Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO ADVANCE THE INDEPENDENCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS IN PINELLAS COUNTY WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED.
TO ADVANCE THE INDEPENDENCE AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS IN PINELLAS COUNTY WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED. FOR 63 YEARS, THE LIGHTHOUSE OF PINELLAS, INC. HAS PROVIDED COMPREHENSIVE REHABILITATION SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS IN PINELLAS COUNTY WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED. THE LIGHTHOUSE OF PINELLAS HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY ACCREDITED BY THE NATIONAL ACCREDITATION COUNCIL FOR AGENCIES SERVING PEOPLE WITH BLINDNESS OR VISUALLY IMPAIRMENT SINCE 1994. TRAINING IS OFFERED IN OUR SPACIOUS CENTRALLY LOCATED AGENCY AS WELL AS THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY IN CLIENT'S HOMES, WORKPLACES AND OTHER RELEVANT LOCATIONS.
THE LARGEST PROGRAM PROVIDED BY LIGHTHOUSE OF PINELLAS IS THE INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM. ITS CORE PURPOSE IS TO OFFER REHABILITATIVE TRAINING AND REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO ADULTS WHO HAVE LOST OR ARE PROGRESSIVELY LOSING THEIR VISION. THIS TRAINING GIVES THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THEIR HOMES AND TO TRAVEL SAFELY IN THE COMMUNITY. AN ASSESSMENT IS COMPLETED TO DETERMINE THE NEED OF EACH INDIVIDUAL BY A HIGHLY TRAINED CASE MANAGER. THIS ASSESSMENT DETERMINES THE REHABILITATIVE TRAINING SERVICES PROVIDED. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O).(CONTINUED FROM PART III, LINE 4A). SERVICES SUCH AS ADJUSTMENT TO BLINDNESS COUNSELING, ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY TRAINING, COMMUNICATION SKILLS TRAINING, PERSONAL AND HOME MANAGEMENT, USE OF ADAPTIVE AIDS AND TRAINING IN THEIR USE, SELF-MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES, AS WELL AS USE OF ADAPTIVE COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY ARE PROVIDED TO EACH PERSON ENROLLED IN THIS PROGRAM. THIS FISCAL YEAR, 157 PEOPLE RECEIVED REHABILITATIVE TRAINING SERVICES IN THE INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM.
THE SECOND LARGEST PROGRAM OFFERED BY LIGHTHOUSE OF PINELLAS IS THE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM. WHEN BLINDNESS OR VISUAL IMPAIRMENT OCCURS IN THE LIFE OF A PERSON WHO HAS PREVIOUSLY HAD A CAREER, NOT ONLY MAY A SERIOUS FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OCCUR, BUT DEPRESSION AND A LOSS OF SELF-ESTEEM AND SELF-WORTH IS ALSO VERY LIKELY WITH SUCH A LIFE-CHANGING EVENT. OUR VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION PROGRAM PROVIDES SERVICES TO HELP EACH PERSON ACHIEVE THEIR AGREED UPON EMPLOYMENT GOALS. SERVICES TO ACCOMPLISH THIS ARE INDIVIDUAL ASSESSMENTS, JOB READINESS TRAINING, ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY TRAINING, COMMUNICATION SKILLS TRAINING, USE OF ASSISTIVE COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY, TRAINING IN ADAPTIVE TECHNIQUES FOR HEALTHY AND INDEPENDENT DAILY LIVING, AS WELL AS ADJUSTMENT TO VISION LOSS COUNSELING. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O).(CONTINUED FROM PART III, LINE 4B). THIS TRAINING IS PROVIDED IN THE HOME, AT THE CENTER, OR IN THE COMMUNITY BASED UPON THE NEEDS OF EACH PERSON. THIS FISCAL YEAR, 70 PEOPLE RECEIVED SERVICES THAT ASSISTED THEM TOWARDS ACHIEVING THEIR EMPLOYMENT GOALS.
THE THIRD LARGEST PROGRAM OFFERED BY LIGHTHOUSE OF PINELLAS IS THE EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM WHICH SERVES CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES FROM BIRTH TO 6 YEARS OF AGE WHO ARE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED. FOR MOST CHILDREN, 90% OF THEIR LEARNING COMES FROM VISION. A CHILD WHO IS BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED MUST LEARN ABOUT THE WORLD IN OTHER WAYS. OUR COMPREHENSIVE EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR INFANTS AND YOUNG CHILDREN HELP THEM LEARN TO WALK, FEED AND DRESS THEMSELVES, COMMUNICATE AND SOCIALIZE WITH OTHERS, AND GAIN A HEAD START ON A LIFE OF INDEPENDENCE. THE PROGRAM ALSO TEACHES THE CHILD'S FAMILY TO REINFORCE THIS LEARNING AT HOME. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O).(CONTINUED FROM PART III, LINE 4C). THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP EACH CHILD'S ABILITY TO ENTER SCHOOL WITH SKILLS EQUAL TO THEIR SAME-AGE PEERS OR TO REDUCE ANY DEVELOPMENTAL GAPS THAT MAY EXIST TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE. CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES MAY PARTICIPATE IN THE EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM UNTIL THE CHILD HAS ACHIEVED THEIR HIGHEST LEVEL OF FUNCTIONING OR UNTIL THE CHILD REACHES THE AGE OF 6 YEARS. THIS FISCAL YEAR 109 CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WERE SERVED.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Kimberly Church Cpa Mba | PRESIDENT & CEO | 40 | $91,341 |
| Jodi Duda | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE | 40 | $56,351 |
| Ronald Tucker | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Marietta Poshi | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Carolina Piamba | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jamie Neilson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Joan Kline | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Donald E Kantner Jr | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lisa Henderickson | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Hon Joseph Donahey | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Chris Comstock | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Burgess | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ricky Bouchard | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| David House | PAST CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Don Mandeville | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Jessica Lillesand | VICE CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael Porter | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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