Event Description

Our inaugural Paterson Partners for Life VIRTUAL 5K Run-Walk celebrates and supports the life-saving, family-strengthening efforts taking place at Lighthouse Pregnancy Resource Center’s Paterson location. This year’s event marks an important milestone: 5 years of creative collaboration at 75 Ellison Street so under-resourced families can thrive!

In 2015, Lighthouse opened Paterson’s first pregnancy center in partnership with RENEW Life Center. In addition to these FREE services – ultrasound confirmation of pregnancy; parenting preparation with material aid; STD testing; and healthy relationship support – we offer additional resources to help parents from poverty backgrounds flourish as they care for their children.  Lighthouse’s practical, loving support for mothers – and fathers – starts early in pregnancy and continues through their child’s first year of life. RENEW’s 10-week transformational workshop, “Getting Ahead in a Just-Getting-By World,” financial literacy classes, and ongoing mentoring prepare parents for a lifetime of success. 

Recognizing the unique concerns of pregnant and parenting teens, Lighthouse birthed YoungLives Paterson in 2017, together with Young Life. Saturday Clubs feature lunch, childcare, games and crafts, plus spiritual and emotional support for young mothers who feel alone and overwhelmed. Summer camp and after-school community groups share the hope of the gospel to impact two generations for good!

Your race registration fee – plus any additional funds you provide through donations and sponsorships – will help us take MORE steps in support of Paterson children and their families. Thank you!