USAID-funded MMDP Project: A New Chance at Life

Group of people wearing colorful traditional clothing sit together outdoors, smiling and engaging in conversation.To give affected people a new chance at life by saving sight and restoring mobility, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) made a significant investment in 2014 by funding the five-year, flagship Morbidity Management and Disability[...]

A Tribute to Those Who Mother

Woman carrying two children stands in a cultivated farm field with crops.To mark Mother’s Day, we celebrate the amazing fortitude and resourcefulness of mothers, grandmothers, and all those who take on mothering roles in the families and communities we serve around the[...]

Free Glasses to New Jersey Schoolkids

Smiling girl with glassesToday, Helen Keller International and Vision To Learn presented free glasses to more than 110 K to 8th grade Jersey City students at Frank R. Conwell Middle[...]

A Milestone in Vision Care

Young boy having his eyesight tested using a handheld vision screening device by a healthcare professional in a school setting.On February 4, Helen Keller International delivered its two millionth free U.S. vision screening at an after-school program run by our long-time partner Children’s Aid in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York[...]

2018 Year in Review

Two joyful boys embrace and smile at the camera, showing friendship and happiness.We welcome 2019 and all the opportunities it brings to strengthen our impact and accelerate our progress toward improving the health of the world’s most vulnerable[...]

Meet our visionaries

Young boy with glasses smiling at camera in a bright room. Children sitting in background on chairs.We'd like to introduce you to some of the amazing VISIONARIES who are part of our mission to help people see new possibilities and realize their[...]

In the Spirit of Giving Thanks

Black and white photo of Helen Keller with six ballet dancers in a dance studio.Thanksgiving is a call to reflect on gratitude and community. Here at Helen Keller International, we are ever grateful for the legacy and example of our[...]