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Children's Services

Blind Beginningsis a non-profit organization that provides children who are blind or visually impaired with the necessary opportunities, experiences, services, and family support to reach their full potential. Contact them by sending Send an e-mail to Blind Beginnings
Camp Hornbywas initiated in 2002 by a group of vision professionals, blind adults, and parents of blind children. The group was seeking to create a unique environment for blind children to expand their physical and social boundaries in a challenging and supportive atmosphere. John Mason, the Program Co-ordinator for the project, selected the Tribune Bay Outdoor Education Centre as the location for the camp because of its unique facilities and its long history of excellence as an outdoor education centre. For several years the centre had been offering a family camp for deaf and hard of hearing children and youth and this was used as their model. Starting with a dozen campers, parents and volunteers in 2002, the camp welcomed 75 people in 2009! All protocols and operating procedures of Camp Hornby Society have been reviewed and approved by the BC Ministry of Children & Family Development.

CNIB Library for the Blind offers a range of programs and services designed to make reading fun and accessible for children of all ages. Examples include: the Children's Discovery Portal, creative writing contest,, summer reading club, audio newsletter, and a catalog of braille, PrintBraille, E-text, audio, and descriptive video titles.

CNIB's BowenLodge by the Sea Summer Camp Programs, conducted on their beautiful waterfront Bowen Island property, offers a full menu of camps and other activities for children and their families during the summer season.

CNIB's SCORE Youth Development Program has been Supported directly by the Gretzky family for many years, SCORE offers a unique summer experience to youth ages 16-18 from across Canada who are living with vision loss, and who are in their final two years of secondary school. SCORE focuses on personal development, leadership skills, and includes a community services element.

The National Braille Factory produces tactile colouring books with simple drawings and a single Braille word describing the object.

Military Police Fund for Blind Children specializes in assisting blind or sight-impaired Canadian children up to the age of 21. Specifically, the fund supports charitable organizations and individuals involved in the education and recreation of blind children and young adults.