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Johns Hopkins researchers identified the unmet need for glasses among students in a study conducted in 2015 (Baltimore Reading and Eye Disease Study). The Baltimore City Schools and the Baltimore City Health Department joined forces with Johns Hopkins University to bring in Vision To Learn, which had developed a program to bring a mobile van to schools to provide exams. Warby Parker generously produces and donates glasses for all students needing them.

Together, our mission is to provide complete vision care services to the students of Baltimore City Public Schools to achieve academic success. Our goal is to strengthen the community we care so deeply about, provide tools for success, and guide our scholars to achieve greatness. Together we can impact the learning environment for tomorrow’s leaders, today.

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Vision To Learn

About one in five kids will naturally need glasses to see the board, read a book, or participate in class. Unfortunately, in low-income communities across the country, 95% of kids who need glasses, about 2,000,000 in total, do not have them. Vision To Learn was founded to make sure every child has the glasses they need to succeed in school and in life. Our mobile clinics solve the problem by bringing eye exams and glasses, free of charge, to children at schools in low-income communities.