WH FOUNDATION FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED INC
Cause Area
- Advocacy & Human Rights
- Children & Youth
- Homeless & Housing
- Justice & Legal
- People with Disabilities
Location
10655 150TH STJAMAICA, NY 11435 United States![Image_202305051822 Image_202305051822](https://res.cloudinary.com/dktp1ybbx/image/upload/c_limit,h_170,w_170/f_auto,fl_lossy,q_auto/v1683336120/organization/prod/1234495/XZEOnwkoPy.png)
Organization Information
Mission Statement
Our Mission will address the most pressing needs of people with visual impairments and their families, including eliminating social barriers and enhancing wide-scale changes. We strive to create a world of no limits for people with disabilities such as blindness, and low vision through leadership, education, housing, and inclusive technology.
Description
Our immediate goals include developing affordable housing for the blind and visually impaired in our community. A community-based approach to economic mobility is emphasized. As we all know, the current environment has highlighted the vital importance of safe, decent housing to an individual's overall well-being, including health, academic achievement, and employment prospects in the future. Many people, however, are unable to afford affordable housing while others face the possibility of being evicted, are facing foreclosure, or transitioning to homelessness. Imagine having to face all these challenges in the dark. Being able to see your way through these challenges is already difficult, as a result, we aim to develop preserve or increase access to a variety of affordable housing options and other essential support services for persons with disabilities.
Some of our Upcoming programs and initiatives:
The Hughley Housing Initiative
Housing and Supportive Services for individuals who are Blind, visually impaired, elderly, and/or disabled.
Project Reach
Outreach for incarcerated individuals who are blind and/or disabled.
The Empathy Project
Empathy can mean a lot of different things. Because of this, it is important to define it. Our Foundation will focus on teaching our youth and young adults about treating people who have different challenges than their own with kindness, respect, and most importantly, to have empathy for those differences.
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