Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, Inc. -
- Parent agency
- Guide Dog Foundation
- Street address
- 371 East Jericho Turnpike
Smithtown, New York 11787-2976
- Phone number
- 631-930-9000
- Fax number
- 631-930-9009
- Office hours
- 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
- Contact 1
- Ms. Karen Greis
Consumer Services Manager
631-930-9000 - voice
631-930-9009 - Fax
susan@guidedog.org
- Purpose
- To improve the quality of life of people who are blind, visually impaired, or with other special needs.
- Service
- Since 1946, the Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind, a not-for-profit organization, has provided guide and service dogs, free of charge, to qualified people who seek the increased freedom, mobility, and companionship these dogs bring. A person who is blind or has low vision can achieve independence when they are teamed with a guide dog.
- Eligibility
- A person must be legally blind.
- Fees
- Free of charge
- Ages served
- Applicant ages: minimum is high school student; no maximum age limit.
- Area served
- North America
- Subjects
- Seeing Eye Dogs
- Last update