- Partnership Will Provide 1,200 Cleveland Metropolitan School District Students with Eye Care at No Cost
- Vision To Learn is building on its well-established program nationally to help more kids in Ohio
CLEVELAND, OH (March 12, 2025) – Vision to Learn, with a $35,000 grant from Kaulig Giving and a $25,000 grant from the Cavaliers Community Foundation will provide 1,200 Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) students with vision care, including 400 with eye exams and over 320 with new prescription glasses – at no cost to students or their families.
On Tuesday evening, several CMSD students were provided glasses by Vision To Learn during the Cavaliers’ game against the Brooklyn Nets, at Rocket Arena.
Vision To Learn operates the most comprehensive and cost-effective school-based program for children’s eye care in Ohio. Since its 2021 launch in Cambridge, Vision To Learn has helped nearly 55,000 children in 25 counties, including providing 17,000 with eye exams and 14,000 with glasses. Vision To Learn has helped K-12 students throughout Southeastern Ohio, Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley, and Cleveland.
“More than 3 million children across the country go to school every day without the glasses they need. When children come to school hungry, we feed them. We make sure students have the books and school materials they need. Why not glasses?” said Vision To Learn Founder Austin Beutner. “Every child in every school, everywhere in the country, should have the glasses they need to succeed in school and in life. Cavaliers Community Foundation and Kaulig Giving’s support is helping to ensure more children in Ohio get the help they need.”
“Kaulig Giving is proud to support Vision To Learn in its mission to help kids who need a critical educational tool – a pair of glasses,” said Stacey Langal, Vice President of Philanthropy, Kaulig Companies & Executive Director, The Kaulig Foundation. “Every student deserves to be able to see the board and read a book, and for those with vision issues, school-based vision care is a life changer.”
“The Cavaliers Community Foundation proudly partners with organizations across Northeast Ohio to deliver a more inclusive, compassionate and sustainable community,” said Pam Frasco, Vice President of Community Relations, Cleveland Cavaliers and Executive Director of the Cavaliers Community Foundation. “We are committed to providing resources, support and programs that help create an equitable learning environment for youth and it starts with partnering with schools and organizations like Vision to Learn.”
Glasses lenses for children helped by Vision To Learn are donated by the One Sight EssilorLuxottica Foundation.
About 1 in 4 children need glasses, but in many low-income communities, children often go without access to eye care. In Ohio, an estimated 250,000 students lack the glasses they need.
About Vision To Learn
Vision To Learn, a non-profit charity, was founded in 2012 by Austin Beutner and the Beutner Family Foundation. Vision To Learn serves the needs of the hardest-to-reach children; about 90% of kids served by Vision To Learn live in poverty and about 85% are Black or Latino. Vision To Learn, the largest provider of eye care at schools in the country, has helped provide more than 3.4 million children with vision screenings and provided more than 630,000 with eye exams, and 520,000 with glasses, in 17 states and the District of Columbia, all at no cost to children or their families. For more information on Vision To Learn, please visit www.visiontolearn.org.
About The Cavaliers Community Foundation
Established in 1993, The Cavaliers Community Foundation (CCF) is the official 501 (c) 3 nonprofit organization affiliated with the Cleveland Cavaliers and has given over $26 million to local non-profit organizations. The Foundation invests in organizations that are dedicated to improving outcomes for at-risk youth in northeast Ohio. Through strategic partnerships and financial grants, the Foundation has a meaningful impact in four key areas: education, food security, wellness and recreation and creating safe spaces.
About Kaulig Giving
Since 2018, Kaulig Giving has partnered with more than 300 non-profit organizations in Northeast Ohio and beyond to create a lasting impact for children and families. As an integral part of the Kaulig Companies Charitable Giving Programs, Kaulig Giving continues to help support the well-being of children and families through direct giving, community involvement, and partnerships with like-minded organizations. To learn more about Kaulig Giving and its current partners and projects, visit /www.kauliggiving.com.
Vision To Learn, Nation’s Largest School-Based Vision Care Provider, Expands Successful Ohio Program to Greater Cleveland With Support From Ford Philanthropy