Employment Growth for Second Consecutive Year

 March 10th, 2017, Washington, DC – Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind (CLB) was honored by National Industries for the Blind (NIB), the nation’s largest employment resource for people who are blind, with the 2016 Employment Growth Award.

The award recognizes Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind’s efforts to increase employment retention, growth and upward mobility for people who are blind. “We are proud to provide employment opportunities for people with vision loss in the Washington, DC Region,” said Anthony J. Cancelosi, President and CEO.

“Our employees are talented and dedicated professionals, and we are delighted that they are being recognized for a second consecutive year as an example of the capabilities of people who are blind or visually impaired.” “It is an honor for me to recognize Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind with an Employment Growth Award for 2016,” said Kevin Lynch, president and CEO of NIB. “CLB continues to lead the way in creating employment and high-growth career opportunities for people who are blind.”

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 About Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind Founded in 1900, Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind is the only organization of its kind to provide life-changing skills and services to clients who are blind, visually impaired, and deaf-blind living the greater Washington region. Through vision-health screenings, a mobile eye care unit, independent living skills training, community support groups for youth and adults, career counseling and job placement, CLB enables clients to reclaim personal and professional independence by learning to navigate mobility and employment challenges that arise from vision loss. CLB manages 11 government contracts, employing blind members of greater D.C. and has served Washington DC’s blind and visually impaired community with life-changing resources for 116 years. For additional information, visit www.www.clb.org About National Industries for the Blind Since 1938, National Industries for the Blind (NIB) has focused on enhancing the opportunities for economic and personal independence of people who are blind, primarily through creating, sustaining and improving employment. NIB and its network of associated nonprofit agencies are the nation’s largest employer of people who are blind through the manufacture and provision of SKILCRAFT® and other products and services of the AbilityOne® Program. For more information about NIB, visit NIB.org.