WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — IFB Solutions in Winston-Salem is removing 137 optical lab jobs after the Department of Veterans Affairs decided to not extend its long-term contracts with the company.

The company has long publicized being the largest employer of people who are blind in the country. 76 people who are blind and 15 veterans will lose their jobs with the first wave of 47 cuts expected by the end of July.

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Nearly 50 people will lose their jobs next week at a local nonprofit organization that employs people who are blind and visually impaired.

IFB Solutions said even more cuts are coming. They expect 137 people to lose their jobs in total, including 76 people who are blind and 15 veterans. They work in the optical lab.

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IFB Solutions, a non-profit optical laboratory in Winston-Salem, is facing the loss of 137 jobs.

Many of those positions are filled by workers who are blind, with at least 15 veterans also being affected.

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IFB Solutions received the Excellence in Business award from the Triad Chapter of The Risk Management Association. The chapter honors three local organizations and one individual for success in business and their contribution to their communities. IFB Solutions was nominated for the award by BB&T in the nonprofit category.

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IFB Solutions was featured in the July 2019 edition of the American Airlines magazine Spotlight.

The magazine covers North Carolina’s Triad which includes Greensboro, High Point, and Winston-Salem.

Find the full magazine here and on American Airlines flights this July.

For many kids, there’s nothing better in the summer than going to camp.

And while there are many types of camp, children who are blind or visually impaired face different challenges that may limit their experiences.

Channel 9 learned about a special summer camp making sure they get to do it all, swimming, fishing, games and boat rides.

Watch the segment here.

This is Kim Shoffner’s favorite time of the year.

As the youth program coordinator for IFB Solutions, she’s ready for about 30 children who are blind or visually impaired to arrive for Student Enrichment Experience (SEE) Camp, which begins July 8 at Tracy’s Little Red Schoolhouse.

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For IFB Solutions employee Diana Baker, using tools from the Community Low Vision Center in the kitchen has helped her regain her independence. Check out her recipe for Cream Cheese Brownies, and see these tools and resources in action!

Find the recipe and video here.

If you ask Will Thames, there’s nothing he can’t do.

Thames, a student from Matthews, N.C., is visually impaired but just conquered the rapids at the Whitewater Center in Charlotte. And it’s not his first time.

“I’m looking forward to this,” Thames said about rafting at the Whitewater Center. “This is my second time at this place and from my experience, it’s been a lot of fun.”

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