Vision To Learn

Vision To Learn provides free eye exams and free eyeglasses to students in low-income communities.

283,629 Kids HelpedMobile eye clinic brings the glasses to the kids

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More than 2 million children in the U.S. do not have the glasses they need to see the board, read a book, or participate in class.

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We provide free eye exams and glasses to kids in low-income communities.

Helping Students See Clearly

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Vision To Learn serves kids
in 13 states and more than
400 cities, from Honolulu to Baltimore.

math gpa among all students improve after receiving glasses
Mattel Children's Hospital, UCLA See UCLA Study of Vision To Learn’s Impact

Our Mobile Clinics

We Bring the Glasses to the Kids

  

Los Angeles mobile clinic Maryland Sprinter Mobile Clinic South Bay Spinter mobile clinic Atlanta Sprinter mobile clinic Golden State Warriors mobile clinic San Diego Padres Clipper Virginia Sprinter

Building on Success

March 27, 2012 First child helped in Los Angeles, CA at Napa Elementary Los Angles Dodgers partner with Vision To Learn April 24, 2012 Student receive their glasses at the Vision To Learn kickoff event at Castelar Elementary, Los Angeles Students receive their glasses at the Vision To Learn kickoff event at Castelar Elementary, Los Angeles CA 2012 teacher and student with glasses “I see kids every day at school who are falling behind because they can't see. Vision To Learn gets these kids back on track.” — Genessee Quizon, Intervention Teacher, Betty Plasencia Elementary Rotary International “Since 2012, over 40 Rotary Clubs in District 5280 have partnered with Vision To Learn to help kids in their communities. By volunteering to serve as vision screeners, and contributing funds to support Vision To Learn, our members help ensure students in their neighborhoods go to school prepared to learn.” — Greg O'Brien, District Governor, Rotary District 5280 2012 Vision To Learn received “State Gold Award” from the California Teachers Association Vision To Learn received “California’s teachers know the high number of students whose school performance suffers due to a lack of glasses... This is unacceptable... Vision To Learn solves this problem” — Eric Heins President California Teachers Association September 17, 2013 NFL great Dwight Freeney helps give glasses to kids in Los Angeles NFL great Dwight Freeney helps give glasses to kids at Baldwin Hills Elementary School in Los Angeles, CA October 3, 2013 First child helped in Sacramento, CA at David Reese Academy November 19, 2013 CA Governor Jerry Brown visits a Vision To Learn mobile clinic in Sacramento CA CA Governor Jerry Brown visits a Vision To Learn mobile clinic at Jefferson Elementary in Sacramento, CA 10,000 Kids Helped April 28, 2014 First child helped in Oakland, CA at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary Kamala Harris at Franklin Elementary, Oakland CA Vision To Learns Partners with Oakland A's Community Fund to expand services in Northern California Bay Area June 6, 2014 Vision To Learn named a “Pacesetter Program” by The Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Vision To Learn named a September 16, 2014 First child helped in Long Beach, CA at Edison Elementary October 14, 2014 First child helped in Wilmington, DE at Shortlidge Academy WNBA player Elenda Delle Donne visit Wilmington, DE students in support of Vision To Learn WNBA Player Elena Delle Donne and U.S. Senator Chris Coons visit Shortlidge Academy in support of Vision To Learn November, 2014 UCLA research presented to the American Public Health Association, verifying their findings of positive impact and strengh of the VTL model of visiting children in schools UCLA Study “Community Leaders from government, business and philanthropy all stepped up to bring Vision To Learn to kids in Delaware.” — Sally Gore, Chair, Vision To Learn Delaware Advisory Board 20,000 Kids Helped 2014 February, 2015 Partnership with the Warriors Community Foundation allows from expansion of services in Northern California Partnership with the Warriors Community Foundation allows further expansion of services in Northern California, including Alameda and San Francisco Counties Student in San Leandro CA with new glasses Student at McKinley Elementary, San Leandro, CA Student with new glasses in Oakland CA May 26, 2015 Dodgers host childen helped by Vision To Learn in honor of Healthy Vision Month Dodgers host children helped by Vision To Learn in honor of Healthy Vision Month August 3, 2015 First child helped in Honolulu, HI at Royal School First child helped in Honolulu HI September 15, 2015 Vision To Learn names a 40,000 Kids Helped 2015 January 7, 2016 First child helped in Dubuque, IA January 19, 2016 Partnership launched with the Los Angeles Clippers Foundation to help every child pre-K thru 12th grade in Inglewood Unified School District, a district of 12,000 students Los Angeles Clippers Foundation April 19, 2016 First child helped in Baltimore, MD at Hampstead Hill Elementary First child helped in Baltimore MD Congressman John Delaney and Former Baltimore Raven Ray Lewis at Hamstead Hill Academy, Baltimore, MD September 20, 2016 Vision To Learn examines children at Kapaa and Kekaha Elementary Schools in Kauai, expanding reach in the Hawaiian Islands September 28, 2016 First child helped in Detroit MI September 29, 2016 Partnership with San Jose Sharks launched 60,000 Kids Helped 2016 February 24, 2017 1,000th child provided with glasses in Detroit March 8, 2017 1,000th child provided with glasses in Baltimore March 14, 2017 April 10, 2017 First child helped in Des Moines, IA at Lovejoy Elementary May 8, 2017 May 23, 2017 First child helped in Newark, NJ at Speedway Academy June 8, 2017 80,000 Kids Helped August 30, 2017 October 10, 2017 First child helped in Richmond, VA at Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary School December 15, 2017 Services expanded in Hawaii throughout Windward Oahu December 15, 2017 Partnership with the Warriors Community Foundation allows from expansion of services in Northern California December 19, 2017 December 20, 2017 2017 January 16, 2018 100,000 Kids Helped February 23, 2018 April 25, 2018 April 26, 2018 Helping kids in Jackson, Mississippi May 25, 2018 LA Dodgers Foundation partnered with VTL to provide free eye exams and glasses to every student who needs them in Compton Unified School District. May 31, 2018 VTL expands into Flint Community Schools with the help of the Detroit Pistons and FlintNOW. June 1, 2018 150,000 Kids Helped October 16, 2018 San Jose Sharks and team mascot SJ Sharkie join event at Columbia Middle School in Sunnyvale to celebrate five years of helping kids in Santa Clara County. December 11, 2018 December 12, 2018 First child helped in one of 10 Maui schools as Vision To Learn expands in Hawai'i. January 24, 2019 February 19, 2019 March 29, 2019 200,000 Kids Helped April 15, 2019 Former House Democratic Leader and Gubernatorial Candidate Stacey Abrams helped elementary students receive their glasses in Atlanta. May 16, 2019 Senator Chris Coons and Senator Joni Ernst led the passage of a U.S. Senate Resolution recognizing Vision To Learn on its leadership of improving access to glasses for students and for its work nationwide helping more than 200,000 kids across the country. Summer, 2019 October 14, 2019 First child helped in Philadelphia, PA. The Eagles Charitable Foundation and Vision To Learn join forces to help students throughout the School District of Philadelphia. 250,000 Kids Helped 2012 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

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