LIONS SIGHT AND HEARING FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (LSH)
Restoring the Gifts of Sight & Hearing
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
LSHF's service area cover 12 Counties in the southern half of California with a population of 22 million constituents of which 1.5 million individuals would qualify by financial and medical needs for sight and hearing assistance. Target audience are those living on 138% and 250% of poverty level ($17,600 to $30,000) as of January 2021. These typically are communities who are too rich for Medi-Cal, but too poor to afford medical coverage on their own or do not qualify service coverage within the normal US healthcare system.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
VISION PROGRAM
LSHF funds critically needed treatment to restore vision, or to prevent further loss of vision, for people in our service area who meet our guidelines. We fund cataract surgery as well as retinal detachment surgery & other procedures. LSHF.org/eye-surgeries-procedures
NOTE:LSHF does not provide funding for eyeglasses or contact lenses.
Service Area Counties:
Los Angeles
Orange
San Diego
Ventura
Imperial
Inyo
Kern
Mono
Riverside
San Luis Obispo
Santa Barbara
San Bernardino
Eligibility:
Residence in LSHF service area.
An eye condition that will benefit from sponsored treatments.
Annual income of $17,600 to $30,000.
No insurance & not eligible for government medical programs or Medicare
Our Process:
Go to LSHF.org/how-to-qualify & download application or call 1-800-647-6638
Complete/submit completed application/supporting documents
LSHF review
Approved applicants referred to medical provider
Procedure scheduled between patient & provider
Hearing Program
LSHF helps people who meet our guidelines to obtain critically needed hearing aids. If the applicant meets the guidelines, LSHF will fund or share in the cost of providing hearing aids, dispensed through a local hearing aid dispensary. In some cases LSHF may also cover copay costs for those with insurance.
SERVICE AREA
Los Angeles County
Orange County
San Diego County
Ventura County
Imperial County
Inyo County
Kern County
Mono County
Riverside County
San Luis Obispo County
Santa Barbara County
San Bernardino County
Eligibility:
Live in LSHF service area.
Hearing loss helped by hearing aids.
Annual income - $17,600 to $30,000.
No insurance or under insured
Our Process:
Go to LSHF.org/how-to-qualify & download application or call 1-800-647-6638
Complete/submit completed application and supporting documents.
LSHF review.
Approved applicants referred to a dispenser.
Appointment scheduled between patient & dispenser.
Where we work
External reviews
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Number of eligible clients who report having access to an adequate array of services and supports
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Ethnic and racial groups, Health, Social and economic status, Veterans, Unemployed people
Related Program
VISION PROGRAM
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
"Number of eligible recipients of our services for vision and hearing improvement"
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
VISION PROGRAM
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Average number of service recipients per month
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Older adults, Seniors, People with hearing impairments, People with vision impairments
Related Program
Hearing Program
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Our Sustainable Development Goals
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
LSHF's programs focus is on restoring sight and/or hearing within our service area. This would be accomplished through covered sight procedures and the arranging for the dispensing of new digital hearing aids.
Core focuses:
1. Increased marketing and education outreach efforts to communities of need;
2. Recruit additional service providers in our catchment area;
3. Enlisting the efforts of stakeholders and agencies that serve the same target audiences;
4. Raise public awareness in our service area as to LSHF services;
5. Increased the donor base to be able to help cover program costs.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
1. Develop a robust outreach initiative directly, as well as through advocate stakeholder agencies.
2. Continue to build one to one marketing through online and offline channels
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
LSHF's programs focus is on restoring sight and/or hearing within our service area. This would be accomplished through covered sight procedures and the arranging for the dispensing of new digital hearing aids.
Core focuses:
1. Increased marketing and education outreach efforts to communities of need goal will be met through website, advertising online for prospective clients
4. Raise public awareness in our service area as to LSHF services by our community outreach attending relevant community events and building relationship with stakeholders and agencies that serve the same target audiences.
5. Increase donor base through weekly emails, new content promoted through social media platforms.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
LSHF has assisted over 420 recipients. The creation of an Advancement Team to further stakeholder outreach and fundraising efforts would help us to expand the number of recipients each year.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We engage the people who provide feedback in looking for ways we can improve in response, We act on the feedback we receive, We tell the people who gave us feedback how we acted on their feedback, We ask the people who gave us feedback how well they think we responded
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time, It is difficult to get honest feedback from the people we serve, It is difficult to identify actionable feedback
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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LIONS SIGHT AND HEARING FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (LSH)
Board of directorsas of 02/22/2022
Mr Kirk Davis
El Capitan Theater & Office Complex
Term: 2021 - 2020
Gilbert Z Mares
Wealth Planning
Scott M Quinlan
Social Worker
Kirk Davis
Moonco Improvements
Nancy Hayakawa
Retired R.N.
Deborah J Braun
Exceptional Solutions
Helen B Quintanilla
Retired
Debra Blalock
Social Worker
Ken Blackwood
Real Estate
Randy McMillan
Retired
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes
Organizational demographics
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Equity strategies
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- We review compensation data across the organization (and by staff levels) to identify disparities by race.
- We ask team members to identify racial disparities in their programs and / or portfolios.
- We analyze disaggregated data and root causes of race disparities that impact the organization's programs, portfolios, and the populations served.
- We disaggregate data to adjust programming goals to keep pace with changing needs of the communities we support.
- We employ non-traditional ways of gathering feedback on programs and trainings, which may include interviews, roundtables, and external reviews with/by community stakeholders.
- We disaggregate data by demographics, including race, in every policy and program measured.
- We have long-term strategic plans and measurable goals for creating a culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.