Thank you to everyone who has supported BlindAid in 2023 👏 We wish you a Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! 🎁 From your kind donations, we have supported 1,300 blind and partially sighted people in the 12 inner London boroughs this year 🏡 90% of service users will be spending up to 2 days alone during the Christmas period 🧑🤝🧑 Let’s keep standing between our service users and loneliness 👉 www.blindaid.org.uk/donate [Video: BlindAid logo on yellow background with white speech bubble containing Thank You! Thank You appears in typography format] #blindaid #blind #visuallyimpaired #christmas #happynewyear #thankyou #donate #charity
BLINDAID
Non-profit Organizations
BlindAid delivers emotional and practical support to blind and visually impaired people in the 12 inner London Boroughs.
About us
Welcome to BlindAid BlindAid has over 180 years of experience of delivering emotional and practical support to blind and visually impaired people living in the 12 inner London Boroughs and the City of London. Our core service is our Community Sight Support service; we also provide Community Projects where people can attend free classes. We are able to offer grants to support independent living. We also run fortnightly Coffee Events in Tower Hamlets and Southwark. Our enthusiastic outreach team is dedicated to working alongside our Service Users offering friendly company and conversation as well as information and links to other useful organisations. We aim to improve quality of life and to promote independence. All our services are provided free of charge for our Service Users. We can provide support in the following Boroughs: - Camden - Greenwich - Hackney - Hammersmith & Fulham - Islington & The City - Kensington & Chelsea - Lewisham - Lambeth - Southwark - Tower Hamlets - Wandsworth - Westminster
- Website
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https://www.blindaid.org.uk/
External link for BLINDAID
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- LONDON
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1834
- Specialties
- Visually impaired people, Blind people, Sight Support, and Community Projects
Locations
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Primary
LANTERN HOUSE 102 BERMONDSEY STREET
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London, GB
Employees at BLINDAID
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Ajay R.
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Kassim Gaffar
Executive Director | Available for Non-Exec roles
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Nichola Charalambou
Founder, Director & Workshop Facilitator at Creative Writes. Also works in museums, heritage, corporate sector & community/care settings. Community…
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Daniel Levin
F & B Advocate - Tour Guide. Facilitator. Chef
Updates
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Thank you Zurich Insurance for hosting your Christmas quiz 🎁✍️ We appreciate all your corporate volunteering and great social events you hold for our service users 👏 Join in with our Christmas quiz on our stories… #blindaid #blind #visuallyimpaired #zurich #christmas #corporate #sponsor #event #quiz
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Did You Know? 🤔 BlindAid has over 185 years experience of delivering emotional and practical support to blind and visually impaired people, living in the 12 inner London Boroughs and the City of London 🧑🦯 Our enthusiastic team is dedicated to working alongside our Service Users to reduce isolation and increase confidence and independence 📈 We aim to improve quality of life and promote independence 😊 Find out more today 👉 https://lnkd.in/epfuhKA4 [Image: Graphic with black, yellow and white blocks, BlindAid logo and text stating Did You Know?] #BlindAid #Charity #Blind #VisuallyImpaired #Donate #DidYouKnow #Fact #Independence #MakeADifference
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Christmas…a time for seeing your loved ones and making memories 👨👩👧👦🎄 But imagine not seeing the magic on their faces, the excitement as they open presents 😲🎁 For Liz with Macular Degeneration this is reality…no need for imagination! 💭 “Darkness my friend I had no choice when you stole away the light. You crept up slowly like the lengthening shadows of evening, you dissolved the faces of my children, the beauty of nature and art, the freedom of exploration and adventure” 💬 Liz Give the gift of giving this Christmas and help BlindAid support the lives of Liz and other service users 👉 https://lnkd.in/eVAMT_xh [Image: Graphic with picture of family and blurred faces, with a yellow banner including BlindAid logo] #BlindAid #Blind #VisuallyImpaired #MacularDegeneration #Christmas #Family #Loneliness #Donate
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Meet Albert, one of our service users 🧑🦯 The only card that Albert received for his Birthday was from BlindAid, highlighting how isolating being blind/visually impaired can be 💌 Imagine only receiving one Christmas card at Christmas? How would that make you feel? 😔 BlindAid ensures people like Albert never feel alone ❌ Gift making a difference this Christmas 👉 https://lnkd.in/eVAMT_xh [Image: Graphic with yellow and white block background, with black dots, BlindAid logo and a picture of Albert holding his card, with yellow text stating Albert] #BlindAid #Charity #Blind #VisuallyImpaired #Donate #MakeADifference #Give #Loneliness #ChristmasPresent #Christmas
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We are proud of our corporate partnerships 🙌 Thank you for everything you do for us EY, Zurich Insurance, William Grant & Sons, Financial Times, Lewisham Council, Islington Council, One Westminster and Jose Pizzaro 👏 From donations to experiences, you all enhance the lives of our service users and we will be forever grateful for that 😃 [Video: White background starting with BlindAid logo appearing, followed by all other logos mentioned in the post and finally 'Thank you' appears on a yellow background] #BlindAid #Blind #VisuallyImpaired #Partnership #Sponsor #Sponsorship #Donate
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Help put a smile on a visually impaired/blind person today 😃 ✅ £5 = Could cover the cost of a low vision aid to help someone make a hot drink independently ✅ £10 = Could cover the cost of providing sighted guide and visual impairment awareness training to a volunteer ✅ £20 = Could cover the cost of a regular visit to an isolated, visually impaired person in their home Make a difference 👉 https://lnkd.in/eTmZbxZE [Image: Graphic with BlindAid logo on yellow background with black circles containing visually impaired/blind service users smiling] #BlindAid #Charity #Blind #VisuallyImpaired #Donate #Smile #MakeADifference #Give #SupportWorker #ChristmasPresent
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We visit around 1,300 blind and partially sighted people in the 12 inner London boroughs every year 🏡 For many service users, we are their most frequent visitors and stand between them and loneliness 🧑🤝🧑 Find out more today 👉 https://lnkd.in/epfuhKA4 [Image: Graphic with black, yellow and white blocks, BlindAid logo and text stating 1300 people] #BlindAid #Charity #Blind #VisuallyImpaired #Donate #SupportWorker #Loneliness
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Skip that one hot drink and brew up some kindness instead 😊 £5 would cover the cost of a low vision aid for a Service User to independently make a hot drink ☕ Enjoy that warm fuzzy feeling by gifting a slice of independence today 👉 https://lnkd.in/e7vCWWBb [Image: Graphic with yellow background, BlindAid logo and takeout cup, equals sign and woman drinking from cup in kitchen, near a kettle] #BlindAid #Charity #Blind #VisuallyImpaired #Donate #GiveUpYourCup #CoffeeForChange
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Join Our Newsletter Family ✍️ There is nothing worse than being the last to find out news 🤦♂️ Be the first to know behind the scenes updates 🤩👇 Simply scroll to the bottom of our website and sign up to the BlindAid newsletter today 👉 https://blindaid.org.uk [Image: Graphic with laptop and screenshot of BlindAid website newsletter sign up section, with flashing subscribe button] #BlindAid #Blind #VisuallyImpaired #Newsletter #Subscribe #BehindTheScenes