Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Description

The Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CBVI)is a non-profit agency serving the needs of the blind and visually impaired in the community. Services include in-home rehabilitation, social services, transportation and escort services, Life Skills support groups, computer/access technology training both in-home and on-site and a summer residential program for blind and visually impaired high school students. CBVI also has an on-site low-vision clinic, as well as, a product demonstration store called Sight Solutions. CBVI reaches into the general community by offering free vision screenings and prevention of blindness support.

CBVI's annual fundraiser is Bike 4 Sight. Cyclists raise funds to support agency programs and can choose from five scenic routes through the Delaware, Chester and New Castle County countryside. This year's event is June 20, 2010.