Ryan Hertz Email & Phone Number

Ryan has served in homeless and human service agencies in Metro Detroit for more than 15 years. He joined South Oakland Shelter (SOS) as CEO in 2010, assuming the role at Lighthouse in 2019 as the two organizations merged. Ryan and his team have expanded Lighthouse’s scope of services to encompass emergency shelter and food distribution; financial assistance; affordable housing and community development; runaway & homeless youth programs; supportive service solutions; and crowdfunding technologies that have contributed to thousands of displaced people getting back on their feet and finding a renewed sense of purpose. He has focused Lighthouse on meeting the critical and escalating emergency and longer-term needs of the working poor, homeless, and otherwise impoverished members of our community who face immense systemic challenges against the backdrop of a pandemic and hyperinflation. Ryan is passionate about connecting those with a giving spirit to powerful opportunities to change lives.

Listed skills include Nonprofits, Community Outreach, Program Development, Fundraising, and 46 others.

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  President & Ceo

  Lighthouse Mi

  Jul 2019 - Present - Greater Detroit Area

  Lighthouse of Oakland County and South Oakland Shelter have joined forces to provide a stronger response to poverty in our community. In coming together, our agency will be able to provide more services for more people across a broader geography.Lighthouse owns and operates Spero Housing Group, a subsidiary non-profit dedicated specifically to providing high quality affordable and supportive housing for persons of low and moderate income, as well as HandUp, a community and crowdfunding… Show more Lighthouse of Oakland County and South Oakland Shelter have joined forces to provide a stronger response to poverty in our community. In coming together, our agency will be able to provide more services for more people across a broader geography.Lighthouse owns and operates Spero Housing Group, a subsidiary non-profit dedicated specifically to providing high quality affordable and supportive housing for persons of low and moderate income, as well as HandUp, a community and crowdfunding platform serving 100+ homeless service agencies and their clients across the United States. Show less