Vision North Somerset

Vision North Somerset

01934 419393

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What your gift could provide

£10

Transport to get 3 people to our social club once every week

£50

The cost of running our helpline one morning a week

£150

Mini bus transport for an outing for isolated blind people

Vision North Somerset supports 1500 blind and partially sighted people in North Somerset

We provide a unique range of services for blind and partially sighted people in North Somerset. We aim to increase independence, reduce poverty, improve opportunities for social inclusion and provide practical and emotional support to help improve the quality of life for our service users. Our work is supported by over 90 dedicated volunteers who provide information and support at our local hosptial, help people to apply for benefits, run social clubs and offer friendship to our members.

Why the community needs us

Many of our clients with sight loss are aged over 75. They cannot drive, go for a walk independently, do their shopping, pop out and visit friends, read a book or even see the TV screen. Many are isolated and lonely.We are currently raising money to recruit and train volunteers to address these issues. Volunteers will provide benefit advice to reduce poverty, social clubs and companionship to reduce lonliness and isolation and emotional support to help people to cope with their sight loss.

Our impact on the community

Health and wellbeing for visually impaired people in North Somerset will improve. Poverty will be reduced by training our volunteer benefit advisors to make successful applications. People will be able to participate in community activities because they will have the income to do so. Isolation and loneliness will be reduced as people will benefit from social clubs and companionship. Blind people will be better able to cope because of the emotional support they receive via counselling.

Charity information

Vision North Somerset

Telephone: 01934 419393

Address: 3 Neva Road, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS23 1YD

Established in: 1975

Registered charity no.: 1165364