Founded
in 1918, the Greater Wilkes-Barre Association for the
Blind serves areas within Luzerne and Wyoming Counties.
A private, nonprofit, charitable organization, we have
modeled our services on the legacy of our founder, Arline
Phillips, an energetic blind educator. Arline's mission
was to brighten the lives of her fellow blind friends
by teaching Braille communication, as well as the development
of other personal skills to prepare them to live more
satisfying and independent lives.
Today,
our mission has been expanded to address the needs of
those with limited vision and we also take an active
role in the prevention of blindness. From
screening preschool aged children for possible vision
problems, to visiting seniors suffering from age-related vision
loss due to macular degeneration, chances are the Association
has helped, or is helping, someone you know.
VISIT US
Our facility is open Monday through
Friday from 8:30 AM until 4:30 PM. Just
minutes from downtown Wilkes-Barre, we are
conveniently located on Wyoming Avenue (Route 11).
The Luzerne County Transportation Authority runs a bus
to and from Public Square in Wilkes-Barre past our building all
day.
ble organization, we have
modeled our services on the legacy of our founder, Arline
Phillips, an energetic blind educator. Arline's mission
was to brighten the lives of her fellow blind friends
by teaching Braille communication, as well as the development
of other personal skills to prepare them to live more
satisfying and independent lives.
eeds of
those with limited vision and we also take an active
role in the prevention of blindness. From
screening preschool aged children for possible vision
problems, to visiting seniors suffering from age-related vision
loss due to macular degeneration, chances are the Association
has helped, or is helping, someone you know.