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Vision To Learn provides a proven and cost-effective solution bridging a structural gap in healthcare access and directly addressing educational inequity. Our mobile clinics, staffed by licensed doctors, bring eye exams and glasses directly to children at schools in underserved communities, free of charge.
Since its founding, Vision To Learn has demonstrated its ability to provide vision care by using mobile clinics, bringing the care directly to children at schools and community organizations. To date, Vision To Learn has helped students in 164 school districts, 325 cities, 13 states, and is the largest school-based program of its kind.
UCLA Research has found:
• Vision To Learn provides access to vision care and glasses for students who would otherwise go without
• Students’ classroom performance improved
• Students were better able to focus and participate in class
• Students and parents were often unaware they had vision issues
• Vision To learn reduced the stigma of wearing glasses by providing fashionable frames and distributing them in a group environment
Since its founding, Vision To Learn has demonstrated its ability to provide vision care by using mobile clinics, bringing the care directly to children at schools and community organizations. To date, Vision To Learn has helped students in 164 school districts, 325 cities, 13 states, and is the largest school-based program of its kind.
UCLA Research has found:
• Vision To Learn provides access to vision care and glasses for students who would otherwise go without
• Students’ classroom performance improved
• Students were better able to focus and participate in class
• Students and parents were often unaware they had vision issues
• Vision To learn reduced the stigma of wearing glasses by providing fashionable frames and distributing them in a group environment
Overview
Location
United States, California, Los Angeles
Employees
51-200
Phone
+1 310-893-2336
Founded date
2012
Mentions in press and media 3
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| Aug 15, 2019 | Fitz Frames, with $2.5M in seed funding, wants your kid to have custom glasses | Fitz Frames is today launching out of beta to offer affordable, custom-made glasses for families, and in particular, for children. The company, which has raised $2.5 million in seed funding, was founded by Heidi Hertel and is led by CEO Gab... |
| Jun 21, 2018 | Priscilla Chan to discuss Chan Zuckerberg Initiative at Disrupt SF | The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is one of the biggest philanthropic organizations in the world, and the most technology-forward foundations in history. By integrating technology, CZI believes it can affect social change at a much more rapid ... |
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FAQ about Vision To Learn
When was Vision To Learn founded?
Vision To Learn was founded in 2012.
What has the press written about Vision To Learn?
Parsers VC has collected 3 articles mentioning Vision To Learn, among them “Fitz Frames, with $2.5M in seed funding, wants your kid to have custom glasses” (Aug 15, 2019) and “Priscilla Chan to discuss Chan Zuckerberg Initiative at Disrupt SF” (Jun 21, 2018).
Is Vision To Learn still active?
Yes, Vision To Learn is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from May 21, 2026.