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"Every child in every school, everywhere in the country, should have the glasses they need to succeed in school and in life," says Austin Beutner, founder of a nonprofit that provides free eye exams and glasses to kids in low-income communities.
That's especially true in Pennsylvania, where a $60,000 state grant will allow Vision To Learn to provide 1,200 students with exams and 320 with glasses, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
"Remarkably, the organization has provided more than 460,000 children with glasses at no cost to students or their families," says state Sen.
John Kane, who announced the grant.
"Senator Kane's leadership is helping to ensure more children in Pennsylvania get the help they need."
Since its founding in 2012, Vision To Learn has helped more than 3 million children in 750 low-income communities in 17 states and the District of Columbia, according to its website.
"We're thrilled that this grant will enable them to continue their life-changing work," Beutner says.
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