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 her daughter became the first person in the village to become infected with COVID-19, Laxmi and her family faced stigma from her village, but continued to tend her garden and the gardens of others when they got[...]
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows. Helen Keller The start of a year offers an opportunity for renewed hope and a fresh perspective. While the challenges of COVID-19, a mounting hunger crisis, and economic strains are all daunting,[...]
By the time Riko walked into a Helen Keller vision clinic in Minneapolis earlier this year, her usual pair of glasses were of little use to her. The lenses were badly scratched, and her prescription needed to be updated. “It’s hard to prioritize my[...]
For millions of people across the globe, safety and assurance have disappeared. Helen Keller Intl partners with governments and community organizations to bring life-saving solutions to those who need them most. Thanks to our global community of supporters,[...]
With vaccination rates up and COVID-19 cases down, many school districts are looking to fully return to the classroom after a year and a half of online and hybrid learning. But what will this look like? Masks? Social distancing? The reality is no one knows[...]
Almond Miller, regional manager for Helen Keller Intl’s US Vision Program relocated with her family to Fort Worth during the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic to build out the state’s vision screening[...]
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 her daughter became the first person in the village to become infected with COVID-19, Laxmi and her family faced stigma from her village, but continued to tend her garden and the gardens of others when they got[...] 
Keep your face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadows. Helen Keller The start of a year offers an opportunity for renewed hope and a fresh perspective. While the challenges of COVID-19, a mounting hunger crisis, and economic strains are all daunting,[...] 
By the time Riko walked into a Helen Keller vision clinic in Minneapolis earlier this year, her usual pair of glasses were of little use to her. The lenses were badly scratched, and her prescription needed to be updated. “It’s hard to prioritize my[...] 
For millions of people across the globe, safety and assurance have disappeared. Helen Keller Intl partners with governments and community organizations to bring life-saving solutions to those who need them most. Thanks to our global community of supporters,[...] 
With vaccination rates up and COVID-19 cases down, many school districts are looking to fully return to the classroom after a year and a half of online and hybrid learning. But what will this look like? Masks? Social distancing? The reality is no one knows[...] 
Almond Miller, regional manager for Helen Keller Intl’s US Vision Program relocated with her family to Fort Worth during the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic to build out the state’s vision screening[...] 
Kindal Adams of our New Jersey vision program shares how the COVID-19 pandemic has opened up new opportunities to reach communities in[...] 
Learn how Helen Keller Intl is adapting our work to ensure safe delivery of vitamin A during the COVID-19[...] 
"Model mother” volunteers are creating lasting change in Mozambique’s Tete Province, one neighbor at a[...]