Helping Children and Families See Possibilities with Vision Care
Helping Children and Families See Possibilities with Vision CareVision care is out of reach for many children and families across the United States because it is too expensive or difficult to access. As many as 4 million children and 12 million adults in the US are living with impaired vision due to an uncorrected refractive […]
Building Upon Our Legacy of Health, Nutrition, and Vision
Building Upon Our Legacy of Health, Nutrition, and VisionOver the past several decades, Helen Keller Intl has continued to expand our ability to help people around the world create lasting change in their own lives. Today, we reach more than 70 million children and family members across 20 countries with the essential building blocks of […]
2023 Year in Review: Forces for Good [Photo Essay]
2023 Year in Review: Forces for Good [Photo Essay]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 communities, countries, and around the world. We’re highlighting […]
Kindergartener’s worldview changes thanks to new eyeglasses
Kindergartener’s worldview changes thanks to new eyeglasses 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 Arnold, P.S. 152’s director Due to long-term school closures and remote learning […]
Helen Keller Intl and Partners Celebrate Vision Milestone, Screening One Million Students in New York City
Helen Keller Intl and Partners Celebrate Vision Milestone, Screening One Million Students in New York CityEstablished 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 Keller Intl […]
First-ever Minnesota Sight Day delivers eyeglasses to folks of all ages [Photo Essay]
First-ever Minnesota Sight Day delivers eyeglasses to folks of all ages [Photo Essay]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 children and adults. Thanks […]
Missing out on school and social life because of vision impairment
Missing out on school and social life because of vision impairmentMany 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 difficult to see far away […]
Clearing a Path to Clear Vision for Struggling Students
Clearing a Path to Clear Vision for Struggling StudentsNine-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 sit quietly and listen. Because his eyeglasses had the […]
3 Reasons to be Optimistic in 2022
3 Reasons to be Optimistic in 2022 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, we choose to side […]
Big Smiles at Little Earth
Big Smiles at Little EarthBy 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 own health when I’m so busy taking […]
