Programs

  • Kidsight Mobile Vision Screening Program

    SAVING KIDSIGHT (THE ORGANIZATION), PROVIDES A MOBILE VISION SCREENING PROGRAM THAT GOES INTO DAYCARES, PRESCHOOLS, SCHOOLS, AND COMMUNITY EVENTS. CHILDREN ARE SCREENED FOR SERIOUS VISION DISORDERS, AMBLYOPIA AND STRABISMUS, WHICH CAN LEAD TO SIGNIFICANT VISUAL IMPAIRMENT IF LEFT UNTREATED, AS WELL AS OTHER MORE COMMON VISION DISORDERS. AFTER DETECTION, KIDSIGHT PROVIDES INTERVENTION AND REFERRALS THROUGH THE KIDSIGHT VISION CARE NETWORK. THE VISION CARE NETWORK ANSWERS QUESTIONS THAT PARENTS MAY HAVE ABOUT THE SCREENING, AND CAN AID THEM WITH FINDING AN EYE DOCTOR, NAVIGATING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM AND LOCATING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. THE ORGANIZATION IS AFFILIATED WITH THE MISSOURI LIONS MD26, BUT MAINTAINS SEPARATE BYLAWS AND ITS OWN BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jul 1, 2022 – Jun 30, 2023
    Source
    990
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    $186.9K