Guide Dogs is a charity which provides a wide range of services to support blind and partially sighted children and adults.
We’re here to help people with sight loss live the life they choose. Children and adults. Friends and family. Whoever you are, our expert staff, volunteers and life-changing dogs are here to help you: live actively, live independently, live well.
Every six minutes in the UK, approximately one more person loses their sight. Every day, 250 more people join the two million people already living with sight loss. And this number is set to double by 2050.
On a daily basis our work transforms the lives of many people, helping them to lead lives of independence and freedom and we wouldn’t be able to do this without the support and dedication of our incredible volunteers who give their time in a large number of different roles.
We provide a range of services so that we can be as person-centred as possible. These include:
CustomEyes books, Assistive technology and grants, Sensory equipment and grants, Family events, Education support, Family support, Mobility training, Guide dogs, Buddy dogs, My Sighted Guide service, Campaigning and Policy work, Advice/Information line.
As we are mainly funded through private and corporate donations, we carry out a range of fundraising activities to enable us to meet our objectives.
Having recently released a new strategy to expand our reach and provide services to twice as many people living with sight loss, we are looking to expand on the amount of volunteers we have to help us achieve those goals.
