#GivingTuesday is on December 3, 2024!

Why is Sierra Services for the Blind getting involved?

This year we are asking to be remembered while you are planning your end of the year donations. We hope you will also consider a re-occurring monthly donation. Your donation helps us sustain the counseling, transportation and education services that we provide in the community. According to a national survey of blind services, we are the only organization in the nation who services the blind and visually impaired in a rural community. Furthermore, we are 100% self-funded. We rely on the community we serve to keep the doors open and the lights on.

How can you help?

Donate! Donations are accepted through our website to the right. You can also call in a donation at (530) 265-2121 or mail it in to 546 Searls Avenue, Nevada City, CA 95945.

We hope you include us in your Holiday giving. We are a 501c(3) non-profit agency. All donations are tax deductible. Thank you for your continued support of Sierra Services for the Blind.

P.S. #GivingTuesday is also about random acts of kindness and volunteering your time. We are always looking for volunteer drivers. If you are interested is helping us with your time please call Melissa at (530) 265-2121.

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We help blind and visually impaired individuals stay in their homes and out of institutions.

Sierra Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired offer full services, at no charge, to clients in the foothill communities of Nevada and Placer counties.

How does Sierra Services for the blind differ from other organizations for the blind and from other organizations serving the disabled community?

• A federal study by the New York office of the Lighthouse found Sierra Services for the Blind is the only agency in the nation serving exclusively in a rural community.
• Our counseling, education and transportation is a client driven service, not an institutional program. 
• We also do not charge our clients for services which is part of our 38 year tradition. 
• We do not duplicate expensive services already provided by other agencies, but rather use them as a resource. 
• We have a voting membership, so the community has direct control of the organization.
• We are aware of the unique character of blindness within the larger community.
• We do not try to do many things, just one well.

Please visit the ABOUT US page to find out more about who we are and blindness in our community.

Who is eligible for our services?

Any resident who lives in the foothill communities of Nevada and Placer counties is eligible if the vision loss creates a change in lifestyle or impedes their normal way of living. This includes reading, driving and mobility.

CORONAVIRUS STATEMENT

The pandemic is a fluid situation, which means that any of our groups or programs may close at anytime.

Please be patient as we all try to navigate through the post pandemic period.

Thank you!

Medical transportation is continuing on a case by case basis.

Please call (530) 265-2121 if you need us.

Dignity Health's Community Grant allows us to continue providing transportation to medical appointments and counseling to the visually impaired in our community. This allows individuals to remain independent and manage their overall health.

Thank you!