Voluntary Services for the Blind of Fairfield County

Last updated on January 4, 2012

The mission of Voluntary Services for the Blind of Fairfield County is to provide volunteer services to visually impaired residents of Fairfield County, Connecticut in order to improve the quality of their lives.

Description:
Voluntary Services for the Blind of Fairfield County seeks to improve the quality of life for visually handicapped persons. It provides services entirely through volunteers who work either directly or indirectly with visually impaired clients. All volunteers are trained to encourage clients to function independently and to fully utilize their abilities. Services being provided include: readers, drivers, friendly visitors, shopping assistants and home clerical assistants.

History:
Claudette A. Tallon and James H. Waddington founded Voluntary Services for the Blind of Fairfield County in 1993 with the financial assistance of the Darien Lions Club and some private individuals. It functioned as a project of the Darien Lions Club Foundation from 1993 until 1996 when it became an independent 501(c)(3) corporation. The organization provides visually impaired residents of Fairfield County with volunteers who perform basic services such as reading, driving, shopping and clerical assistance to assist their clients lead independent lives. From just an idea in 1993, the program has grown to provide these critical services to more than 100 visually impaired clients annually with a similar number of volunteers. The volunteers have been logging in aggregate more than 7000 hours of direct service to clients annually. Since inception, more than 100,000 volunteer hours have been logged in service to our clients.

Contact person: Virginia Ott, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (203) 595-5353

Address:

945 Summer Street Stamford, CT 06905 (See a map)

Web Site: http://voluntaryservicesfortheblind.org

Miscellaneous Information

Does your agency have weekend volunteer opportunities?
	Yes
Does your agency have evening volunteer opportunities?
	Yes
Does your agecny accept court ordered communituy service volunteers?
	No
Does your agency accept and coordinate group projects for corporate volunteers?
	No
Does your agency accept and coordinate group projects for youth volunteers?
	No
Does your agency accept youth volunteers ages 8-13 with adult supervision?
	Yes
Does your agency accept youth volunteers ages 14-18?
	Yes

Last updated on January 4, 2012