Originally published the New York Post on July 23, 2017. Written by Vicki Salemi. When Ted Rios turned 50 recently, his co-workers threw him a surprise party at a bar near their Borough Park office. “It was amazing! They told me how much they appreciate me and what I do,” says the sales manager at…
June 16, 2017, Brooklyn, NY ~ Alphapointe, the non-profit organization dedicated to helping individuals who are legally blind secure gainful employment, announced today that it has acquired a 138,000-square-foot building at 87-46 123rd Street in the Richmond Hill section of Queens, which is to become the official home of the organization. The 501(c)(3) organization is…
Originally published in the Queens Gazette on May 17, 2017 Yuet Yuen Chao (aka “Charlie”) is legally blind. Born in China in 1933, he spent his early adulthood in Cuba and then lived briefly in Miami in 1961 before relocating to California and then settling in New York. While he was in Miami, he suffered…
Alphapointe is pleased to announce the addition of Janice Thompson as a new member of the Board of Directors. Janice as a Strategic Growth Consultant, assists the leadership teams of Fortune 500 and middle market companies in developing and executing enterprise growth strategies. Her career spans the gamut from investment banking at Goldman Sachs to…
BROOKLYN – More than half of the employees at a manufacturer in Borough Park are legally blind.
Kevin Athey has worked at Alphapointe since 2014. He is a resource planning analyst and supervises and trains others in the call center.
Alphapointe will manufacture plastic prescription bottles for Express Scripts and military families. The signing of this new contract will expand services and provide resources to hire employees.
South Arkansas man who’s blind earns achievement award – Robert D. Brown, formerly of Malvern, has been named the area’s outstanding Consumer of the Year by the Department of Human Services Division of Services for the Blind (DSB).
Parkville, MO (KCTV5) – Alphapointe Adventure camp is winding down after a week of fun in the sun.
Saluting individuals and organizations who make a positive difference in public transportation and in Kansas City.