Lighthouse Vision Loss Center

Lighthouse Vision Loss Center To advance the individual growth and independence of adults and teens with vision loss.

Non Profit Organization serving teens, adults, and seniors with vision loss. Please contact us by phone or email to schedule an appointment to learn more.

What am amazing night! Brilliance Ball 2025 was incredible 🎉Thank you to everyone who attended! We are so grateful for o...
11/16/2025

What am amazing night! Brilliance Ball 2025 was incredible 🎉Thank you to everyone who attended! We are so grateful for our guests, sponsors, speakers, and staff who made last night a huge success 🎉

11/16/2025

Brilliance Ball 2025 ✨✨✨

11/07/2025

The Brilliance Ball is next weekend and we have less than 25 tickets left! To reserve, click: onecau.se/brilliance

11/03/2025

There are a lot of tools available for people who are blind or have vision loss. Ms. Jean demonstrates a device to crack an egg....but it's not quite perfect....

Lighthouse's Lumination store sells kitchen gadgets, magnifiers, writing guides and many of things that are useful for individuals with vision loss.

🎃👩‍🍳🍓 Cooking Without Looking – Halloween Edition! 🍌🧃✨Our teens got their spooky chef hats on during our overnight lock-...
11/01/2025

🎃👩‍🍳🍓 Cooking Without Looking – Halloween Edition! 🍌🧃✨

Our teens got their spooky chef hats on during our overnight lock-in! With help from our amazing new team member Laura, they whipped up mummy hot dogs and sausages, and bravely tackled candy corn-dipped strawberries that turned into the ultimate Pinterest fail 😂 — but we had a blast anyway!

The kitchen fun didn’t stop there — thanks to the generous blender donations, each teen got to make their own fruit or chocolate banana smoothie, then take a blender home! Several have already reported they’re now making breakfast smoothies daily — talk about skills that stick!

Huge thanks to everyone who helped make this part of the night a delicious success!

Happy Halloween from Lighthouse! These pumpkins were carved by kids in the Lighthouse Youth Program!
10/31/2025

Happy Halloween from Lighthouse!

These pumpkins were carved by kids in the Lighthouse Youth Program!

Breaking news from Lighthouse Vision Loss Center....CEO Alexander Elman Foley, aka the Energizer Bunny, is honored by SR...
10/31/2025

Breaking news from Lighthouse Vision Loss Center....CEO Alexander Elman Foley, aka the Energizer Bunny, is honored by SRQ Magazine as a 2025 Women Who Roar.

Happy Anniversary to Ms. Courtney who works with the Lighthouse youth!What a full-circle moment! Our visit to the Fruitv...
10/30/2025

Happy Anniversary to Ms. Courtney who works with the Lighthouse youth!

What a full-circle moment! Our visit to the Fruitville Grove Pumpkin Festival wasn’t just a fall outing — it was a celebration of one incredible year since Ms. Courtney began leading the Lighthouse Transition teens! 🧡

Exactly one year ago, this festival was the very first event we shared together — and since then, our journey has been filled with learning, laughter, and unforgettable adventures that turned a group of teens into a true Lighthouse family. 💫

Here’s just a glimpse of what we’ve experienced together this year:
🍳 Cooking Without Looking sessions
🎤 Music classes & karaoke nights
🌊 Beach trips and the Self-Advocacy Beach Blast
🦇 Overnight Lock-In with biology, bat lessons and shark dissecting
🎭 Work-Based Learning at the Manatee Performing Arts Center
🕺 Lighthouse Prom and Valentines dances
🐾 Humane Society WBLE & career exploration
🎢 Busch Gardens & Adventure Island theme park outings
🚤 Egmont Key ferry trip with Captain Ed
🌿 Fort Desoto Nature hikes with Big Waters Land Trust
😱 Howl-O-Scream Busch Gardens & other haunted houses
💻 iPad Tech Savvy and career readiness classes
💬 Healthy Teens Hot Topics sessions
🧗‍♂️ TreeUmph adventure course
🌌 Planetarium and museum visits
⛸️ Disney on Ice shows
🛻 Monster Truck shows
🎓 USF Tampa, State College of Florida, and Full Sail University tours
⛵️ Deep Sea boat excursion with Tampa Bay Watch
💢 ComiCon
🕴 Jump-In-Fun & Monster Arcade

Every event brought growth, courage, laughter, and connection — and every smile tells a story of progress. 💛

As we celebrate this milestone, we’re reminded that:
“The roots of true achievement lie in the will to become the best that you can become.” 🌱

Here’s to another year of adventures, empowerment, and endless possibilities! ✨

10/29/2025

We wanted to share this with our community! Lighthouse was named as the Nonprofit of the Quarter by Voters and for each referral given to Joyner Family Insurance, they will make a monetary match for Lighthouse!

Here's a link to their website: https://joynerinsurance.com/community/

Address

7318 N Tamiami Trail
Bradenton, FL
34243

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 8am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 8am - 4:30pm
Thursday 8am - 4:30pm
Friday 8am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+19413591404

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Our Story

The Lighthouse was officially established as a not for profit agency in 1985 by a group of people who themselves, were visually impaired. Together with the support of area eye specialists and community donors, these volunteers spent countless hours to secure funding and the 501(c) 3 status for the agency originally known as Mana-Sota Lighthouse for the Blind.