Programs and Activities - United Blind of Minnesota

Maintains and provides a voice messaging system available 24 hours/7 days a week providing legal, educational, recreational, cultural, and legislative programs to enable individuals living with vision loss or blind achieve personal goals, not otherwise attainable. Services offered:

- Phone message lines include the United Blind Newsline, the Social Line, or the Miscellaneous Line. The United Blind Newsline inform callers about current activities, pertinent legislation, and other important matters. The Social Line provides more personal information regarding members and other items of interest, and the Miscellaneous Line is available for comments or suggestions.

- Promotion of legislation for the blind

- Quarterly meetings usually held on the first or second Saturday in January, March, May, and October. Meetings and other activities are held at various metro locations.

- Recruitment of volunteers to read mail for blind persons in their homes

​- Social, educational, cultural, and recreational programs