For this year’s Giving Tuesday, LightHouse is raising money for our Little Learners program, which serves blind and low vision children from ages 0 to 3. We’re sharing stories sent to us by families who have been served by the Little Learners program.
Here is a story from Little Learner’s Mom, Meg:
“Our 18-month-old daughter has CHARGE syndrome and we got connected to LightHouse Little Learners through our local regional center. Having a child who has a visual impairment and several disabilities, my husband and I had no idea how to help our daughter or how her growth and development would be impacted.
“Our Little Learners Specialist Gail has helped our child and our family so much that we consider her our guardian angel. She partners with our daughter’s Physical Therapist and makes recommendations about play-based activities that will improve her visual development. We were originally told by the doctor that our daughter basically doesn’t have an optic nerve and that was terribly difficult to hear. But Gail was very encouraging and has so much knowledge and experience from her decades of working with young children who are blind or have low vision. She gave me and my husband tips and suggestions on how to help our daughter learn, play and thrive.
“Gail gives us peace of mind and is an incredible partner to help us navigate this journey with our daughter. Since Gail has been working with our daughter, she is now able to use her existing vision to see things, do things and reach for her toys and other objects. Having Gail in our corner to educate us, empower us , and encourage us has been life-changing. My family is so fortunate to be able to receive these services from LightHouse Little Learners to help us navigate life and figure things out for our daughter and our family. Little Learners Mom Meg”
