Being a Sighted Guide for Guide Dogs means helping someone with sight loss get out and about in their local community. It means increasing someone’s confidence, independence and freedom to enjoy more of what they love. And in some cases, being a Sighted Guide means changing someone’s life and making their dreams come true.
Our range of volunteering opportunities not only help people with sight loss in a variety of ways but with so many roles to choose from, and the flexibility to try something different – there’s always a new challenge, fun to be had, and of course, people to meet.
All throughout June, our Volunteering Coordinators and local volunteering staff have been busy throwing Local Volunteer Awards across over 20 of our local sites featuring guest speakers, entertainment performances and plenty of snacks and goodies to go along with it.
Birmingham school children decided to raise enough money to name two guide dog puppies in memory of their classmates via Guide Dogs Name a Puppy scheme.
Helping us support people with sight loss comes in many shapes and sizes at Guide Dogs.
Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh joined volunteers at a Guide Dogs puppy class as part of The Big Help Out.
At Guide Dogs, we have seen that many police officers have decided to volunteer for our cause since retirement. After serving the public for many years, they chose to continue their support for the community in a different way, through volunteering. And since joining the Guide Dogs family, they have also found that volunteering has been a source of support for them too.
Nearly three in four (72%) Brits said they’d create a visual memory list of things they’d like to see if they found out that they were losing their sight. Hear how guide dog owner Tiggi is making visual memories before losing her sight completely.
