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Vision To Learn

Vision To Learn provides eye exams and eyeglasses at no cost to students in low-income communities.

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  • ABOUT
    • From Our Founder
    • Leadership
    • Staff
    • Regional Team
    • Mobile Clinics
    • Annual Reports
  • PROGRAMS
    • How It Works
    • Where We Work
    • For Families
  • IMPACT
    • Johns Hopkins Study
    • UCLA Study
    • Stories of Impact
    • Awards & Recognition
  • GET INVOLVED
    • Donate
    • Supporters
  • NEWS
    • News
    • Media Coverage
    • Newsletters
  • CONTACT US
    • General Inquiry
    • Donate
    • Careers
    • Replacement Glasses
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Two kids at the Vision To Learn mobile clinic

Millions of Kids Go to School Every Day Without the Glasses They Need.

Vision To Learn provides vision screenings, eye exams, and glasses to kids in low-income communities, all at no cost to children or their families.

See How We Help

Millions of kids go to school every day without the glasses they need.

Vision To Learn provides vision screenings, eye exams, and glasses, to kids at schools in low-income communities, all at no cost to children or their families.

See How We Help
Two kids at the Vision To Learn mobile clinic

Vision To Learn Solves the Problem

Our mobile clinics meet kids where they are, at school. To date, we have provided:

4+ Million

Vision
Screenings

814,635+

Eye
Exams

680,393+

Glasses
Provided

Glasses make a bigger impact in children’s academic success than more costly measures.

A Johns Hopkins study of more than 7,000 children in Baltimore found that providing children with glasses led to measurable academic gains, greater than those associated with measures such as extending the school day, providing computers, or establishing charter schools

Read the Johns Hopkins study โ€บ

Children provided with glasses improved their test scores by an amount equivalent to 2โ€“4 additional months of classroom instruction.

Children in the lowest academic quartile gained an additional 4โ€“6 months.

Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine, Johns Hopkins School of Education

Where We Work

Vision To Learn started with a single van in Los Angeles in 2012 and now operates in more than 860 cities from Hawai’i to Connecticut, becoming the largest school-based program of its kind in the nation.

Impact

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Vision To Learn provides vision screenings, eye exams, and glasses, to kids in low-income communities, at no cost to children or their families.

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Weโ€™re deeply grateful to the David & Nicole Tepper Foundation for its new $3.4 million commitment to Vision To Learn. This gift will help Vision To Learn bring no-cost vision care to more than 40,000 additional students across Raleigh-Durham and Greenville-Spartanburg. 

The joy in these photos says so much. For kids, a pair of glasses can mean seeing the board clearly, discovering a new favorite book, joining in with more confidence, and experiencing the world in ways that may have felt out of reach before. 

And that clearer view can shape something even bigger: their vision for their future. New interests. New possibilities. New dreams they can begin to imagine for themselves. 

A gift like this changes what a child is able to see โ€” and what theyโ€™re able to imagine for themselves, for so many more children. Thank you for believing in our mission. ๐Ÿ’ซ

Shoutout to the @panthers and @sirpurr for putting these big smiles on the kids' faces! โค๏ธ
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Weโ€™re on @goodmorningamerica! ๐Ÿ“บ ๐Ÿ’™

Vision To Learn was featured this morning alongside the @panthers โ€” and mascot Sir Purr, whoโ€™s officially rocking glasses now too. ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ˜Ž

For six years, David and Nicole Tepper and the Carolina Panthers organization have helped us bring free eye exams and glasses directly to students across Charlotte.

And the impact is huge:
โœจ 165,000+ vision screenings
๐Ÿ‘“ 50,000 pairs of glasses
๐Ÿ“š Thousands of students better able to see, learn, and thrive

Now, that impact is growing even more. The David and Nicole Tepper Foundation is giving $3.4 million to expand Vision To Learn into Spartanburg, Raleigh, and Durham โ€” reaching 40,000 more kids across the Carolinas. ๐Ÿ™Œ

Because when kids can see clearly, they can show up more fully in the classroom. โค๏ธ

๐Ÿ“บ Watch the Good Morning America segment: https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/video/136198401

#VisionToLearn #GoodMorningAmerica #CarolinaPanthers
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"Did you know that providing a pair of glasses to a child who needs them can have the same impact as two to four months of additional learning time?

