FBC Optometrist Gives 12-year-old the Gift of Sight

Dr. Smith Gray and Victor stand in front of the fountain outside of the Foundation for Blind Children in Phoenix

For the first time in 12 years, Victor could see   Vision loss can occur at all ages. Unfortunately young patients, like FBC client Victor, often struggle to communicate the changes in vision they may experience to their parents. Still, for Victor’s mother Sofia, she was determined to find the source of her son’s pain […]

Why do we March for Sight?

Bonnie and Joel hold their son Patrick

FBC marches for students like Patrick   Meet Patrick. He was born without eyes in a small village in India. Three days later, Patrick was abandoned at an orphanage. Fast forward to 2020, Patrick’s new parents, Bonnie and Joel, adopted and brought Patrick home to Houston. Unfortunately, they quickly realized their hometown didn’t have what […]

Longtime Supporter Teena Tabor Donates Tactile Glass Mural

Teena Tabor sits next to one panel of the tactile glass mural she created

Since 2013, Teena Tabor has generously supported FBC in so many ways. She has seen the impact of what a day of volunteering, or a contribution can make to a student’s life. And literacy through play was her next transformational gift. Eighteen panels of gorgeous handmade tactile glass multi-colored tiles now line our adaptive playground. […]

Valley foundation for blind children receives ‘Braille Brick’ Legos

The Foundation for Blind Children, which serves the blind and visually impaired from birth to 102-year-olds, is an agency in Arizona that is enjoying a unique opportunity to educate its students.   From FOX 10 Phoenix, September 2019   The Foundation for Blind Children, which serves the blind and visually impaired from birth to 102-year-olds, […]