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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

Proven Impact – Children Do Better in School.

A Johns Hopkins study of more than 7,000 children in Baltimore helped by Vision To Learn found that providing children with glasses led to measurable academic gains.

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. ๐Ÿ’•๐Ÿ‘“

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A pair of glasses does more than provide clear vision. It can inspire a childโ€™s vision for their future. ๐ŸŒฑ 

Thatโ€™s Brightonโ€™s story. A bright student who loves to help people, she used to have difficulty seeing the board, leading to strained eyes and frequent headaches. Even so, she was nervous to wear glasses because she was worried that other kids might make fun of her.

After Vision To Learn came to her school and provided her with a pair of purple prescription eyeglasses, Brighton discovered the transformative effect of glasses. Her headaches slipped away. Her grades improved. 

โ€œShe feels so smart,โ€ her mom Katrina said. โ€œShe now wants to be a teacher.โ€ ๐Ÿ‘ฉโ€๐Ÿซ 

Glasses enabled Brighton to see her full potential and build the confidence to dream big. This World Sight Day, weโ€™re celebrating the power of vision care to give children the opportunity to envision their future more clearly. 

๐Ÿซถ Make a gift today to help more children like Brighton. Link in bio.
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What difference can vision care make in the lives of children and their families? Ask an educator. ๐Ÿ‘“๐Ÿ’™

UTLA Elementary Vice President Maria Miranda shares the impact she saw firsthand when over 700 students had their vision screened (in just a few hours!)โ€”and more than 200 were provided with the glasses they needed to see and learn from Vision To Learn.

Thatโ€™s hundreds of students with a clearer view of the lessons in front of them. And families who didnโ€™t have to worry about the cost.

As we celebrate 300,000 free pairs of glasses provided to kids across California, weโ€™re proud to announce a new initiative in partnership with LAUSD to make sure every child across all 70 LAUSD Community Schools is provided with the glasses they need. 

Help make sure every child across the U.S. gets the glasses they need to learn. Make a gift at the link in bio.
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๐Ÿ’ก Our story began in 2012 with one mobile clinic and five children at a school in Northridge, California. We set out to solve a problem we couldnโ€™t accept: across the country, kids were being asked to learn without being able to clearly see the lesson. 

So we brought free eye exams and glasses right to their schools, via our mobile clinics. 

Yesterday at 24th Street Elementary in Los Angeles, we celebrated 300,000 free pairs of glasses provided to children across California. Seeing students smile in their new glasses brought us back to those first five kidsโ€”and why we started. 

โ€œWeโ€™re solving the problem. Weโ€™re not just talking about it,โ€ said founder Austin Beutner. 

Your generosity has powered our work for the past 14 yearsโ€”and continues to put glasses into the hands of kids who need them. Thank you for believing in the difference clear vision can make in a child's life. ๐Ÿ’› 

Help the next child see clearly and learn with confidence. โžก๏ธ Give at the link in our bio.
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300,000. ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰ 

That's the number of children that Vision To Learn has provided glasses to in California since its founding 14 years ago. 

Today at 24th Street Elementary in Los Angeles, we celebrated that milestone alongside several distinguished guests, including California Teachers Association President David Goldberg, LA Unified Superintendent Andrรฉs E. Chait, and LA Unified Board of Education Member Sherlett Hendy Newbill.

Their words reflect a shared commitment: making sure students have the glasses they need to learn. ๐Ÿ’— Weโ€™re grateful to CTA, LA Unified, its Board of Education, and the UTLA for helping us bring vision care directly to children at school, at no cost to their families.

Together, weโ€™re continuing this work through a new effort to ensure every child in the districtโ€™s Community Schools has the glasses they need. 

Swipe to see more โžก๏ธ 

@wearecta @laschools @utlanow
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These were the initial reactions parents shared after their child put on their new glasses from Vision To Learn for the first time.

Logynnโ€™s mom noticed that Logynn was able to focus much better after she received her glasses and that she no longer complained about difficulty seeing when reading books. Maximus was excited that he could see the board from afar now. He no longer needs to sit in front of the classroom just to be able to see the board.

Has your child received glasses from Vision To Learn? Tell us about their first reaction in the comments below!
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Whatโ€™s it like getting glasses for the first time? ๐Ÿ‘“ 

Just look at the excitement on the faces of these Greenville-Spartanburg elementary and middle school students! ๐Ÿคฉ

Last week, representatives from The David & Nicole Tepper Foundation, Carolina Panthers, and Charlotte FC joined Vision To Learn for a special glasses giveaway celebration, helping students see clearly and feel confident in their new glasses. 

Through DNTFโ€™s latest $3.4 million commitment to Vision To Learn, thousands more students in Greenville-Spartanburg and Raleigh-Durham will experience the transformative impact of clear vision. To date, the Foundation has committed $5.2 million to Vision To Learn initiatives throughout North and South Carolina.โ€ 

โœจ Hereโ€™s to brighter classrooms, bigger smiles, and a clearer future for kids across the Carolinas! โœจ
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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!