“See the Future” Programs
Founded in 1933, LHB is a non-profit 501(c)3 enterprise that helps children and adults who are visually impaired maintain dignity and independence by offering employment, education and support services.
The “See the Future” programs were first launched in January of 2005. These programs have grown to include assistance to students in areas of technology adaptations, activities
of daily living skills development, professional career development for professionals in the field of vision, scholarships to educational and recreational camps, older adult assistance with low vision aids and a mobile low vision clinic.
All of our programs share a common goal to provide children and adults who are blind or legally blind with opportunities to learn about teamwork, gain self-confidence, create friendships and develop communication and socialization skills. Through our programs, we strive to help all our participants become independent and productive members of society.
The “See the Future” programs are provided at little or no cost and are open to blind and visually impaired residents in Missouri and the Illinois counties of Calhoun, St. Clair, Monroe, Madison and Jersey.

 

• Continuing Education: Provides students who are legally blind, age preschool through college graduation, with financial scholarships to fund adaptive equipment and college tuition.
• Camp Barnabas: Week long overnight summer camp located in Purdy, MO that caters to children and young adults with disabilities, ages 7-25, and offers adaptive equipment so all children can participate in activities.
• Special Technology and Adaptive Resources for Students: Provides training in Activities of Daily living and Technology to students who are visually impaired or blind, age 6-21.
• Group Recreation and Developmental Support: This program is sponsored by Delta Gamma (local St. Louis non-profit) and supported by the Lighthouse. It offers children that are visually impaired and blind, age 3-high school graduation, the opportunity to participate in recreational community activities.
• Sports Education Camp: Weekend overnight camp held at Webster University for visually impaired and blind youth ages 12-18. Provides children with an introduction to adaptive sports.
• Space Camp for Interested Visually Impaired Students: Week long overnight camp in Huntsville Alabama. SCIVIS uses space to excite and educate students in math and science. LHB provides visually impaired and legally blind children ages 9-18 with scholarships.
• Summer Orientation & Mobility & Adaptive Living Resource: Three week residential training program held at Webster University providing students who are legally blind, age 15-21, with one on one lessons in activities of daily living and prevocational training.
• Public Relations: LHB offers donations to several non-profit organizations to act as sponsors and provide our financial support.
• Low Vision Aid Program: Provides qualified visually impaired adults with financial assistance to purchase a CCTV.
• Arts & Entertainment Accessibility: Provides financial assistance to local cultural venues to help make them more accessible to the blind community.
• Professional Career Development: Offers financial assistance for vision professionals to further their education through college scholarships and funding to attend conferences.
• Comprehensive Low Vision Project: Provides visually impaired youth, ages 3-21, with low vision evaluations, prescribed devices and training in the use of these devices.
• Southwest Kids in Action: Offered in Springfield, MO. Provides visually impaired and blind youth ages, 10-18, the opportunity to participate in group recreation and community activities.
• Night Orientation and Mobility Services: A supplemental program providing students that are low vision and blind ages 12 thru college graduation with a night evaluation and additional lessons. This program is NOT intended to take the place of a current O&M but to supplement by teaching night travel skills commensurate with daylight travel experience.