The Columbia Lighthouse helped me to overcome my self- consciousness and focus on all that I could give to my job. CLB relies on the support of approximately 300 volunteers provide more than 22,000 hours of community service, assisting blind and low vision individuals to achieve greater independence in their lives. Read mail, tutor, pay bills and shop with adults, seniors and students who are blind or have low vision. Assist individuals in their homes and in the workplace.
Volunteers become mentors, and assist with resume writing and interviewing skills.
We also need individuals who can lead employment related workshops. A calendar of events is distributed quarterly and volunteers sign-up for activities of interest to them. Volunteers serve as sighted guides, provide descriptions as necessary and assist with any hands-on demonstrations. Volunteers spend time with blind or low vision children at regularly scheduled activities such as holiday parties. Volunteers also assist as counselors at CLB's summer camp held each July.