When Prince, a new kindergarten student, entered P.S. 152 in Brooklyn, New York, he spoke Creole exclusively. He wasn’t able to identify numbers, letters, or count past four. Our teachers were trying absolutely everything they could. Whitney[...]
After many decades of eye health being largely ignored in Africa, Helen Keller is teaming up with partners in Cameroon to reach more than 20,000 students with timely vision interventions. Glasses and other eye care can make all the difference in a child’s[...]
Halloween this year was a day for extra celebration at the Academy for College Preparation and Career Exploration in Brooklyn, New York. A short assembly in the morning announced a milestone moment for Helen Keller Intl – the one millionth New York City[...]
Established in 1994, Helen Keller Intl’s US-based vision work helps students reach their true potential by providing in-school vision screenings, eye exams, and no-cost prescription glasses New York, NY (October 31, 2022) – On October 31, 2022, Helen[...]
At the first-ever Minnesota Sight Day, Helen Keller Intl partnered with Saint Paul Public Schools, VSP Global, Lions KidSight, and Phillips Eye Institute to deliver eye screenings and exams, new prescription glasses, and eyewear care tips to nearly 100[...]
Diboke, age 13, and her younger sister Ebokolo, age 11, live in a happy yet modest home with their parents and family at Obobogo, a poor semi-urban area in Yaoundé, the capital city of Cameroon. The sisters attend the nearby St. Benedict Secondary School,[...]
Many high school students worry about their grades, their friendships, and their futures. Mary, a junior living in Elizabeth, New Jersey, has another thing to worry about: seeing in class. Mary is nearly blind, with a prescription that makes it[...]
Worldwide, 1.1 billion people — 1 in every 7 — are living with some form of vision loss because they lack access to care. Some 43 million of them are blind. Yet 90% of all vision loss is preventable or treatable. When Helen Keller co-founded[...]
COVID-19, climate change, and conflicts have added new challenges to our already fragile healthcare and food systems, making it much harder for families to get the nutrition and health care they need. 1 in 10 people on the planet faces the worst hunger crisis[...]
Nine-year-old Guillermo Gonzalez attends school in Montebello, California, just east of Los Angeles. This past fall, when the other students in his fourth-grade class were taking turns reading aloud from favorite books, the usually bubbly Guillermo could only[...]
When Prince, a new kindergarten student, entered P.S. 152 in Brooklyn, New York, he spoke Creole exclusively. He wasn’t able to identify numbers, letters, or count past four. Our teachers were trying absolutely everything they could. Whitney[...] 
After many decades of eye health being largely ignored in Africa, Helen Keller is teaming up with partners in Cameroon to reach more than 20,000 students with timely vision interventions. Glasses and other eye care can make all the difference in a child’s[...] 
Halloween this year was a day for extra celebration at the Academy for College Preparation and Career Exploration in Brooklyn, New York. A short assembly in the morning announced a milestone moment for Helen Keller Intl – the one millionth New York City[...] 
Established in 1994, Helen Keller Intl’s US-based vision work helps students reach their true potential by providing in-school vision screenings, eye exams, and no-cost prescription glasses New York, NY (October 31, 2022) – On October 31, 2022, Helen[...] 
At the first-ever Minnesota Sight Day, Helen Keller Intl partnered with Saint Paul Public Schools, VSP Global, Lions KidSight, and Phillips Eye Institute to deliver eye screenings and exams, new prescription glasses, and eyewear care tips to nearly 100[...] 
Diboke, age 13, and her younger sister Ebokolo, age 11, live in a happy yet modest home with their parents and family at Obobogo, a poor semi-urban area in Yaoundé, the capital city of Cameroon. The sisters attend the nearby St. Benedict Secondary School,[...] 
Many high school students worry about their grades, their friendships, and their futures. Mary, a junior living in Elizabeth, New Jersey, has another thing to worry about: seeing in class. Mary is nearly blind, with a prescription that makes it[...] 
Worldwide, 1.1 billion people — 1 in every 7 — are living with some form of vision loss because they lack access to care. Some 43 million of them are blind. Yet 90% of all vision loss is preventable or treatable. When Helen Keller co-founded[...] 
COVID-19, climate change, and conflicts have added new challenges to our already fragile healthcare and food systems, making it much harder for families to get the nutrition and health care they need. 1 in 10 people on the planet faces the worst hunger crisis[...] 
Nine-year-old Guillermo Gonzalez attends school in Montebello, California, just east of Los Angeles. This past fall, when the other students in his fourth-grade class were taking turns reading aloud from favorite books, the usually bubbly Guillermo could only[...] 
