Metas

Form 990-EZ, Part V, Line 33

“Cambiando Vidas (Changing Lives). On June 15, through June 18, 2023 Metas hosted a Cambiando Vidas Project in McAllen, Texas. This is a four-day-program geared towards Spanish-speaking blind individuals who have limited access to rehabilitation opportunities in the United States. The 16 Participants, along with a family member, stayed at a hotel where the training took place. Blind instructors held daily living skills, technology, Braille, and orientation and mobility classes. All meals were provided along with an assortment of adaptive materials and tecnology. The goal of this program is to give blind Spanish-speaking participants an opportunity to experience during a short training what rehabilitation could do in their lives. We also work closely with their family members so that they can elevate the expectations that they have for their loved one. After the training we were able to see changes in both the participant's life and their family member because we help them put into practice what was learned during the short training. Some participants have very limitted access to training opportunities so Metas tries to continue to bring them resources in Spanish and accessible to them.”