Vision To Learn and Helen Keller International today presented free glasses to more than 110 K – 8th grade Jersey City students at Frank R. Conwell Middle School. This event celebrates the expansion of their efforts to provide free vision screenings, eye exams and glasses to all Pre-K to 8th grade students in Jersey City,… more
Newsletter, Early Spring 2019
What a Milestone! 100,000 Kids get Glasses in California.
Vision To Learn celebrated an important benchmark in January: We provided the 100,000th pair of glasses to a student in California. We’re accomplishing our mission to provide millions of kids in the U.S. with the glasses they need to succeed, thanks to you!… more
Vision To Learn and Warriors Community Foundation Team Up To Provide Free Vision Exams and Glasses to Oakland Unified Students
Over 20 students at Garfield Elementary School received new glasses and got to try them out in a unique way – posing with the the Larry O’Brien NBA Championship Trophy and Golden State Warriors Community Ambassador Adonal Foyle. The event celebrated a continuing partnership between the Warriors Community Foundation and non-profit provider Vision To Learn,… more
Stanford Social Innovation Review Article by Jim Shelton
Jim Shelton, former Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education and most recently head of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative’s education division, cites Vision To Learn as an example of philanthropy working in and with the public sector to reach those most in need.
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Student Vision Initiative Expands Statewide in Hawai’i
A who’s who of Hawai’i charitable foundations, elected leaders, educational and vision advocates are coming together to expand a pilot program providing students free vision services at schools throughout the state. Since 2015, nonprofits Project Vision Hawai’i and Vision To Learn have partnered to identify and help kids who lack the glasses they need at… more
