Parkville, MO (KCTV5) – Alphapointe Adventure camp is winding down after a week of fun in the sun.
The camp, which is a week-long day camp for children who are visually impaired, ends Friday. Campers like 10-year-old Lyra Thompson go to Alphapointe to spend their days participating in activities that they might not be able to do otherwise.
Alphapointe is pleased to honor its dedicated team members with our annual series of recognition awards. These individuals represent the collective spirit and determination as Alphapointe pursues its commitment toward achieving its mission of empowering people with vision loss to achieve their goals and aspirations. Since our founding in 1911, thousands of individuals have worked…
(Originally published by Carlotta Mohamed on Thursday, December 27, 2018 on QNS.com) Alphapointe — with 100+ blind and visually impaired employees– focuses on hiring of the disabled providing training services, employment opportunities, and placing clients in the community for jobs. It does light and industrial manufacturing. The company occupies a 100-year-old building that was formerly an archive site for…
It’s now in the rearview mirror, but 2020 was a long, tough year for all of us. Despite all the challenges everyone faced, there were some positives. Thanks to your incredible support, we’re proud to share this list of achievements. We want each of you to understand that none of this is possible without your…
Alphapointe, one of the nation’s largest providers of rehabilitation services and employment for people who are blind, announced the establishment of its New York Advisory Committee. The new committee includes Laura Allen (Senior Accessibility Program Manager at Google), Mark Farrell (Media Personality & Motivational Speaker), Jef Gross (Manager of Committee Development at the Queens Chamber…
(Originally published in the Bronx Times Reporter on July 13, 2018 by Patrick Rocchio.) David Brown, a Kingsbridge resident who happens to be blind, is celebrating a decade employment anniversary working in the assembly department of Alphapointe. Alphapointe, previously known as New York City Industries for the Blind, is a non profit agency that employs him…
Alphapointe is pleased to be serving the proud men and women who have served our country.