ST. LOUIS, MO, December 12, 2012 (Press-News.org) The Gibney Family Foundation of South Burlington, Vermont, and First Nonprofit Foundation of Chicago, Illinois, jointly awarded grants to VisionServe Alliance of St. Louis, Missouri, to expand the vision rehabilitation workforce and help provide life-changing services to people who are blind or visually impaired.
"We are deeply grateful to The Gibney Family Foundation for its generous grant of $75,000 over three years and First Nonprofit Foundation for its challenge grant of $25, 000," said Roxann Mayros, President and CEO of VisionServe Alliance.
"These funds will allow VisionServe Alliance to expand essential education and training opportunities in vision loss services, increasing the number of qualified professionals across the United States to provide specialized vision rehabilitation services at a time when the need for services far outstrips demand."
Founded in 1991, The Gibney Family Foundation provides grants to non-profit organizations that demonstrate an outstanding ability to empower those who are challenged, particularly people who are blind, in their quest to live happier, more productive lives. For more information, please visit http://www.tgff.org.
First Nonprofit Foundation was founded and funded by First Nonprofit Insurance Company , and offers seminars and publications on risk management and other topics of interest to non-for-profit organizations. For more information, please visit http://www.firstnonprofit.org.
VisionServe Alliance is a private, not-for-profit organization founded in 1985 with a mission to engage leaders in building a better world through quality services to people with vision loss.
For more than 25 years, VisionServe Alliance has provided leadership support locally with a national vision! For more information, please visit http://www.visionservealliance.org.
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The Gibney Family Foundation and the First Nonprofit Foundation Award Grants to VisionServe Alliance of St. Louis, Missouri
The funds will allow VisionServe Alliance to expand essential education and training opportunities in vision loss services
2012-12-12
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[Press-News.org] The Gibney Family Foundation and the First Nonprofit Foundation Award Grants to VisionServe Alliance of St. Louis, MissouriThe funds will allow VisionServe Alliance to expand essential education and training opportunities in vision loss services