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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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Vision To Learn provides vision services right at school for students in low-income communities.Millions of kids do not have
the glasses they need to learn
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
Read Vision To Learn's 2024-2025 Annual ReportA Year of Vision RealizedSee how your support helped provide children
across the country the glasses they need to succeed
in school and in life.
View Our 2024-2025 Annual Report
Where we work mapWhere We WorkWe help kids in 16 states from Hawaii
to Connecticut, along with Washington D.C.
See Our Impact Map Here
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1 in 4 children has a vision issue that can affect their ability to achieve in school and engage in life

The Vision To Learn Solution

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.

3.8 Million

Vision
Screenings

765,924

Eye
Exams

638,442

Glasses
Provided

A landmark study by Johns Hopkins University about Vision To Learn found that providing children with glasses in school settings has a remarkable impact.

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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

Vision To Learn Awarded OhioSEE Grant to Expand Vision Care Across Ohio

Read moreVision To Learn Awarded OhioSEE Grant to Expand Vision Care Across Ohio

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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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This is why access to vision care matters.

“When Vision to Learn visited our building this year, a student was identified during an exam as needing follow-up with a pediatric ophthalmologist. The Vision to Learn provider noted multiple concerns, including the possibility of a condition that could lead to permanent vision loss.

The exam through Vision to Learn kickstarted a process in which the student was referred to a local pediatric ophthalmologist. As the school nurse, I coordinated the entire process, from scheduling the appointment, notifying the family, and arranging transportation. At the appointment, the student and family received some very difficult news: he required expedited surgery at Mayo Clinic to prevent him from going blind. 

Without this surgery, he would have gone blind within a short period of time. Due to the social determinants of health affecting this family, obtaining a routine eye exam for their children would not likely ever have been considered. Without the Vision to Learn program at our school, the outcome for this wonderful young boy would have been dramatically different. When I reflect on my 23 years of nursing so far, this experience stands out as one of the most meaningful moments of my career, made possible by Vision to Learn.” -  Melissa Keller, school nurse at Perkins Elementary
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Working to support and bridge the gap in California.

Children need vision care to succeed in school and in life. That’s why we’re here!

Thank you @calmatters for highlighting this important issue.

Link to article: https://calmatters.org/health/2026/04/medi-cal-vision-care-kids/
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We love our partners! ❤️ 🖤 

The @atlhawks Foundation’s $1.2M commitment to our organization will help thousands of Metro Atlanta students get the vision care they need to succeed.

#VisionToLearn #VisionCare
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Guess what day it is?

Vision To Learn turns 14 today.

March 27, 2012: 5 students served at our very first school.

Today:
• 771,996 students received eye exams
• 643,685 received glasses
• 6,885 sites
• 18 states + DC

From 5 students to nearly 800,000.

Here’s to the next 14.
Support the mission at the link in bio.

#VisionToLearn #Impact #Nonprofit #Education
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"Everything is zoomed in! The glasses are gorgeous and beautiful!", said first-time glasses wearer L.A. 

Last week, 81 students from Monroe Elementary got brand-new glasses! Let's celebrate these bright smiles! 

#VisionToLearn #SeeTheDifference #GlassesCelebration
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📷 by @sdcsbruins: Their vision is crystal clear and their frames are styling thanks to the generous services provided by @visiontolearn We are so grateful to have joined this partnership through catholicedla and the generous donors who make it all possible!
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Vision To Learn is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization · EIN 45-3457853
12100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1275, Los Angeles, CA 90025
© 2026 · Vision To Learn · All Rights Reserved · 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 child’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 child’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 “Kristof” 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 child’s life. Thank you from Vision To Learn!