Health nonprofit founded by Helen Keller completes 2 millionth vision screening at Children’s Aid after-school program in Washington Heights
NEW YORK, Feb. 5, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — The 103-year-old nonprofit health organization Helen Keller International delivered its 2 millionth free vision screening yesterday in an after-school program run by Children’s Aid in Washington Heights. One in four children in the United States needs eyeglasses but doesn’t have them. According to 2018 analysis from Education Week Research Center, more than 29 percent of schoolchildren across the state of New York have not had a vision screening in the past two years—if ever. FULL ARTICLE
