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Eyes On Learning Photoscreener Grants are available
Eyes On Learning Photoscreener Grants are available for eligible early childhood settings, schools, health care offices, and community organizations. Application and information at http://eyesonlearndev.wpengine.com/resources/eyes-on-learning-photoscreener-grants/.
July 8, 2020
Small Steps for Big Vision: An Eye Health Information Tool Kit for Parents and Caregivers
The National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness partnered with the National Head Start Association to create an online resource – Small Steps for Big Vision: An Eye Health Information Tool Kit for Parents and Caregivers – to provide parents and caregivers with the information, suggested actions, and assistance they need […]
July 8, 2020
NCCVEH at Prevent Blindness Receives Renewed Grant
It will provide funds to promote healthy vision for kids. (PRESS RELEASE) CHICAGO – The National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness (NCCVEH), celebrating its 10-year anniversary, announces that a second year of funding was received from the federal Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau for $300,000 […]
August 15, 2019
Some Arizona kids will soon get free vision screenings at school
Arizona schools will soon begin giving kids free vision screenings, thanks to a new law. The legislation, introduced by state Sen. Sylvia Allen, R-Snowflake, requires schools to give vision screenings to: Students just entering school. Students who receive or are being considered to receive special education services. Students whose teachers have requested a screening. Students […]
June 11, 2019
Vision Screenings Critical to AZ Kids’ Reading, Learning
February 7, 2019 PHOENIX – The ability to see clearly is critical for young children, particularly when they’re learning to read. The nonprofit Eyes on Learning Vision Coalition aims to have all preschool-age children in Arizona screened for vision problems and for those needing it, to receive an eye exam and follow-up treatment for better […]
February 7, 2019