Socially responsible retailer TOMS is best known for shoes, but their “One for One” philosophy also extends to glasses. For every pair of sunglasses purchased, money is donated to one of their Sight Giving Partners to restore the sight of a person in[...]
ChildSight's Work with Homeless Youth Featured by MashableImagine looking at an eye chart and not even being able to make out the giant E at the top. Then imagine you’re homeless. Do you get care? A collaboration between US Vision and the Ali Forney[...]
For more than 20 years, Helen Keller International’s US Vision Program has provided in-school vision screenings and free prescription glasses to children in some of the poorest communities in the United States. In 2015, with support of The New York[...]
US Vision Program Featured in New York Times "Well" BlogNew York Times personal health columnist Jane Brody features Helen Keller International’s US Vision Program in her latest “Well” blog. Put glasses on children who can’t[...]
Christian is a scholarship student taking AP classes in Corona, Queens. He is also extremely nearsighted and requires new prescription glasses almost every year, something his family cannot afford. Here, he shares how ChildSight® has given him[...]
Bisallia, pictured left, is in 5th grade and has never had glasses before, but has needed them since kindergarten. When we screened her in February 2014, her vision was 20/200 in both eyes. That means she could not read any of the letters below the large[...]
The "Harry Potters"In 1994, US Vision Program was launched in Washington Heights, NY. The model of the program included core components such as visual acuity screening, vision assessment with licensed optometrist, and the provision of eyeglasses. [...]
I’ve been working at Helen Keller International in the Operations department at headquarters since 2010, where my main responsibility has been making sure the office runs like a well-oiled machine on a day to day basis. I’ve often wondered what[...]
Helen Keller International recently celebrated its Centennial Anniversary. In addition to a host of exciting commemorative events taking place in Africa, Asia, Europe and the United States, our global team members have taken on the challenge of sharing[...]
Selinee Gonzalez is a shy sixth grader who lives in Sunset Park, Brooklyn with her two sisters. She struggled to read notes on the board. “When I move to the front of the room, I can see better,” she said. But Selinee isn’t always able to[...]
Socially responsible retailer TOMS is best known for shoes, but their “One for One” philosophy also extends to glasses. For every pair of sunglasses purchased, money is donated to one of their Sight Giving Partners to restore the sight of a person in[...] 
ChildSight's Work with Homeless Youth Featured by MashableImagine looking at an eye chart and not even being able to make out the giant E at the top. Then imagine you’re homeless. Do you get care? A collaboration between US Vision and the Ali Forney[...] 
For more than 20 years, Helen Keller International’s US Vision Program has provided in-school vision screenings and free prescription glasses to children in some of the poorest communities in the United States. In 2015, with support of The New York[...] 
US Vision Program Featured in New York Times "Well" BlogNew York Times personal health columnist Jane Brody features Helen Keller International’s US Vision Program in her latest “Well” blog. Put glasses on children who can’t[...] 
Bisallia, pictured left, is in 5th grade and has never had glasses before, but has needed them since kindergarten. When we screened her in February 2014, her vision was 20/200 in both eyes. That means she could not read any of the letters below the large[...] 
The "Harry Potters"In 1994, US Vision Program was launched in Washington Heights, NY. The model of the program included core components such as visual acuity screening, vision assessment with licensed optometrist, and the provision of eyeglasses. [...] 
I’ve been working at Helen Keller International in the Operations department at headquarters since 2010, where my main responsibility has been making sure the office runs like a well-oiled machine on a day to day basis. I’ve often wondered what[...] 
Helen Keller International recently celebrated its Centennial Anniversary. In addition to a host of exciting commemorative events taking place in Africa, Asia, Europe and the United States, our global team members have taken on the challenge of sharing[...] 
Selinee Gonzalez is a shy sixth grader who lives in Sunset Park, Brooklyn with her two sisters. She struggled to read notes on the board. “When I move to the front of the room, I can see better,” she said. But Selinee isn’t always able to[...] 
