I have seen first hand just how important the work of The Guide Dogs is. As the parent of a child who is partially sighted the challenges he faces everyday just doing the simple things are huge. Having seen just how he faces the challenges is inspiring. 

Guide Dogs have made such a huge difference in helping to overcome the challenges that  living with sight loss presents. From helping him become more mobile by teaching him to use a cane to connecting us with activities and people. Not to forget the brilliant partnership between Samuel and his Buddy Dog Rosie. 

Having seen the huge difference the Guide Dogs have made in our lives and helping us to face the many challenges in Samuels life I want to help make sure they can help even more people living with Sight loss. 

In the UK today, almost two million people are living with sight loss and of those, around 180,000 rarely leave their homes alone. Many suffer from depression and struggle with feelings of isolation. Guide Dogs is here to help solve this problem. We provide individual support that overcomes the emotional and physical challenges faced by people living with sight loss.

We work for a world where people with sight loss are never left out of life. We work for a world where blind people no longer feel invisible, where the quality of their eye sight is genuinely the only difference between them and the rest of society. A world with enough support to make the challenges of sight loss no barrier to fulfilling your needs and dreams. A world where being blind or partially sighted isn't what defines you.