Make a Difference Together
Join us in creating lasting change through meaningful volunteer opportunities that inspire your team and positively impact our community. Corporate volunteering goes beyond just giving back; it’s about building connections, fostering teamwork, and driving social impact. Empower your employees to make a difference while strengthening your company’s commitment to social responsibility.
Together, we can transform the lives of individuals with vision loss through customized corporate volunteering opportunities that align with your values and goals.
Santa Needs Elves! Wrap Gifts and Provide Personal Care items for People with Vision Impairment
Financial Contribution: $2100
Volunteers Required: 15
Date: Early December 2024
Time: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Locations:
250 West 64th Street; Between Amsterdam and West End Avenues
Albany/Latham GuildCare, 30Century Hill Drive, Suite 2, Latham NY 12110
Niagara Falls GuildCare, 4520 Military Road, Niagara Falls, NY 14305
Buffalo GuildCare 1170 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14209
Every year, we work to make the Holiday season brighter for the participants in our Saturday Youth Programs, Adult Day HealthCare, Reading Services Programs and more. This year, we need a team of volunteers to wrap donated gifts and help provide and wrap the personal care items needed for our clients with the greatest need.
Host the Holiday Party for Adults at GuildCare
Financial Contribution: $1000
Volunteers Required: 15
Date: December 2024 (Exact date varies by location)
Time: 9:30 am – 3:00 pm
Locations:
Albany/Latham GuildCare, 30 Century Hill Drive, Suite 2, Latham NY 12110
Niagara Falls GuildCare, 4520 Military Road, Niagara Falls, NY 14305
Buffalo GuildCare 1170 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14209
Manhattan GuildCare, 250 West 64th Street, New York, NY 10023
Help create a festive environment for the annual Guild Care holiday parties! Your groups will add to the festivities as host who interact with the clients with holiday craft activities, games trivia and more! A great opportunity to wear your ugly holiday sweater! The culmination of the event will be when your team member serves as the man (or woman) in the red suit to distribute the holiday gifts and treats.
Lighthouse Guild Annual Holiday Celebration
Date: November-December 2024
Location:
Albany/Latham GuildCare, 30 Century Hill Drive, Suite 2, Latham NY 12110
Niagara Falls GuildCare, 4520 Military Road, Niagara Falls, NY 14305
Buffalo GuildCare 1170 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14209
Manhattan GuildCare, 250 West 64th Street, New York, NY 10023
Make the Holiday season brighter for the participants in our Saturday Youth Programs and Adult Day HealthCare Programs. We invite corporate and community volunteer groups as well as individual volunteers to sponsor a youth or senior and provide a personalized gift package for each for the holidays or for their birthday. The candidate’s identifying information is provided at the time of sponsorship. To sponsor a student or senior, contact Renita Carter at CarterR@lighthouseguild.org. Donations of personal care items are welcomed too!
Walks with Seniors
Flexible Monday – Friday
Financial Contribution: $ 100
Volunteers Required: 10
Date: Flexible Monday – Friday
Time: 9:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: Lighthouse Guild, 250 West 64th Street @ West End Avenue
Buffalo GuildCare 1170 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14209
Do you want to improve your health, reduce stress, improve blood pressure, and lose weight? Then walk with the members of our Adult Day HealthCare Program. We need a group of volunteers to serve as human guides and companions and accompany Lighthouse Guild staff as they walk with the clients through the neighborhoods on the west side. You will participate in an orientation and learn the basics of the human guide techniques. Next, you will meet, or clients then assist with a warmup before accompanying them on a walk. After the walk do post walk stretches and hydrate before departing.
Visionary Partners Program
Lighthouse Guild’s Visionary Partner Program offers numerous levels by which corporations can have an immediate, positive impact on the lives of people who are visually impaired. For more information about this program, contact Cheryl A. Pemberton Graves at Gravesc@lighthouseguild.org.
- Music Education with Lincoln Center for the teens in the Saturday Youth Transition Program – Through musical performances Lincoln Center Education’s mission is to enrich the lives of students by providing opportunities for engagement with the arts onstage, in the classroom, digitally, and in the community. The donation of 32 tickets for Saturday performances is ideal. Donation: TBD
- Youth Programs – We welcome corporate sponsorship and participation for recreational, cultural, and educational activities during the hours of 9:00 am – 3:00 pm, on Saturday that support the programmatic agenda of developing well-rounded, confident and independent teens. Past events have included Tandem Bike Rides, Career Prep workshops and bowling outings.
- In-Kind Donations – There are opportunities for partners to donate needed items for our clients, they include laptops and Braille embossers for the Reading Services Program to support the reading and printing needs of clients, and staff who are blind and low vision.
Contact Cheryl A. Pemberton-Graves to register your corporate team and identify an available activity GravesC@lighthouseguild.org