DELTA GAMMA ANCHOR CENTER FOR BLIND CHILDREN
2550 ROSLYN STREET, DENVER, CO 80238 www.anchorcenter.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: PART I AND PART III, LINE 1: ANCHOR CENTER FOR BLIND CHILDREN IS COLORADO'S ONLY NONPROFIT CENTER FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, BIRTH TO AGE 5,WHERE CHILDREN WHO ARE BLIND OR HAVE SIGNIFICANT VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS RECEIVE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EXPERT CARE, INTERVENTION, TRAINING AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.

ANCHOR CENTER FOR BLIND CHILDREN IS COLORADO'S ONLY NONPROFIT CENTER FOR YOUNG CHILDREN, BIRTH TO AGE 5,WHERE CHILDREN WHO ARE BLIND OR HAVE SIGNIFICANT VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS RECEIVE THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF EXPERT CARE, INTERVENTION, TRAINING AND EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. OUR MULTI-DISCIPLINARY SPECIALIZED STAFF INCLUDE TEACHERS OF THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED, EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS, PHYSICAL, OCCUPATIONAL, SPEECH/LANGUAGE, RECREATIONAL AND MUSIC THERAPISTS, ORIENTATION & MOBILITY SPECIALISTS, FAMILY SERVICE PROFESSIONALS AND OPHTHALMOLOGISTS. WORKING AS A TEAM, THE ANCHOR STAFF GIVE NEWBORNS, INFANTS, TODDLERS AND PRESCHOOLERS, AS WELL AS THEIR PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND SIBLINGS, SUPPORT, TOOLS AND EDUCATION TO BUILD THE FOUNDATION FOR LIFELONG DEVELOPMENT, RECREATION AND EDUCATION. SINCE OUR FOUNDING BY THE DELTA GAMMA FRATERNITY IN 1982, ANCHOR CENTER FOR BLIND CHILDREN HAS PREPARED THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN FOR KINDERGARTEN AND INFUSED A DESIRE FOR THE CHILD AND HIS/HER FAMILY TO LIVE LIFE FULLY -- DESPITE THE CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR VISUAL, OR VISUAL/AUDITORY, IMPAIRMENTS. ANCHOR CENTER GRADUATES GROW UP TO BECOME TEACHERS, ARTISTS, PROFESSORS, ATHLETES, MUSICIANS AND SCIENTISTS. ANCHOR CENTER FOR BLIND CHILDREN OPERATES IN A STATE-OF-THE-ART SCHOOL ARCHITECTURALLY DESIGNED AS A TEACHING TOOL FOR YOUNG CHILDREN WHO ARE BLIND AND/OR HAVE MULTIPLE SPECIAL NEEDS. CHILDREN ARRIVE TO ANCHOR CENTER AS BABIES OR YOUNG TODDLERS -- OFTEN IN THE ARMS OF THEIR WORRIED AND HEARTBROKEN PARENTS OVERWHELMED WITH THE THOUGHT OF THEIR CHILD HAVING SERIOUS VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS. BEGINNING WITH THE WELCOMING ARMS OF THE ANCHOR TEAM AND FELLOW PARENTS -- AND TO THE INITIAL ASSESSMENTS WHICH IDENTIFY THEIR CHILD'S UNIQUE VISION NEEDS -- EACH CHILD AND FAMILY RECEIVES THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF COMPASSIONATE, PROFESSIONAL, AND EXPERT CARE. WORKING HAND-IN-HAND WITH EACH CHILD'S PARENT(S), ANCHOR CENTER'S TEACHERS,DOCTORS, THERAPISTS AND VOLUNTEERS NURTURE THE DEVELOPMENT OF EACH CHILD -- CELEBRATING EVERY STEP THEY TAKE TOWARD INDEPENDENCE AND, EVENTUALLY, GRADUATION. ANCHOR CENTER FOR BLIND CHILDREN IS SUPPORTED NEARLY IN FULL (OVER 95%) BY DONATIONS, CONTRIBUTIONS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS. BECAUSE OF THE GENEROSITY AND COMPASSION OF OUR COMMUNITY OF DONORS AND FRIENDS, WE ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ANY FAMILY WHO DEMOSTRATES NEED, INORDER TO MAKE OUR SERVICES ACCESSIBLE. IN FISCAL YEAR 2019/2020 (JULY 1, 2019 - JUNE 30, 2020), ANCHOR CENTER SERVED NEARLY 254 CHILDREN, PARENTS/CAREGIVERS AND SIBLINGS IN OUR INFANT, TODDLER, PRESCHOOL, RESPITE, SUMMER CAMP AND FAMILY EDUCATION PROGRAMS, RECEIVED 99 NEW REFERRALS, PROVIDED 164 EYE EXAMS AND 136 FUNCTIONAL VISION ASSESSMENTS, AND PROVIDED 564 HOME VISITS. AS A NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED LEADER IN THE FIELD OF PEDIATRIC BLINDNESS, ANCHOR CENTER IS CURRENTLY PLANNING A NEW INITIATIVE THAT WILL BROADEN OUR SCOPE, BENEFIT CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN NEED, AND POSITIVELY IMPACT RESEARCH AND PRACTICE IN OUR GROWING FIELD - THE ANCHOR CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR PEDIATRIC VISUAL IMPAIRMENT. OUR PRIMARY GOALS ARE TO FILL THE CRITICAL SERVICE GAP BETWEEN IDENTIFICATION AND INTERVENTION, CONTRIBUTE TO AND BECOME LEADERS IN THE GROWING BODY OF KNOWLEDGE RELATED TO CORTICAL VISUAL IMPAIRMENT (CVI) IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT, ENHANCE THE STANDARD OF NEONATAL CARE, AND IMPROVE THE VISUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES OF CHILDREN WITH CVI AND NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES THROUGH RIGOROUS RESEARCH AND EARLY INTERVENTION.

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