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
We provide free eye exams and glasses to kids in low-income communities
The Story of Vision To Learn
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Vision to Learn serves kids
in 12 states and more than
220 cities from Honolulu to Baltimore.
Building on Success
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March 27, 2012First child helped in Los Angeles, CA at Napa ElementaryApril 24, 2012Students receive their glasses at the Vision To Learn kickoff event at Castelar Elementary, Los Angeles CA“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“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 - Vision To Learn received “State Gold Award” from the California Teachers Association“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 HeinsPresident California Teachers AssociationSeptember 17, 2013NFL great Dwight Freeney helps give glasses to kids at Baldwin Hills Elementary School in Los Angeles, CAOctober 3, 2013First child helped in Sacramento, CA at David Reese AcademyNovember 19, 2013CA Governor Jerry Brown visits a Vision To Learn mobile clinic at Jefferson Elementary in Sacramento, CA10,000 Kids Helped
- April 28, 2014First child helped in Oakland, CA at Martin Luther King Jr. ElementaryJune 6, 2014Vision To Learn named a “Pacesetter Program” by The Campaign for Grade-Level ReadingSeptember 16, 2014First child helped in Long Beach, CA at Edison ElementaryOctober 14, 2014First child helped in Wilmington, DE at Shortlidge AcademyWNBA Player Elena Delle Donne and U.S. Senator Chris Coons visit Shortlidge Academy in support of Vision To LearnNovember, 2014UCLA 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“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 Board20,000 Kids Helped
- February, 2015Partnership with the Warriors Community Foundation allows further expansion of services in Northern California, including Alameda and San Francisco CountiesStudent at McKinley Elementary,San Leandro, CAMay 26, 2015Dodgers host children helped by Vision To Learn in honor of Healthy Vision MonthAugust 3, 2015First child helped in Honolulu, HI at Royal SchoolSeptember 15, 201540,000 Kids Helped
- January 7, 2016January 19, 2016Partnership 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 studentsApril 19, 2016First child helped in Baltimore, MD at Hampstead Hill ElementaryCongressman John Delaney and Former Baltimore Raven Ray Lewis at Hamstead Hill Academy, Baltimore, MDSeptember 20, 2016Vision To Learn examines children at Kapaa and Kekaha Elementary Schools in Kauai, expanding reach in the Hawaiian IslandsSeptember 28, 2016September 29, 201660,000 Kids Helped
- February 24, 2017Vision To Learn provided 1,000th child with glasses in Detroit.March 8, 2017Vision To Learn provided 1,000th child with glasses in Baltimore.March 14, 2017April 10, 2017First child helped in Des Moines, IA at Lovejoy ElementaryMay 8, 2017First child helped in Jackson, MS at Timberlawn ElementaryMay 23, 2017First child helped in Newark, NJ at Speedway AcademyJune 8, 2017Vision To Learn receives support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, to expand services across the nationJuly-August, 201780,000 Kids HelpedOctober 10, 2017First child helped in Richmond, VA at Elizabeth D. Redd Elementary School
- January 16, 2018The Los Angeles Clippers Foundation announces partnership with VTL to provide free eye exams and glasses to every Los Angeles Unified School District student in need. LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation.January 18, 2018Master P and Romeo Miller speak to students at Crenshaw High School and help provide them with new glasses.100,000 Kids HelpedFebruary 23, 2018Two events in Northern California celebrate VTL's helping more than 100,000 students to date. In East Palo Alto, Master P, the Golden State Warriors Dance Team, and David Plouffe from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative joined VTL at Ronald McNair Academy to provide new glasses to students. Later in Oakland, Master P and Assemblyman Rob Bonta spoke to Oakland High School students about the importance of glasses to learning.February 24, 2018The Warriors Community Foundation hosted children served by VTL at a Warriors home game.March 8, 2018
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