A small, welcoming home where adolescents find stability, guidance, and personalized support.
Brighter Light Homes provides Level III residential care for adolescents in small home settings in Mecklenburg County. Youth get round-the-clock structure, consistent staff, and a non-restrictive environment built on relationships, not control.
- Small setting
- Small by design, so every youth is known by name
- Level III
- 24-hour supervised residential treatment
- Non-restrictive
- No seclusion, restraint, or isolation time-out
- Mecklenburg County
- Charlotte, NC, close to schools and services
How we care for youth
Teens placed with us have often been through more than most adults. They need adults who show up the same way every day. Our model is simple: small home, trained staff, clear structure, and calm responses when things get hard.
Structure that youth can count on
Predictable daily routines for school, meals, chores, activities, and rest.
Trauma-informed staff
Staff are trained to recognize what is behind a behavior and respond with de-escalation, not force.
Coordinated care
We work alongside each youth's care coordinator, clinicians, school, and guardian so the treatment plan is followed in the home.
Building toward what's next
Life skills and steady progress toward a less restrictive setting, reunification, or the next step in the youth's plan.
Making a referral
We keep the process clear and quick so placement decisions don't stall.
Reach out
Call us or send the inquiry form below. We'll confirm bed availability and whether the youth is a fit for a non-restrictive Level III setting.
Send the packet
We'll arrange a secure way to receive the clinical assessment, service order, and supporting records.
Review and meet
Our team reviews the packet and meets with the youth and care team when possible.
Placement
Once authorization is in place, we schedule admission and coordinate the transition with everyone involved.
Who we work with
- County DSS / child welfare
- LME/MCO care coordinators
- Juvenile justice
- Clinical and treatment providers
- Guardians, through the youth's care team
About us
Brighter Light Homes is operated by Bright Light Consulting, LLC, a Charlotte-area company focused on residential care for adolescents. We started with one belief: youth do better in a small, consistent home with adults who are trained, accountable, and committed to them.
We built the home and our policies around North Carolina's standards for Level III residential treatment, and we are completing the NC Division of Health Service Regulation licensure process now.
Shayla T. Davis
Founder
Before founding Brighter Light Homes, Shayla built her career in child welfare in New York and New Jersey. She spent seven years as a social worker with the New York City Administration for Children's Services in a congregate care setting of 12 youth, and seven years with the New Jersey Division of Child Protection and Permanency as a first responder and investigative social worker and in family preservation and permanency.
She is also a U.S. military veteran with more than 15 years in human resources and advanced degrees in Public Administration and Human Resources Management. She brings that experience to hiring, training, and supervising the staff who care for our youth every day.
Start a referral inquiry
For bed availability or placement questions, call or email us directly.
connect@brightlightconsulting.org
Business office
4202 Revolution Park Drive
Charlotte, NC 28217
For the privacy and safety of our residents, we don't publish the home's address. We'll share location details with placing agencies directly.