Blind Childrens Center
4120 Marathon Street, Los Angeles, California 90029 (323)664-2153
A family-centered agency serving children with visual impairments
The Blind Childrens Center is a family-centered agency which serves children with visual impairments from birth to school-age. The center-based and home-based programs and services help the children acquire skills and build their independence. The Center utilizes its expertise and experience to serve families and professionals worldwide through support services, education, and research.
The Blind Childrens Center was founded in 1938, by members of the Southern California Delta Gamma Fraternity, to serve children from birth to school-age who are blind or severely visually impaired. The Center’s goal is to provide a comprehensive program of specialized education and training which will optimize the blind or visually impaired child’s development and consequent opportunities to lead a meaningful and productive life.
Blind Childrens Center 4120 Marathon Street, Los Angeles, California 90029 (323)664-2153
A family-centered agency serving children with visual impairments
The Center serves more than 100 children and their families each year through the infant, preschool and kindergarten programs. The majority of children attending the Center live in the greater Los Angeles area.
The Center is a full inclusion program:
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25% of the children are totally blind
• 33% are partially sighted
• 42% are sighted (often siblings of the visually impaired students)
The client population reflects the diversity of Los
Angeles:
• Latinos 66%
• Caucasian 22%
• African American 8%
• Asian 4%
The majority of families come from working low-income economic circumstances.
Center and home-based services are free of charge and are provided in a culturally sensitive environment. The Blind Childrens Center is funded entirely by private philanthropic support. There is no financial support from federal, state, or local governments and it is not a United Way agency. Support, with the exception of modest revenues from the sale of the Center’s publications, is derived from volunteer and staff fund-raising efforts, which are supported by corporations, small businesses, civic and employee groups, charitable foundations and concerned individuals.
Blind Childrens Center
4120 Marathon Street
Los Angeles, California 90029-3584
(323) 664-2153 • Fax (323) 665-3828
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