About Hilltop Light Ministries, Inc.
HLM is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that is committed to making a difference in peoples' lives.
Reverand Patricia C. "Kwacha" Davis founded HLM, Inc. in 1985 after years of working in Africa as well as various community services within Vermont. It's origin was in response to the growing need for food, clothing and counseling in our community as well as abroad in third world countries. Our group of volunteers are dedicated professionals who have sought to meet these needs. Since its initiation, Hilltop Light Ministries, Inc. has provided these necessities to the poor in the Burlington, Vermont area as well as those in the countries of Malawi Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Cameroon, in Africa. In the future, we look forward to providing an increasing variety of services to the needy. HLM primarily serves the communal needs of individuals, inner city families, and disadvantaged youth in the Greater Burlington area. HLM is committed to making a difference in peoples' lives by empowering them through education and meeting their material needs.
HLM's mission is to improve the quality of life of individuals on a local and international level through education, emotional support, and training in order to facilitate self-sufficiency in the lives of the people touched by HLM.
HLM's philosophy is to meet the needs of the total person: body, soul, and spirit. HLM believes that it takes a whole community to make a real difference in peoples lives. HLM seeks to assist individuals in becoming self-sufficient through the empowerment of education. Our organization aligns itself with the idea that "If you give a person a fish she eats for one day, if you teach her to fish she eats for a lifetime."
