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Q&A with Jay Allen

Jay Allen, president of Wayfinder Family Services, also became CEO of the organization on July 1, 2023. He brings considerable experience to his new role and an unwavering commitment to children. What is the greatest challenge faced by children and families today? Poverty, systemic racism and the impact of COVID, combined with the stresses of…

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A Message from Miki Jordan Wayfinder Family Services Chief Executive Officer – Spring 2023

Dear Friends, I will be retiring at the end of June 2023 after 17 rewarding years leading Wayfinder Family Services and a total of 31 years as a nonprofit CEO. This was a decision that I made several years ago, and I worked with our board of directors to ensure a smooth, seamless transition. While…

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Holiday 2022 – Q&A with Miki Jordan, Wayfinder Family Services CEO

How has Wayfinder grown and changed with recent changes in the world? We have changed for the better. We chose our name—Wayfinder—because it’s about moving forward. We’ve always been an organization that keeps progressing. One example is in our child development program for young children with vision impairment or multiple disabilities. Initially because of the…

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Nick Aull is a Wayfinder

If you have vision loss and don’t have a reference for color or shape, what are your dreams like? Nick Aull, then a teenage counselor-in-training at Wayfinder’s Camp Bloomfield, wondered about this and more regarding the life experiences of people with visual impairment. A camper named Zion told Nick that his dreams were audio-focused. “Hearing…

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Stepping Up for Liam

“I knew I had to step up and be the dad I needed to be for Liam, says his father, Ryan. “Wayfinder helped me out a lot.” After a divorce, Ryan became a single dad to Liam, who had been born three months prematurely, weighing only 2 pounds. Liam was in the neonatal intensive care…

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Courage at Camp Bloomfield

“Audrey is very brave. I believe it took incredible courage for Audrey to attend Camp Bloomfield,” says Mark Lucas, Wayfinder camp director. Audrey, age 15, had lost much of her vision only nine months before she arrived at camp. Doctors had removed a brain tumor that was pressing on her optic nerve. Post-surgery, she has…

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