The Work We Do:
The Eye Institute uses the LOFKs funds in a number of ways. For many years, we have had a strategic alliance with the School District of Philadelphia to provide services to their children. Working closely with the District’s school nurses, The Eye Institute deploys vision care teams to schools to provide free vision screenings. For children who fail the vision screening, we work with schools nurses to schedule these children at The Eye Institute for comprehensive vision care. Each year several hundred children are bussed to The Eye Institute for the care they need.
In November 2009, The Eye Institute collaborated with Public Citizens for Children and Youth (www.pccy.org), a Philadelphia based child advocacy group. Families were invited to bring their children to The Eye Institute for free vision services. On “Give Kids Sight Day”, the Eye Institute’s staff screened and examined more than 400 children and provided more than 350 pairs of eye glasses to the children who attended. On "Give Kids Sight Day," all services and eyeglasses were provided free through the fundraising efforts of the "Looking Out for Kids" charity event.