Alphapointe Wins National Award for Videos

Alphapointe Wins National Award for Videos The Telly Awards, a national competition that honors excellence in video and television, announced that two Alphapointe videos received Silver Tellys for productions completed

Alphapointe Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Merger with New York City Industries for the Blind

A decade of impact … On Wednesday, April 24, Alphapointe held a celebration to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the merger between Alphapointe and New York City Industries for the

Mission Moment: Polly Swafford

For Polly Swafford, living with macular degeneration, a disease that limits central vision, was not only challenging, but also isolating and sometimes, scary. Polly, an educator as well as an

Volunteer Spotlight: Mickey Beach

Tell us about you…… My name is Mickey Beach. I was born in south Kansas City and am an alumnus of Center High School. My wife Martha and I moved

Volunteer Spotlight: Heath Chancey

As part of the ongoing Volunteer Spotlight series, we checked in with volunteer Heath Chancey on the choice to donate time and energy to Alphapointe. Q&A with Heath Tell us

Alphapointe Subsidiary Rightfully Sewn Announces Tyler Bennett As New President

Rightfully Sewn, an organization dedicated to supporting some of our community’s most marginalized populations through training and employment in the garment industry, announced Tyler Bennett as president. Bennett joins the

Alphapointe Recognized as U.S. Best-in-Class Employer by Gallagher

Alphapointe participated in Gallagher’s 2022 U.S. Benefits Strategy & Benchmarking Survey and was identified as an organization that excelled in optimizing employee and organizational wellbeing. Alphapointe was recognized for its

Episode 2 of Foresight Featuring Most Decorated Olympic/Paralympic Athlete Ever Debuts

Trischa Zorn-Hudson was born with Aniridia, an eye disorder that results in a lack of development of the iris in a person’s eye. In Zorn-Hudson’s case, that meant blindness. “When

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