Community Service Project

Leader Dogs for the Blind

Leader Dogs for the Blind is a non-profit organization that has been providing independent travel to the blind community through the use of Leader Dogs since its founding in 1939. Over the years, Leader Dogs for the Blind has provided independent mobility to more than 14,000 visually impaired individuals. The services of the school are provided free of charge. The school also provides classes for orientation and mobility, computer training, and Trekker GPS.

Every gift, large or small, makes a difference. Your gift allows for the funding of critical needs, such as maintaining the residence facility where the students stay for 26 days while they learn to navigate with a Leader Dog. These funds also allow Leader Dogs for the Blind to maintain the kennel where future Leader Dogs live during their training. The maintenance of training vehicles, student buses, technology lab and veterinary clinic, amongst other programs, also depend on your gifts.

Your support provides the foundation for current and future programs. Most importantly, it makes an extraordinary impact on students by providing the gifts of independence, freedom and opportunity.

Your gift is 100% tax deductible, and documentation to support your donation will be provided. Please note that our very own VASFAA member, Liza Bruce, has greatly benefited from this program, and it is because of her affiliation with Leader Dogs for the Blind that we all have come to share her love, appreciation and respect for her Leader Dog, and our friend, BAXTER!

Please come with your donations and help to make this service project a success.