If it’s hard to see, it’s hard to learn.
Students at Hannah Penn K-8 in the York City School District recently attended a ceremony announcing a program in which students receive free eye exams and free glasses. This will ultimately help you succeed in the classroom.
Acting Secretary Meg Snead of the Department of Human Services (DHS) and Acting Secretary of Pennsylvania Department of Education David Volkman visited the school and launched a partnership with the state and nonprofit Vision To Learn for that purpose.
The event will leverage Federal Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) funds and private charitable donations to launch a partnership to provide mandatory vision screenings to students in schools in low-income communities covered by Vision To Learn. did.
80% of all learning in a child’s first 12 years is visual, so having good vision is very important for these students.
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“Providing children with the glasses they need to feel comfortable in their everyday lives is critical to their success in the classroom and beyond,” said Snead.
Children and families living in low-income areas of Pennsylvania may experience various barriers to accessing essential services and health checks. Our partnership with Vision To Learn aims to reduce barriers to healthcare and educational success by providing students with a free initial vision screening, eye exam, and glasses if needed.
Vision To Learn operates a mobile vision screening clinic, providing screenings and tests for school children. Also, as long as your prescription is up to date, your eyeglass replacement will be covered. The program brings licensed optometrists to schools, easing barriers to care that would otherwise prevent many children from getting the glasses they need to succeed in school and life. To do.
Before the kick-off ceremony took place, students completed eye exams and used mobile clinics to select new frames at school. approved to do so. This will allow the state to use some of her CHIP funds to support public health efforts in the community.
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Founded by Austin Beutner in 2012, Vision To Learn has provided nearly 2 million students with vision tests, more than 400,000 vision tests, and 325,000 eyeglasses in 14 states and the District of Columbia.
“This effort to use unused federal dollars in Pennsylvania to help children is a model for the nation,” said Beutner. “Every child, every school, anywhere in the country, should have the glasses they need to succeed in school and in life.”
