Business Opportunities For the Blind

HistoryWe started out as a Satellite of Endependence Center of Northern Virginia in 1995, and became a 501(c)3 with our own Board and own Budget in 1997. We outgrew our original space in 2013 and moved to Dorsey Circle where we now have 10 on staff and see an ever-increasing number of people with disabilities and their families.SpecialtiesWe work with people with disabilities wherever they are on their paths to help them remain or become independent; fight for their civil rights; become self-advocates; determine what is and find out how to acquire needed equipment; and much more.

Founded in 1961, the Providence Center provides a variety of services for individuals with disabilities. The center serves more than 450 adults in over seven locations throughout Anne Arundel County, Md. It offers vocational training, sheltered and supported employment, job development and placement, adult day care, senior citizen retirement support and in-home services. Located in Glen Burnie, Md., the Providence Center supports various leisure and recreational programs. The center additionally operates an art institute that provides professional and integrated instruction in visual and performing arts. In addition, it operates a resource center that features a range of programs that include instruction and opportunities in special interest, daytime entertaining activities and excursions. The resource center also houses individual support services and community supported living arrangement programs.