Blindness Support Services Grant



Organization - Blindness Support Services
Grant Amount - $188,250
Foundation - California Endowment
Grant Purpose - Capacity-Building Project: To enhance organizational capacity in order to improve the accessibility, availability and sustainability of health, rehabilitation, training and support services for the low-income blind and visually impaired population in Riverside and San Bernardino counties.


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