Difference between revisions of "Lions World Services for the Blind"
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| − | '''Lions World Services for the Blind''' is an organization | + | '''Lions World Services for the Blind''' is a nonprofit with the mission "[t]o enable people who are blind or visually impaired to function independently and to live full, productive lives with dignity and self-respect, and to promote a positive public awareness of blindness." |
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| + | [[Roy Kumpe]] founded Lions World Services for the Blind in 1947 as a "rehabilitation center" for those who suffered visual impairment. More than 9,200 individuals have benefited from the work of the organization. Lions World Services offers its clients a "personal adjustment program, 13 vocational courses, a vision rehabilitation clinic and training, an assistive technology learning center, job placement assistance, and a college preparatory program." | ||
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| + | The organization plans to build its $25 million dollar headquarters in downtown Little Rock near the [[Clinton Library]] and [[Heifer International]] to form a "nonprofit row." | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
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| + | *[http://www.lwsb.org/ Lions World Services for the Blind homepage] | ||
| + | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV9JnmcpFUk Factual film about Lions World activities on YouTube (part 1)] | ||
| + | *[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W705yrUh7sE Factual film about Lions World activities on YouTube (part 2)] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Nonprofits]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:19, 3 March 2008
Lions World Services for the Blind is a nonprofit with the mission "[t]o enable people who are blind or visually impaired to function independently and to live full, productive lives with dignity and self-respect, and to promote a positive public awareness of blindness."
Roy Kumpe founded Lions World Services for the Blind in 1947 as a "rehabilitation center" for those who suffered visual impairment. More than 9,200 individuals have benefited from the work of the organization. Lions World Services offers its clients a "personal adjustment program, 13 vocational courses, a vision rehabilitation clinic and training, an assistive technology learning center, job placement assistance, and a college preparatory program."
The organization plans to build its $25 million dollar headquarters in downtown Little Rock near the Clinton Library and Heifer International to form a "nonprofit row."
