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Prevent Blindness Texas is a non-profit, voluntary health and human service agency focused on preventing blindness; preserving sight; and enhancing and extending the quality of vision life for all Texans.
As the largest state affiliate of Prevent Blindness America, we strive to serve Texans by the delivery of services through our network of branch offices and volunteers. We provide our clients and their families free vision screenings, eye examination referrals, eyeglasses and education to enable them to live as full and normal a quality vision life as possible.
Our 11 branches reach out across Texas to educate, screen, and treat people of all ages in order to help prevent loss of sight. Our vital work and success is made possible by our staff and our current and future VOLUNTEERS like you!
Prevent Blindness Texas needs YOUR HELP to make a difference in people’s lives by helping them see again!
- Various Opportunities to Help – We realize that volunteers have a wide range of choices as to where and how they choose to spend their volunteer time. For the various volunteer opportunities we offer, please check out our opportunities below to see how your unique talents can better help Prevent Blindness carry out its programs successfully.
- Fits Your Schedule – Whether you volunteer a few hours a month, once a year, or volunteer on an ongoing basis, your local Prevent Blindness Texas office can work with you to provide rewarding experiences, whatever your schedule may be.
- No Special Skills Required - Prevent Blindness Texas needs people with all different backgrounds, talents and skill levels. If you need training, we will be glad to provide training.
- Last year, Prevent Blindness Texas staff and volunteers screened 152,974 people across the state of Texas - including 38,079 adults and 114,895 children.
- Thousands of children received vouchers for a FREE comprehensive eye exam and one pair of eyeglasses.
- Thousands of adults received a FREE comprehensive eye examination and a pair of FREE eyeglasses through the help of our partners and volunteers.
- More than half of our Prevent Blindness Texas volunteers serve as PARTNERS for our Partners In Prevention program. These PARTNERS are eye care professionals who donate free eye exams and eyeglasses on a monthly/annual basis for those clients needing financial assistance for vision correction.
- About 200 of our volunteers serve as chairs, members of boards of directors, or on advisory boards for local Prevent Blindness Texas offices.
The following is a list of Prevent Blindness Texas Volunteer Opportunities for your consideration:
- Become a CERTIFIED VISION SCREENER – Prevention is an important part of good healthcare. Organizations, service groups, and clubs around the country take Vision Screening training so they can better serve their communities.
- Become a CERTIFIED Children’s Vision Screener – To learn more about our Children’s Vision Screening Training and Opportunities, CLICK HERE.
- Become a CERTIFIED Adult Vision Screener – To learn more about our Adult Vision Screening Trainings and Opportunities, CLICK HERE.
- Board Member – Volunteers serve on local PBT board of directors which help to establish policy and direction.
- Become a PARTNER IN PREVENTION – If you are an eye care professional and would like to learn more about becoming a PARTNER IN PREVENTION, please contact Monica Saenz at msaenz@preventblindnesstexas.org.
- Disaster Services – Volunteers are needed to respond to state and national disasters. To learn more about our Eye Care Emergency Disaster Plan, CLICK HERE.
- Houston Homeless Eye Project – If you are interested in volunteering, interacting and learning more about working with a diverse group of clients by assisting with vision screenings, client data entry, and client intake forms, please CLICK HERE.
- Clerical – Volunteers needed to assist with bulk mailing, filing, and other clerical duties such as answering phones.
- Data Entry – Volunteers needed to assist with the updating of our client database.
- Special Projects – Volunteers needed to assist with various duties for fundraising and special events.
Please Note these are typical Prevent Blindness Texas opportunities. Not all of our PBT offices will offer the same opportunities for our volunteers.
Find out how you can become involved in helping to preserve the sight with Prevent Blindness Texas.
To learn more about volunteering with Prevent Blindness Texas, call us at 1-88-98-SIGHT (in state) or our STATE OFFICE at 713-526-2559. If you wish to contact your Prevent Blindness Texas office nearest you, please CLICK HERE.
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