Mission Statement
The Vision 5K has one guiding purpose: to give men, women, and children with visual impairment a chance to compete. Not just in a road race once a year, but everyday in life. The Vision 5K raises funds and awareness so that our sponsor organizations can work to level the playing field. Our mission, in a word, is independence.
The Vision 5K is organized by a remarkable partnership of four organizations that serve the blind and visually impaired community.
The Vision 5K raises awareness about the capabilities of blind people and raises funds to give the blind and visually impaired the power to transform their lives. Your support provides critical services that these organizations offer every day to adults and children with visual impairment.
Carroll Center for the Blind
 The Carroll Center for the Blind, located in Newton, Mass., is a private, non-profit agency which serves persons of all ages who are blind or visually impaired. Established in 1936, the Center has pioneered innovative methods for blind persons to gain independence in their homes, in class settings, and in their work places.
MAB Community Services
 Founded in 1903, MAB Community Services is the oldest social service agency in the country providing services to individuals who are blind or visually impaired. In the course of a century, MAB has broadened its scope to include services for adults with developmental disabilities and adolescents with brain injuries.
National Braille Press
 National Braille Press is a Boston-based non-profit braille printing and publishing house founded in 1927. National Braille Press helps spark and support a lifetime of opportunity for blind children through braille literacy and provides access to information that empowers blind people to actively engage in work, family, and community affairs. Our new Center for Braille Innovation is exploring the best technology and training solutions to get more braille under more blind people's fingertips.
Perkins School for the Blind
 Perkins School for the Blind is committed to providing education and services that build productive, meaningful lives for children and adults around the world who are blind, deafblind or visually impaired with or without other disabilities. Perkins helps over 90,000 people in the United States and in 61 developing countries reach for their greatest independence.
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