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, Shruti:
“This summer, we had the life-changing experience of attending the Little Learners Family Camp held at LightHouse’s Enchanted Hills Camp for the Blind in Napa. Our toddler was diagnosed with cerebral visual impairment (CVI) when she was an infant.
“At camp, we got to meet other Little Learners families who have a young child who is blind or has a visual impairment, and hear about they helped their child learn about the world around them. We valued the opportunities to talk with Camp counselors who also were blind and they helped us learn more about CVI and shared about their journeys learning about the world around them and how they got to where they are now.
“There was a sense of community and of belonging as we built new friendships during the Little Learners Family Camp weekend. Camp was such a special and memorable, fun-filled time for our entire family! Our daughter’s favorite activities at Camp were fingerpainting and getting to interact with several dog guides. My husband and my favorite activities were tie-dying shirts and paddle-boating on Lake Lokoya. Most importantly of all, we got to bond as a family, learn from other families and Camp staff and deeply enjoyed experiencing all the camp activities held in the beautiful redwood forest campgrounds.”
