About Greater London Fund for the Blind

The GLFB was established in 1921 to raise money for several blind welfare societies in the London area, so it could focus its efforts on the prime task of helping to improve the lives of blind and visually impaired people.

Over the last 80 years much has changed, from the number of societies for which the GLFB provides financial support, to the breadth and geographical extent of their welfare work.

The Charity now has 14 Members Societies, some of which target their services towards helping people in the surrounding local community. Such work includes home visits to those people who live alone and are often unable to leave their homes, the distribution of radios, the running of blind social clubs, plus counselling, rehabilitation and mobility training to help rebuild the lives of those who have just lost their sight.

There are also those Members that operate on a much wider scale offering care and support to blind and visually impaired people of all ages including a special school for blind children; a national braille library, residential homes for the elderly and multi disabled plus retraining and providing employment opportunities for those who either lose their job or cannot find employment because of their loss of sight.

The Greater London Fund for the Blind aims to help provide a Lifetime of Support to blind and visually impaired people so that they live happy and independent lives.