Press

2023 Press Releases

September 27, 2023 - Lighthouse Central Florida Welcomes Cheryl Rayburn as VP of Progam Services

May 10, 2023 - Lighthouse Central Florida adds Stephen Salley to its Board of Directors

April 27, 2023 - Lighthouse Central Florida Awarded $30,000 Grant from the Orlando Magic Youth Fund

February 1, 2023 - Lighthouse Central Florida Awarded Three Major Grants Totalling $130,000

2022 Press Releases

December 21, 2022 - Lighthouse Works Presented with Employment Achievement Award at Annual National Industries for the Blind Symposium

December 20, 2022 - Lighthouse Central Florida Welcomes Samantha Lombardi to its Board of Directors

November 17, 2022 - Lighthouse Central Florida Children's Program visits Edible Education Experience

November 16, 2022 - Lighthouse Works Presented with Exceptional Employer Award by the Agency for Persons with Disabilities

October 28, 2022 - Regions Foundation Pledges $30,000 to Lighthouse Central Florida

October 18, 2022 - Lighthouse Works Welcomes Brian M. Levine to the Board of Directors

October 13, 2022 - Lighthouse Works Presented with Award from State Agency as it Expands to Over 500 Employees

October 10, 2022 - Lighthouse Workd Selected by State Agencies as the 2022 Employment Center of the Year

October 5, 2022 - Lighthouse Central Florida Welcomes Noreen Levitt as VP of Mission Advancement

September 7, 2022 - Lighthouse Works Expands Board of Directors Expertise with Addition of Dave Ballesteros

February 18, 2022 - Lighthouse Central Florida Receives $56,400 in Grants from Greater Washington Community Foundation

February 17, 2022 - Lighthouse Works Surpasses 200 Employees

January 21, 2022 - Lighthouse Central Florida Receives $40,000 Grant from Universal Orlando Foundation

January 21, 2022 - Lighthouse Central Florida Receives $5,000 Grant from Margaret McCartney and R. Parks Williams Foundation

2021 Press Releases

November 18, 2021 - Lighthouse Central Florida Honored with Hope Award

November 17, 2021 - Lighthouse Central Florida Receives $48,000 Grant from Seminole Cares

November 11, 2021 - Lighthouse Works adds Kathy Nguyen from KPMG to its Board of Directors

October 14, 2021 - Lighthouse Central Florida Receives $15,000 Grant from Chesley G. Magruder Foundation

September 29, 2021 - Lighthouse Central Florida Receives $10,000 Grant from Dr. Harry J. Heeb Foundation

August 23, 2021 - Lighthouse Works adds Dave Johnson from Thomson Reuters to its Board of Directors

August 3, 2021 - Lighthouse Works Receives $40,000 Grant from Bank of America Charitable Foundation

July 7, 2021 - Former Lighthouse Works Employee Publishes Book Highlighting His Journey Living with Vision Loss

May 6, 2021 - Lighthouse Works Develops Innovative Tool To Help Visually Impaired Employees Perform Work for the Defense Logistics Agency

May 3, 2021 - Lighthouse Works Expands Board of Directors Expertise with Addition of Brian Vann

April 20, 2021 - Lighthouse Central Florida Hires Christina Carrier as Vice President of Finance

2020 Press Releases

September 29, 2020 - Lighthouse Works Recognized as 'Employment Center of the Year'

2019 Press Releases

January 21, 2019 - Local Businessman to Chair Sight & Sole WalkFest Committee

2018 Press Releases

December 19, 2018 - New Lighthouse CEO Interviewed on Local Public Radio

December 14, 2018 - Leadership Transition at Lighthouse Central Florida and Lighthouse Works

October 26, 2018 - Hiring For Good: Lighthouse Executive Makes Case for Unlocking the Potential of an Overlooked Workforce

August 8, 2018 - Expanded Contract with State Agency Means More Jobs for Contact Center Employees Who Are Visually Impaired

June 8, 2018 - Annual EyeMDs Conference Spotlights Role of Physician Referral for Low-Vision Rehabilitation

2017 Press Releases

October 2, 2017 - Digital Workers Provide Sight to Visually Impaired

September 22, 2017 - Orlando Based Social Enterprise Offers Website Accessibility Testing to Companies At-Risk of Lawsuits

June 26, 2017 - RESPECT of Florida & Lighthouse Works Team-Up with Florida Department of Economic Opportunity

February 23, 2017 - LYNX Chief Executive Officer Appointed to Lighthouse Central Florida Board of Directors

February 13, 2017 - Dr. Lucille O'Neal Named To Lighthouse Central Florida's Ambassadors Council