VisionCorps

You Can Give the Gift of Independence! 👨‍🦯👩🏻‍🦯

 

As a VisionCorps supporter, you can help your friends and neighbors who are living with vision loss attain independence. We help them by offering meaningful employment and providing vision rehabilitation and therapy.

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VisionCorps invites children and families to visit Bound Books bookstore during Give Local York (GLY) to take part in several activities, organized around keeping your vision healthy. The free event takes place from 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Friday, May 1, at the bookstore located in Olde Tollgate Village, 2555 S. Queen St., York, 19042. In addition, Bound Books will donate 10 percent of its book sales during GLY to VisionCorps.

Why does the blind community need our services?

🦯 There are more than 5,000 individuals living with vision loss in Lancaster and that number is expected to grow with     aging baby boomers.

🦯 The unemployment rate for people who are blind is 70%

🦯 Most individuals have nowhere to turn after a low vision diagnosis. Our services help them to continue to live their lives independently!

Last year, VisionCorps:

• Provided rehabilitation services for 1,341 clients
• Screened 11,740 preschool aged children for previously undetected vision loss
• Completed 14,444 hours of direct service to clients

Your gift provides:

• JOB TRAINING and accommodations for individuals with impaired vision
• SUPPORT GROUPS for individuals with vision loss so they can share stories and guidance on overcoming obstacles
• SAFE TRAVEL INSTRUCTION for clients to learn how to get around safely and independently
• Instruction on vision aides like magnifiers and high contrast items to support DAILY LIVING TASKS
• YOUTH ENRICHMENT SERVICES which offer fun activities like cooking, kayaking and classes to help students live a full and independent life 
• ACCESS TECHNOLOGY TRAINING in the most up to date devices and software available for individuals with vision loss
• DIRECT EMPLOYMENT and TRAINING opportunities for individuals who are blind and vision impaired.

 

Thank you for giving the gift of independence to your friends and neighbors living with vision loss!