Removing Barriers to Education with Vision Care

Young girl with glasses in pink sweatshirtStudents who can’t see clearly may struggle to engage in the classroom and with their peers, putting their education at risk. For many families at Chancellor Avenue School in Newark, New Jersey, accessing vision care is a challenge.[...]

Helen Keller’s New York Vision Program Featured on NY1

Junior Anisa has her vision screened and picks out glasses during the vision screening at Stuyvesant High School.Helen Keller Intl has served New York City for more than three decades, providing free vision screenings to 80,000 New Yorkers every year. Local news program NY1 highlighted our work providing free vision care services to children and families in New York[...]

Expanding Vision Care in East Los Angeles

Optometrist testing vision of young girlMaria Miranda has been working with the grassroots organization East LA Rising for 17 years. So, she knows all too well the barriers that people in her community face when trying to access vision care.[...]

Clear Vision Sets Students Up for Success [Photo Essay]

Smiling girl with glasses in libraryClear vision plays a vital role in a child’s education. Research from the International Association for the Prevention of Blindness and the Seva Foundation estimates that a child with poor vision only learns about half as much as a child who can see[...]

Because of You, We’re Building Brighter Futures, Together

A Nepali woman in pink sweater holding baby wrapped in thick blankets.The generous support of our Helen Keller Intl community makes our work possible. We’re so grateful for your ongoing partnership, which is helping us continue to provide essential health and nutrition services for children and families around the world in[...]

2023 Year in Review: Forces for Good [Photo Essay]

Woman in orange shirt with child on her back, feeding a group of goats in a dry, open field with sparse trees.Every day, members of the Helen Keller Intl community are choosing to be forces for good. Community health heroes, entrepreneurs, parents, youth, and Helen Keller staff work tirelessly to help improve health, nutrition, and vision for people in their[...]