| Last updated on July 31, 2007 |
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 approximately 150 visually impaired clients annually with a similar number of volunteers. The volunteers have been logging in aggregate more than 9000 direct service hours annually. This excludes administrative time, which is also voluntary. There are no paid employees. Since inception, more than 78,000 volunteer hours have been logged in service to our clients.
Contact person: Claudette Tallon, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email)
Office fax number: 203-662-9341
Address:
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945 Summer Street
Stamford, CT 06905
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Web Site: None specified
Miscellaneous Information
| Does your agency have weekend volunteer opportunities? |
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Yes
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| Does your agency have evening volunteer opportunities? |
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Yes
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| Does your agecny accept court ordered communituy service volunteers? |
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No
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| Does your agency accept and coordinate group projects for corporate volunteers? |
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No
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| Does your agency accept and coordinate group projects for youth volunteers? |
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No
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| Does your agency accept youth volunteers ages 8-13 with adult supervision? |
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Yes
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| Does your agency accept youth volunteers ages 14-18? |
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Yes
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