Lighthouse Center for Vital Living

Lighthouse Center for Vital Living Helping people challenged by disabilities, vision loss, and aging to live vital lives. Our clients receive coaching, training and assistive technology.

We help children, teens and adults challenged by disabilities, vision loss and aging live confident, independent lives. With our collaborative approach, we help them master the skills they need to thrive at home, at work, at school and in their communities. They and their families and caregivers gain confidence and hope.

Check out this latest WDIO feature story on our Healthy Aging Services and Assistive Technology Lending Library. These t...
10/23/2025

Check out this latest WDIO feature story on our Healthy Aging Services and Assistive Technology Lending Library. These two areas of our work will be highlighted at our Dining in the Dark fundraising dinner and silent auction on Thursday, November 6.

PLEASE JOIN US for this fun and unique event. The window to get tickets is closing fast. Order your tickets by October 30. Call (218) 624-4828 or order online at https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/dining-in-the-dark-3 .

A look at how the Lighthouse Center for Vital Living is helping seniors stay in their homes longer.

Have a watch of this wonderful piece by Renee Passal at WDIO about our work and our upcoming Dining in the Dark event on...
10/12/2025

Have a watch of this wonderful piece by Renee Passal at WDIO about our work and our upcoming Dining in the Dark event on Thursday, November 6. Please join Renee, who will be our emcee, and all the attendees at the event. Purchase tickets by clicking the link below or by calling the Lighthouse at (218) 624-4828. Get your tickets NOW!

Ticket link: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/dining-in-the-dark-3

Dining in the Dark is coming up to support Lighthouse Center for Vital Living.

COME JOIN US at the Feel-Good Event of the Year – Dining in the Dark dinner and silent auction!This unique event is on T...
10/06/2025

COME JOIN US at the Feel-Good Event of the Year – Dining in the Dark dinner and silent auction!

This unique event is on Thursday, November 6 at Clyde Iron Works in Duluth. A social hour and silent auction begin at 5 p.m., with dinner and the program at 6:15 p.m.

Beyond the guided experience of eating while wearing a blindfold and gaining a small understanding of an experience of someone who is blind, highlights include:

“Big Wave Dave” Adams will perform with former Lighthouse students.

Silent auction items include a registration for the sold-out Grandma’s Marathon, a Minnesota Gopher’s youth football jersey autographed by Koi Perich, two tickets to Wheel Of Fortune at the DECC in November, a handcrafted lighthouse quilt, a wide assortment of local restaurant gift certificates, and more!

Renee Passal, WDIO News Anchor, will be our emcee.

Get your tickets at the link below or by calling Debbie at (218) 624-4828. Support a vital cause and gain an entirely new perspective. Our ticket deadline is rapidly approaching so get your tickets NOW.

Get tickets at: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/dining-in-the-dark-3

The Lighthouse Center for Vital Living (LCFVL) is hosting the Feel-Good Event of the Year – Dining in the Dark dinner ...
09/12/2025

The Lighthouse Center for Vital Living (LCFVL) is hosting the Feel-Good Event of the Year – Dining in the Dark dinner and silent auction on Thursday, November 6 at Clyde Iron Works in Duluth. Thanks to the generosity of our sponsors, the dollars raised on each purchased ticket will go directly to support LCFVL programming. We are so grateful to them. Social hour and silent auction begin at 5 p.m. Dinner and program at 6:15 p.m. Get your tickets at the link below to dine blindfolded and enjoy an evening of feel-good food, music, and great company! Support a vital cause and gain an entirely new perspective.

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/dining-in-the-dark-3

09/03/2025

You’re invited to the Feel-Good Event of the Year – Dining in the Dark dinner and silent auction! Get your tickets at the link below to dine blindfolded and enjoy an evening of feel-good food, music, and great company! Support a vital cause and gain an entirely new perspective.

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/dining-in-the-dark-3

It’s wonderful to see our volunteers be recognized for their work! 
08/09/2025

It’s wonderful to see our volunteers be recognized for their work!



A program run by volunteers in Duluth is bringing news to those with vision impairments.

Save the date!
08/04/2025

Save the date!

Nine Lighthouse-affiliated folks as well as others took part in the inaugural sailing instruction event offered by the U...
06/24/2025

Nine Lighthouse-affiliated folks as well as others took part in the inaugural sailing instruction event offered by the US Blind Sailing Association in collaboration with the Duluth Superior Sailing Association. This exciting new initiative in Duluth offers instruction in sailing for people who are blind. YES, people who are blind can be sailors, too!

06/11/2025

We've got a new video that explains the training available through our Blind and Visually Impaired Training Division. Please check it out at the link below, and perhaps let us know what you liked best or what questions you may still have. Thank you!

Thank you to the Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce for helping to make our Open House a special occasion of celebration an...
10/29/2024

Thank you to the Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce for helping to make our Open House a special occasion of celebration and appreciation!

05/28/2024

Adults 65+ now have access to an additional dose of the updated (2023-2024) COVID-19 vaccine. Updated COVID-19 vaccines are available through your provider, at many retail pharmacies and community vaccine clinics. Call us for more information: 218.624.4828

Helping people challenged by disabilities, vision loss, and aging to live vital lives.

05/28/2024

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If you or someone you love is experiencing vision loss, you have come to the right place. For more than 100 years, the Lighthouse has been helping people of all ages adapt to vision loss. Our goal is to help our clients maintain vibrant, independent lives with the help of tools, training, and social/emotional support. The Lighthouse Center for Vision Loss supports people of all ages and at all stages of vision loss. We help our clients navigate life at home, at the workplace, and in the communities where they live. Services range from one-on-one skills training to workplace seminars for businesses with employees experiencing vision loss. Welcome to the Lighthouse, where you can see life a new way.