Residential Services:
These services are temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Michigan Foundation for the Blind, through the services of our Vision Rehabilitation Therapist (VRT), provides direct service, free of charge, to individuals in the greater Kalamazoo area.
Our VRT serves individuals and their families who are adjusting to low vision or blindness. Basic kitchen and cooking skills, keyboarding, Braille, money management, writing guides, orientation and mobility are among the skills taught.
For more information about direct services, call (269)345-1913.
Support Groups:
These services are temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Michigan Foundation for the Blind helps oversee Support Groups at various locations, including senior living communities, in the Kalamazoo area. Locations of current Support Groups are listed below. If you would like to start a Support Group in the Kalamazoo area, please call (269) 345-1913.
- Coover Center
- Friendship Village
- Hope Woods
- Wyndham
- The Fountains at Bronson Place
Living with Low Vision Workshops:
These services are temporarily suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Michigan Foundation for the Blind and Visually Impaired collaborates with the WMU Department of Blindness and Low Vision Studies to organize Living with Low Vision Workshops. Anyone experiencing a vision loss or who know someone who has a vision loss is welcome to attend. The workshops are FREE of charge.
Check here for information on upcoming workshops. Any questions, call (269)345-1913