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Program for Independent Living
The Program for Independent Living is a very important service, which we provide for visually impaired in Brevard County. This skills program is for people who are losing sight or are already blind and their caregivers. These services are offered to students free of charge. We need volunteers to support our teachers. Depending on the demand, classes are available on Fridays from 9-1. You can be an effective volunteer if you have a heart to help the visually impaired and are available on varying Fridays. All volunteers are required to go through a background check prior to working with clients.
Recording Team
Our Recording Team creates audio recordings of popular magazines distributed free of charge nationwide through our partnership with the Library of Congress. This team comprises a narrator (reader) and a monitor (technician). Per the Library
of Congress, narrators must not have any regional accents. Both the narrator and monitor must have some basic computer skills. We can pair you with a partner if you are interested in either position. This position requires 2-3 hours per week at our facility in Satellite Beach. Times available to do this work are 9 am-1 pm, Monday through Wednesday. All volunteers are required to go through a background check prior to working with the recording team.
Sprint for Sight Team
BAAB sponsors a 5K Race every year as our major fund-raising event. That event requires a larger number of volunteers to plan for and to conduct it. Most of the work will be done for two months ending the week after the race. Our races are in the Fall and run through the Running Zone. This is a wonderful opportunity for high school students to obtain service-learning hours, especially on race day.
Grants/Fund Raising Team
Many private and governmental organizations nationwide offer grants to worthy charities. To take advantage of these grants, BAAB needs to identify grants that we are eligible for, monitor the due dates and award dates, and complete the application paperwork. Ideally, members of this team should have some level of experience with grant writing, but people willing to learn these skills are also welcome. This team operates autonomously once the Board of Directors has approved the plan of grants that we will submit. Once the plan is approved, the President will prepare and approve the grant applications before submission. If a grant is awarded and requires any sort of reporting or follow-up through the grant period, the Grants Team will provide that.
Special Projects Team
From time to time, BAAB needs specific things that are one-time activities to be done. We always need volunteers for that type of project. One example of a project like this would be to freshen the sign on the façade of our building. Please join us and help extend this long record of services that are all free of charge to the people we serve.