Philadelphia: ‘Give Kids Sight Day’ where Philadelphia school children will get free eye checks and free glasses. Saturday, April 14, 2012, 8:30am – 1:00pm. Jefferson Hospital, Alumni Hall – 10th and Locust Streets (Center City)
BACKGROUND: Pennsylvania law requires that all school children be given an annual vision screening in school. At nearly 100 percent compliance, the School District of Philadelphia does an admirable job of making sure its students are checked.
Yet, 66 percent – 15,879 – of the students who failed their vision screening (2009-10) did not receive a follow-up eye exam with a doctor. This figure is up from 15,120 – 63 percent – during 2008-09.
To provide children with needed eye care and to increase the public’s awareness of the need, Eagles Youth Partnership and PCCY have teamed up with Wills Eye Institute for the third ‘Give Kids Sight Day.’
Parents will be bringing their uninsured and underinsured kids (approximately 26,000 Philadelphia children are uninsured) to Jefferson for free eye checks and free glasses courtesy of Eagles Youth Partnership and Wills Eye Institute. No appointments or insurance is necessary:
At ‘Sight Day’ 2010 – 1,392 children got their eyes checked and 595 received glasses.
Eagles Youth Partnership (EYP): EYP brings health and educational resources to more than 50,000 children and youth each year throughout the Philadelphia region, inspiring hope and leveraging the star power of the Philadelphia Eagles to positively influence their lives. For more information on Eagles Youth Partnership programs visit www.EaglesYouthPartnership.org or www.EaglesEyeHealth.org.
成立于1980年的儿童与青少年公共公民协会（PCCY，www.childrenfirstpa.org）致力于改善特拉华谷儿童的生活和生活机会。 PCCY通过深思熟虑的倡导，社区教育，针对性的服务项目以及预算和政策分析，力求为该地区的儿童提供保障和大声疾呼。 PCCY是一个独立的非营利组织。