05/29/2026
Yesterday, Senator Ben Allen named Vision To Learn the 2026 California Nonprofit of the Year — and we couldn't be more grateful.
This recognition speaks to a simple but urgent truth: millions of children in underserved communities across California and the country are struggling in school not because of a lack of effort or intelligence, but because they can't see. An undetected vision problem is one of the most common — and most treatable — barriers to learning. Vision To Learn's mobile clinics go directly to schools, providing free vision screenings and glasses to children who need them most, at no cost to families.
What started as a partnership with LA Unified School District has grown into a national program now operating in 15 states. To date, we've reached more than 3.8 million children with screenings and helped over 650,000 get the glasses they need to read, learn, and thrive.
Thank you, Senator Allen, for championing the children of California and for this extraordinary honor. And thank you to everyone — donors, partners, volunteers, and school communities — who make this work possible every single day.
