LOOK supports visually impaired young people to thrive.
We are a charity based in Hereford, but we work nationally. We offer mentoring, transformational events, online forums and parent support. We are the leading mentoring organisation in the UK for visually impaired young people.
We can also link to other charities and organisations who can help you access the support you need.
Our vision is a world where all visually impaired young people are valued, included and can live their best lives.
LOOK’s flagship Mentor Project connects VI young people with a trained and supported volunteer VI Mentor. Young people and their mentors meet through a secure online connection, monitored by our experienced staff team.
We support parent carers through workshops, peer-led support groups, online resources and online information events where professionals and those with lived-experience share their knowledge.
We offer online and face-to-face events for VI young people, their families and the professionals around them. These range from regional social activities to online group discussions and workshops for schools. Our big event of the year is LOOKFest – a VI-accessible family weekend in the countryside designed by and for VI young people. We also offer enrichment opportunities for our Mentor community – including online training, quizzes, book clubs and some in-person social events.
LOOK is headed up by Charlotte Carson. Her parents founded the charity after she began losing her sight at the age of seven. She is now CEO of LOOK and a passionate and articulate advocate for visually impaired young people and their families.
You will often see Charlotte and other members of the LOOK team out and about, participating in events and conferences. We love to work in partnership with others, to learn and impact in the best and most powerful way possible.
Our VI-accessible seaside holiday flat in Scarborough, Yorkshire is available for families living with visual impairment to book. We are forever thankful to the Henderson family for giving this flat to our charity.
We have been supporting families with visually impaired children for over 25 years.
LOOK has come a long way since it was first dreamed up by three parents determined to spare others the struggle of navigating the world of visual impairment alone.
Peter Mimpriss CVO
Sir James Galway
Prof. Michael Tobin
Peter White
Jennifer Bowen
Michael Wolffe
Alison Rand
Simon Morris
Nicholas Bowen KC
Christopher James
Sara Elnusairi
Charlotte Carson
Megan Barker
Ruth Hay
Ruth Storey
Student Mentor Project Officer
Megan Adams
Charlotte Milburn
Andrea Salt
Maria Dowswell
Elin Williams
Claire Trumper
Jane Ring
Joanne Lomas
Nicola Cocum
Becky Strzadala
Digital Communications Manager
Alexia Dowdeswell
Lacey Owens
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