Association of Blind Athletes of New Jersey
Helps blind New Jersey athletes to compete in national and international "Blind Olympiads".
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29 Newfield St., East Orange, NJ 07017-5410 |
Contact Person: Mrs. Pansy King |
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Phone: (973) 673-6384 |
Fax: (973) 673-0803 |
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Web: abanj.org |
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Challenged Children’s Charity Corp
The Helen L. Diller Vacation Home for Blind Children, Challenged Children’s Charities Corporation, is a camp free to children ages 7-15 with a visual impairment that can be verified with an eye report. The staff to child ratio is one-to-five. Campers must be able to feed, clothe, and bathe themselves with limited assistance.
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PO Box 338, 127 26th Street, Avalon, NJ 08202 |
Contact Person: Jen Layton, Camp Director |
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Phone: 609-927-7839 |
Concordia Learning Center at St. Joseph’s School for the Blind, Inc.
Helps educating blind, visually impaired and blind multi-disabled children.
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761 Summit Ave. Jersey City, NJ 07307-3831 |
Associate Director: Lion Ed Lucas, Interim Exec Director: Judy Ortman |
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Phone: (201) 876-5432 (x162 for Ed) |
Fax: (201) 876-5432 |
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Web: www.sjsb.net |
Email: elucas@sjsnj.org |
Eye Institute of New Jersey
Serves the community in eye care. Does research to apply the most advanced technology to a variety of ocular/visual problems.
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90 Bergen Street 6th floor Newark, NJ 07103 |
Lions Referral Coordinator: Paula Tarantino, PDG (973) 844-1313 |
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Phone: (973) 972-2050 |
E: spiceral@umdnj.edu |
Housing and United Services
Offers housing information, advocacy services, multi-media transcription services, and consulting services to people who are blind and disabled.
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47 Center Avenue; Leonardo NJ 07737-1533 |
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Phone: (732) 872-1990 |
Fax: (732) 291-7215 |
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Web: www.husnj.net |
Email: marrazzo@comcast.net |
John D. Young Memorial Lions Blind Center, Inc.
Helps to empower the blind and visually impaired to set goals and to achieve in an environment where sight loss will not impede progress in community of Atlantic county and North Cape May County.
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100 Crestview Ave., Absecon, NJ 08201 |
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Director: Ann Burns |
Phone: (609) 677-1199 |
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Web: lionsblindcenter.org |
Email: annburns@lionsblindcenter.org |
Lions Eye Bank of Delaware Valley, Inc.
Committed to enhancing a person's quality of life by restoring or improving vision through corneal transplantation, medical research and education.
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401 North 3rd Street, Suite 305, Philadelphia, PA 19123-4101 |
Contact person: PID Gene S. Polgar, Pres., /COO |
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Phone: (800) 743-6667 |
Fax: (215) 563-3081 |
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Web: www.lebdv.org |
Email: pidgp@aol.com |
Lions Eye Bank of New Jersey (Clark, NJ)
Dedicated to the restoration of sight through recovery, evaluation and distribution of corneal tissue for transplantation.
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77 Brant Ave., Suite 100, Clark, NJ 07066 |
Executive Director: Margaret Chaplin |
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Phone: (800) 653-9379 |
Web: lionseyebanknj.org |
Music Association for the Visually Impaired Students of NJ (MAVIS)
Provides musical instruments and specialized music instruction to legally blind persons.
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P.O. Box 173, Woodbridge, NJ 07095-0173 |
President: Edward Tauber |
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Phone: (732) 826-8216 |
Fax: (732) 254-3795 |
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Web: www.mavisnj.org |
E-Mail: mavisnj@optonline.net |
New Jersey Blind Citizens Association, Inc. (Camp Happiness)
Provides summer vacation program and day camp for legally blind.
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18 Burlington Avenue; Leonardo, NJ 07737 |
Exec. Dir. Douglas Scott |
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Phone: (732) 291-0878 |
Access link #: (800) 955-2329 |
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Web: njbca.org |
Email: njblind@aol.com |
New Jersey Camp for Blind Children, Inc. (Camp Marcella)
Provides a memorable experience for blind and visually impaired children as well as multi-handicapped special needs children.
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27 Durham Road, Rockaway, NJ 07866 |
Mailing Address: PO Box 422, Hasbrouck Heights NJ 07604 |
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Phone: (973) 627-1996 |
Chairman: Robert W. Moore, PID Phone: (973) 208-0207 |
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Web: campmarcella.org |
President: Robert K. Treptow Phone: (570) 775-7665 |
New Jersey Foundation for the Blind (Diamond Spring Lodge)
Provides social, recreational, and educational activities for the blind.
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PO Box 929, 230 Diamond Spring Road; Denville, NJ 07834 |
Exec Director: Iris Torres |
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Phone: (973) 627-0055 |
Web: njffb.org |
New Jersey Lions Eyeglass Recycling Center
Promote eyeglass collection and recycling
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320 Sullivan Way, West Trenton, NJ 08628 |
Mailing Address: P.O Box 7263, West Trenton, NJ |
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Phone: (609) 530-3485 |
President: Alan Brewer, PCC Phone: (908) 782-4232 |
New Jersey Training School (Jamesburg)
Rehabilitates court remanded juvenile boys
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1 State Home Road; PO Box 500; Monroe Twp., NJ 08831 |
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Phone: 732-521-0030 |
Web: state.nj.us/oag/jjc/secure_njts.htm |
Learning Ally, Princeton Studio (Formerly Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic, Inc.)
Supplies free-on-loan recorded textbooks, library services, and other educational resources to people who cannot read standard print due to visual impairment, dyslexia or other physical abilities.
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20 Roszel Road, Princeton, NJ 08540 |
Director of Development: Grace Alparone |
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Phone: (609) 750-1830 |
Web: www.learningally.org |
South Jersey Eye Center
Provides comprehensive eye care services.
