Giving Back Means Everything When she was asked to join Wayfinder’s Impact Council, a group of professionals who fundraise and raise awareness for Wayfinder, Anita knew she wanted to help make a difference in the lives of people facing great challenges. “I had a very adversarial upbringing and faced many difficulties as a fully abled…
Earlier this year, Rosie had a bad headache and went to sleep after watching a movie. When she woke up, she couldn’t see at all. Rosie was diagnosed in 2005 with neuromyelitis optica, a rare autoimmune disease that causes vision loss. She kept the vision in her right eye until 2020. That year, she had…
Jessica never planned to be a mom. She had a Paris trip booked. Clothes picked out. A whole life mapped out. Then her 12-year-old nephew, Jake, called her sobbing. Jake is blind. He was scared and exhausted, and he had been left in charge of his little brother, Dylan, while their mom was out. Child…
Tell us about summer at Wayfinder. Our life-changing programs and services don’t stop during the summer. In fact, many are at their peak, such as our camp and recreation programs. I want to tell you about some of the children, youth and adults in these programs. This is Wayfinder in action: A young woman who…
Seven-year-old Valentina is going back to school this fall, but without Wayfinder’s support, it would be incredibly difficult. Valentina is deaf and nonverbal, and she has cerebral palsy and autism. Last year she attended a school for children who are deaf, but it couldn’t address her other disabilities, especially her autism, which affects her even…
