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ORGANIZATION: LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired

We all know from the last year and a half that isolation is a really tough, emotionally draining thing. At LightHouse, want to help increase companionship and improve situations of isolation for our blind students. You can help us do that by becoming a Friendly Visitor. As a Friendly Visitor with LightHouse, you will foster a relationship with one of our blind students by phone calls, meetings, and/or outings that will give both you and the student healthy socialization and companionship.

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About LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Location:

1155 Market Street, 10th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103, US

Mission Statement

Founded in 1902, San Francisco's LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired promotes the independence, equality and self-reliance of people who are blind or have low vision.

Description

Headquartered in San Francisco, California, LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired provides education, training, advocacy, and community for blind individuals in California and around the world. Founded and based in San Francisco since 1902, the LightHouse is one of the largest and most established comprehensive blindness organizations in North America, with a wide variety of programs to suit a wide variety of needs, as well as a rich network of blindness advocates and professionals. We offer programs and trainings for blind individuals ranging from orientation and mobility training, access technology training, employment immersion, health and wellness, and many more. While we are headquarted in San Francisco, we serve clients all over the Greater Bay Area.

CAUSE AREAS

Community
People with Disabilities
Community, People with Disabilities

WHEN

We'll work with your schedule.

WHERE

Multiple locations San Francisco, CA 94103

(37.77264,-122.40991)
 

DATE POSTED

October 16, 2024

SKILLS

  • People Skills
  • Relationship Building
  • Verbal / Written Communication

GOOD FOR

N/A

REQUIREMENTS

  • Background Check
  • Must be at least 18
  • Orientation or Training
  • You can determine a schedule with your student that can be anywhere from weekly to monthly, but it is preferred that a six-month minimum commitment can be made to being a Friendly Visitor.

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