMENT GROUPS INCLUDING:
- For Women who have lost their Mom REGISTER HERE
- "Encouraging U" Teen Talk Wednesdays 7:30 REGISTER HERE
- Monthly Julia's Joy Tween Talk Tuesdays 6:30 CLICK HERE
- Support Group for Parents of Teens REGISTER HERE
- Loss of a child to suicide REGISTER HERE
- Loss of a Child REGISTER HERE
- Loss of a loved one to overdose REGISTER HERE
- Support for those with loved ones with addictions HERE
- Monthly Grief Support Group with Donna Carlson CLICK HERE
- "Daughterhood Circle" caring for elderly parents HERE
- Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse, register HERE
- "Tom's Warriors" for families facing cancer or loss CLICK HERE
- Inspiring U Teen Community Outreach Follow @InspiringUatPLL on Instagram
Search all of our upcoming groups and workshops HERE. If you don't see a group you need, please email us at Staff@PillarsofLightandLove.org
UPCominG FUNDRAISERS & AUDITIONS
Ages 11-18 are welcome to audition for our 5th Julia's Joy Voice Idol Competition. Chosen contestants will receive free vocal and performance coaching. WE ARE STILL LOOKING FOR A FEW MORE 15-18 YEAR OLDS. EMAIL KathyOpperman@PillarsofLightandLove.org
PILLARS BOARD OF DIRECTORS & ADMINISTRATION
- Kathy Opperman, Founder & President
- Theresa Modestine, Secretary/Treasurer
- Dr. Karen (Santillo) Fiorillo, Board Member
- Keisha Fisher, Board Member
- Patricia (Colletti) Barth, Board Member
- Renee Grafstrom, Board Member
- Susan Mercurio, Board Member
- Jennifer Seville, Board Member
- Christie (Pileggi) Neeld, Kindness Ambassador
- Madison Spence-Moore, Administrator
YOUR DONATIONS KEEP US GOING!
Your support helps us to educate youth to prevent suicide, stand up to bullies and build resilience. Please support our Julia's Joy Youth Empowerment Program as well as all of our support groups for children CLICK HERE
Our Story
Pillars of Light and Love is a non-profit located just outside Collegeville Pennsylvania in the borough of Trappe. Launched in 2015 by local well-known REALTOR, Kathy Opperman- who is also a licensed Registered Nurse and Certified Life Coach- the main focus of the non-profit is Stress and Life Management for ages 5 to adult. Our goal is to teach children, teens and adults to reduce stress, have strong self-esteem, overcome anxiety and depression and bullying. Through support and programs, we help build confidence to achieve better coping techniques, positive communication skills, and healthy relationships. When people are able to handle the stuff of life, we believe it will help to avoid addiction, self-harm, anxiety, overwhelming sadness and depression.
We offer over a dozen free ongoing support groups plus programs for ages 5 to adult, as well as youth empowerment programs like Julia's Joy Tween programs, Encouraging U and Discovering U Teen programs, Community Kindness Projects, Tom's Warriors, Andy's Angels and our Julia's Joy Voice Idol Competition. Feel free to explore our site for details on each tab of our site.
Donations raised for Pillars of Light and Love fund many workshops and are used to provide discounted or free services (based on availability), at the Empowering U Center, such as Life Coaching, Marriage Counseling, Family Therapy, Teen & Tween Coaching groups, Stress and Anxiety Management, EMDR Therapy, Biofeedback (a holistic alternative for anxiety and depression), as well as other Anxiety and Stress Relief services for those with serious illnesses, caregivers of special needs children and adults, as well as Disabled Veterans. These services are also available to the general public. See Empowering U Practitioners and their services HERE.
Financial assistance for services at the Empowering U Center depends on availability of funding, based on donations received at Pillars of Light and Love. Please call 484-854-1162, email staff@pillarsoflightandlove.org or click this link to apply online: https://forms.gle/yQZdzCzgb8vxZJ4H6.
Pillars of Light and Love does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, familial status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of our activities or operations.
Our Programs
