Volunteer

We would love for you to join the Cleveland Sight Center community as a volunteer! Opportunities to volunteer will mostly be within CSC operating hours (Monday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.) with occasional opportunities on weeknights and weekends. If you are interested in volunteering, please fill out the application form. Please contact us at 216-791-8118 or info@clevelandsightcenter.org if you have questions.

Open Volunteer Positions:

Client-Facing Support:

• Share the Vision Volunteer: For those who are well-adjusted to blindness or low vision, share advice and support to encourage those new to vision loss. 
• Recreation Volunteer: Our recreation team's spring programs are in full swing, and we need volunteers to help them run smoothly. Volunteer support needed includes human guide, audio description and support with completing tasks.​
  • Bike and Hike Assistant: Steer tandem bikes, provide human guide and audio description once a month with CSC's clients.  

Behind-the-Scenes Support:

• Radio Reader: These volunteers visit Cleveland Sight Center on a weekly basis to read aloud print materials and record themselves for CSC Radio Network (CSCN) and other audio formats. This is a weekly, in-person volunteer opportunity. Radio Readers record in one of CSC's radio recording rooms. 
• Survey Coordinator: Contact clients to administer satisfaction surveys

Save the Date for Upcoming Opportunities:

Bike and Hike: Saturday, June 14, July 12 and August 9.​

Volunteer Projects:

For those who are unable to commit to ongoing volunteer positions, Cleveland Sight Center offers volunteer projects that do not require continuous commitment beyond the completion of defined projects. Those who support volunteer projects contribute to Cleveland Sight Center's mission in critical ways, providing resources that fuel our programs and deeply impact our clients.

Volunteer Projects Application

Volunteer Impact

Cleveland Sight Center volunteers and volunteer groups make an important difference for our community. Through their support, volunteers create meaningful experiences and sustain important services for those who are blind or visually impaired. In the last year, our volunteers helped over 1,000 clients and contributed 3,981 volunteer hours to support our organization. THANK YOU!