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Bosma Visionary Opportunities Foundation
The Bosma Visionary Opportunities Foundation raises funds to support programs and services for people who are blind or visually impaired. As the fundraising arm of Bosma Enterprises, its primary purpose is to secure the financial future of the life-changing programs at Bosma. The foundation hosts several fundraising events like Dining in the Dark, Bosma Visionary Golf Classic and the Hasbrook Award Luncheon. Additionally, donations from individuals and companies go towards funding the services at Bosma Enterprises.
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Programs and services
Seventy percent. That’s is the unemployment rate of people who are blind or visually impaired. That is what makes our programs so vital to people who are blind or visually impaired. Funds from the Bosma Visionary Opportunities Foundation and our lines of business allow us to provide high-quality serves at little to no cost to the clients. We provide comprehensive employment and rehabilitation programs that create opportunities for people experiencing vision loss to live full lives. We offer both onsite and in-home rehabilitation programs. These programs create independence, self-sufficiency, self-confidence and freedom for people with vision loss.
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products
When you buy our high-quality products you are making a difference. Your purchase creates jobs for people who are blind who face a 70 percent unemployment rate nationally. All products are packaged in our ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016 certified facility. Through these lines of business, we are able to employ over 200 people and also fund essential programs and services that train people to live their life with vision loss.
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employment
One of our top priorities is reducing the staggering 70 percent unemployment rate for people who are blind or visually impaired. We create job opportunities through training programs and placements with Indiana employers, but we’ve also set up our organization as a source of employment for people with vision loss. The sale of our quality products creates hundreds of jobs and training opportunities for jobs within other companies in the community.
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People who are blind or visually impaired
We exist to create opportunities for Hoosiers who are blind or visually impaired. There are about 160,000 people in Indiana who are experiencing vision loss. Currently, we serve more than 1,000 annually with life-changing services and critical information on coping with the loss of eyesight. We want to show that life doesn’t end with vision loss and we can help navigate blindness.
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Bosma enterprises
We are Indiana’s largest provider of life-changing employment and services to people who are blind or visually impaired. We do this by offering training and employment. We offer several lines of business with federal, state and commercial customers. We employ nearly 200 people of whom over 50 percent are blind or visually impaired. The funds from our lines of business are used to fill the nearly $1.5+ million funding gap in our programs. Additionally, funds are reinvested in our lines of business to seek out new business opportunities that create more jobs for people who are blind. We are committed to offering high-quality services to people who are blind at little to cost to our clients.
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