Articles

2022 Articles

May, 2022 - The Park Press - Lighthouse Central Florida Honored with Hope Award

May, 2022 - Avalon Park Sun - Lighthouse Central Florida Honored with Hope Award

March 15, 2022 - Orlando Business Journal - Lighthouse Central Florida adds jobs for visually impaired in year of growth

March 13, 2022 - West Orlando News - Lighthouse Works Adds New Board Member

2021 Articles

December 9, 2021 - WMFE 90.7 - Art exhibit for the blind allows people to see with their hands

November 19, 2021 - Southwest Orlando Bulletin - Donation helps expand low-vision services

November 4, 2021 - West Orlando News - Lighthouse Central Florida Receives $15K Grant for Youth Programs

October, 2021 - Avalon Park Sun - Lighthouse Central FL Receives $10,000 Grant From Dr. Harry J. Heeb Foundation

October 29, 2021 - News 13 - Orlando nonprofit connects blind, sight-impaired with often out-of-reach job opportunities

October 14, 2021 - West Orlando News - Dave Johnson Joins Lighthouse Works Board

October 14, 2021 - 105.9 Sunny FM - Lighthouse Works Shines A Light For Those Living With Sight Impairment

October 13, 2021 - Orlando Sentinel - They work at Florida’s last unemployment call center. And they know what it’s like to lose a job.

August, 2021 - West Orlando News - Lighthouse Works Receives $40,000 Grant

August, 2021 - i4 Business - Workforce Development Grant to Help with Organization’s Goal of Providing Competitive Employment for People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired

June, 2021 - Sanford-Herald - Lighthouse Central Florida receives Grant from Paycom & Rotary

June, 2021 - Southwest Orlando Bulletin - $3,000 in grants given to Lighthouse Central Florida

2020 Articles

April, 2020 - Community Impact Heroes: How this CEO is tripling his visually-impaired workforce to help the unemployed

April, 2020 - Orlando’s Lighthouse Works enlisted to aid state’s overwhelmed unemployment system

March, 2020 - Nonprofits can help recovery

January, 2020 - A SHIFT IN FOCUS: Lighthouse Works Creates Wages for People with Vision Loss

2019 Articles

February 7, 2019 - Code Jumper: Teaching Kids with Vision Loss to Jump into Programming

2018 Articles

March - April, 2018 - The Power of Partnership - Disney & Local Businesses Grow Together

2017 Articles

April 27, 2017 - Lynx looks to partner with Uber to give rides to disabled folks

April 14, 2017 - Uber, Lyft drivers told to get on board with service dogs

April 6, 2017 - Disadvantaged community empowered by mobility options

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