Lighthouse of Pinellas Inc.

Filing Period

Oct 1, 2012 to Sep 30, 2013

Signed

Aug 14, 2014

Return Version

2012v2.3

Gross Receipts

$1,637,960

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

The second largest program offered by lighthouse of pinellas is the vocational rehabilitation program. When blindness or visual impairment occurs in the life of a person who has previously had a career, not only may a serious financial hardship occur but depression and a loss of self- esteem and self-worth is also very likely with such a life-changing event. Our vocational rehabilitation program provides services to help each person achieve their agreed upon employment goals. Services to accomplish this are individual assessments, job readiness training, orientation and mobility training, communication skills training, use of assistive computer technology, training in adaptive techniques for healthy and independent daily living, (continued on schedule o) (continued from 990, page 2, line 4b) as well as adjustment to vision loss counseling. This training is provided in the home, at the center, or in the community based upon the needs of each person. This fiscal year 60 people received services that assisted them towards achieving their employment goals.

Activity 3

The third largest program offered by lighthouse of pinellas is the early intervention program which serves children and their families from birth to 6 years of age who are blind or visually impaired. For most children 90% of their learning comes from vision. A child who is blind or visually impaired must learn about the world in other ways. Our comprehensive early intervention services for infants and young children help them learn to walk, feed and dress themselves, communicate and socialize with others, and gain a head start on a life of independence. The program also teaches the child's family to reinforce this learning at home. The goal of the program is to develop each child's ability to enter school with skills equal to their same-age peers or (continued on schedule o) (continued from 990, page 2, line 4c) to reduce any developmental gaps that may exist to the greatest extent possible. Children and their families may participate in the early intervention program until the child has achieved their highest level of functioning or until the child reaches the age of 6 years. This fiscal year 87 children and their families were served.

Filer

EIN

23-7042938