National Longhouse, Ltd. is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3) charitable organization whose purpose is to strengthen parent-child relationships in a manner that is based upon Christian ideology.
We service communities with our National Longhouse® programs which are designed specifically for one-on-one parent-child interaction within a group setting. Each program helps build inter-family, communal, and spiritual relationships through shared, structured activities. We integrate a Native American theme which serves as a common level of interest for parent and child as well as providing an educational tool for the casual introduction to Native American cultures.
Besides administrating our national programs, we serve as a national resource center for all parent-child programs. We provide supplementary support with parent-child programing concepts, news, history, ideas for games, crafts, stories, songs, program vendor listings, and archiving of other helpful information.
Our administration for National Longhouse serves as a hub for linear and non-linear inter-program communication, support, and resourcing between our national, regional, and local levels.
Now fully independent since 2006, National Longhouse, Ltd. originated in 2002 as an outreach subsidiary of Lighthouse, Inc. founded 1982, a nonprofit ministry-based charitable organization that provides services to inner-city families of Greater Cleveland, Ohio with its Heaventrain Program.