Mission
MIAMI LIGHTHOUSE THROUGH EDUCATION, TRAINING, RESEARCH, VISION ENHANCEMENT AND AS A CENTER FOR LEARNING PROVIDES HOPE, CONFIDENCE, AND INDEPENDENCE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES. FOR NEARLY A CENTURY, MIAMI LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND HAS BEEN WORKING TO BUILD A MORE INCLUSIVE SOCIETY FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED. OUR INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING REMOVES BARRIERS TO EDUCATION, JOBS AND CRITICAL EYE CARE. NO ONE'S POTENTIAL SHOULD BE DEFINED BY ABILITY, AGE, ZIP CODE, INCOME, RACE OR ETHNICITY. OUR PROGRAM OFFERINGS REFLECT THE DIVERSITY OF THE COMMUNITIES WE SERVE AND THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS WHILE REINFORCING OUR MOTTO THAT "IT'S POSSIBLE TO SEE WITHOUT SIGHTTM". THROUGH OUR STATEWIDE FLORIDA HEIKEN CHILDREN'S VISION PROGRAM, WE ENSURE TITLE I STUDENTS AND UNDERSERVED SCHOOLCHILDREN CAN ACCESS THE EYE CARE THEY NEED TO SUCCEED IN THE CLASSROOM AND LATER IN THE WORKFORCE. MIAMI LIGHTHOUSE FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED CONSISTENTLY DEMONSTRATES IT IS WORTHY OF DONORS' PHILANTHROPIC INVESTMENTS.