Damian Carroll, Chief of Staff and National Director at Vision To Learn, discusses the story behind the organization and the connection between clear vision and academic achievement on the DC Public Library podcast. 

๐ŸŽง Listen to the full conversation ""Back to School: Vision, Books, and Model Schools"" here: https://dcplpodcast.simplecast.com/episodes
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โ€œMom, everything is so big and clearโ€”I can see everything now!โ€ โœจ

Thatโ€™s what sisters Olivia, 9, Kindall, 8, and Camile, 7, told their mom, Vivian Sheppard, when they put on their new glasses for the first time.

Before receiving eye exams and glasses through Vision To Learn, all three girls experienced frequent headaches and struggled in school. When Vivian learned that all three of her daughters needed glasses at the same time, one of her first concerns was how she would afford them. Then she learned that Vision To Learn provides eye exams and glasses absolutely free. 

For Vivian, it was โ€œalmost too good to be true.โ€

Since getting their glasses, Vivian says she has seen improvements in her daughtersโ€™ grades and confidence. For three girls who had been struggling to see clearly, getting the glasses they needed meant finally being able to experience school and the world around them in a clearer way.

โค๏ธ Thank you to the Sheppard family for letting us share your story.
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Think you could throw a football across a field? ๐Ÿˆ Now try doing it with blurry vision. ๐Ÿ‘“

Kids at the @detroitlionsnfl game this past weekend put their aim to the test while wearing low vision simulation glasses. The challenge gave them a glimpse of how much harder everyday activitiesโ€”from playing sports to reading and learningโ€”can be when you canโ€™t see clearly.

They definitely brought their best throws. ๐Ÿ˜‚ Swipe to see how they did! ๐Ÿ‘‰
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What a weekend in Detroit! ๐Ÿˆ๐Ÿ‘“

We were thrilled to team up with our amazing partners at @fordphilanthropy once again, bringing Vision To Learn to Pride Plaza for the @detroitlionsnfl preseason game.

Between all the game-day excitement, we had the chance to connect with the community and share our mission of making sure that every child in every school has the glasses they need to succeed in school and in life. 

A big thank you to our incredible Michigan team and @fordphilanthropy for making it all possible! ๐Ÿ’™
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Vision To Learn is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization ยท EIN 45-3457853
12100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1275, Los Angeles, CA 90025
© 2026 ยท Vision To Learn ยท All Rights Reserved ยท Privacy Policy

To Give by Wire or DAF Gifts

Please contact Rita Campos at rita.campos@visiontolearn.org or 818-426-0069 for more information.

Gifts in any amount will have a positive impact on a childโ€™s life. Thank you from Vision To Learn!

To give gifts of appreciated stock

Appreciated securities held more than one year may allow you to avoid capital gains tax while also receiving a tax deduction for your gift. Marketable securities held by a broker may be delivered by wire through Pershing, LLC. Our brokerage details are:
Pershing, LLC
DTC # 0443
A/C Vision To Learn, Inc.
A/C # PPL-007513
Federal Tax ID #45-3457853

In advance of transfer, email Rita Campos at rita.campos@visiontolearn.org the following so we connect the gift to you and alert our broker to accept the securities appropriately:
1) The name of the stock
2) The number of shares you are gifting
3) The name and contact information of your broker

Gifts in any amount will have a positive impact on a childโ€™s life. Thank you from Vision To Learn!

To give by check:

Gifts of less than $10,000 should be sent directly to Vision To Learn. Make your check payable to Vision To Learn and mail to:
Vision To Learn
12100 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1275
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Note โ€œKristofโ€ in the memo field of your check.

Gifts of more than $10,000 can be sent either to Vision To Learn (above) or Focusing Philanthropy. Make your check payable to Focusing Philanthropy and mail to:
Focusing Philanthropy
1637 16th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404
Note “Kristof – Vision To Learn” in the memo field of your check.

Gifts in any amount will have a positive impact on a childโ€™s life. Thank you from Vision To Learn!