Region: NYC Metro Area
myFace (formerly NFFR)
City Access New York, Inc.
CancerCare, Inc.
Enrichment Audio Resource Services, Inc. (EARS)
To support the program’s continuing operations.
Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey
To train 20 blind working age adults for call-center work and place at least 12 of these trainees in paid call-center and customer-service jobs.
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
To provide free physician-led ophthalmic examinations, assistance with medical benefits, and medical referrals to needy seniors who reside in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg and Midwood neighborhoods.
VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
To support VISIONS, together with its partner Helen Keller Services for the Blind, in launching an employer-centered and -guided job training and placement program for adults who are legally blind and reside in NYC or Long Island.