Eyes of Hope® supports local communities around the globe through initiatives that provide access to eye care, eyewear, education, and disaster relief to places where they’re needed most. Together with VSP network doctors, to date, through Eyes of Hope, VSP Global has provided access to no-cost eye care and eyewear for more than 1.6 million people in need.
Help the world see better
More than 2 billion people worldwide don’t have access to much-needed eyewear due to income, distance, or disaster. You can help by donating your gently used glasses and readers.
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1.6 million people in need helped to see
8,500 VSP network doctors participating annually
550,000 miles driven to deliver no-cost eye care
GIVING BACK
Eyes of Hope gives back through six important efforts: a global charitable fund providing monetary support to eye health and vision-related projects around the world, eyewear donations, mobile eye care clinics, eye care gift certificates, education, and employee giving.
Charitable Fund
Eyewear Donation
Mobile Clinics
Gift Certificates
Advancement of Optometry
Employee Giving
Sponsorships
American Red Cross
Since 1997, VSP Vision Care has partnered with the American Red Cross to distribute VSP gift certificates that provide access to a local VSP network doctor for eye care and to replace glasses lost or damaged during a disaster. VSP is proud to be an American Red Cross Annual Disaster Giving Program member.
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Optometry Giving Sight
More than a billion people around the world don’t have access to the eye care or eyewear they need, often simply because there aren’t enough trained eye care personnel. To help fund sustainable solutions, VSP partnered with other industry leaders on the World Sight Day Challenge Coalition to benefit Optometry Giving Sight.
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Sacramento Kings Eyes of Hope Game
This year, Sacramento Kings fans donated their gently used glasses and readers at the sixth annual Eyes of Hope eyewear donation drive. Since 2012, donations from Kings fans have netted glasses for people in need worldwide, matched by no-cost eye exams and new glasses for people in need in the U.S. In total, nearly 8,900 people have received the gift of sight!
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Tyreke Evans: Chester Community Outreach
Since 2010, VSP Mobile Eyes has been visiting Tyreke's home town of Chester, PA, to provide access to eye care for residents and, in 2012, adopted the city to increase access to eye care, connect with local students, and emphasize the importance of good vision. From 2014 to 2016, Tyreke and a VSP Global team also hosted nearly 400 kids in grades 4-12 for a free basketball camp. The students received backpacks with school supplies and learned about the importance of a good education and following your passion.
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DeMarcus Cousins Elite Skills Basketball Camp
Partnering with NBA player DeMarcus Cousins, in 2016 VSP provided access to free eye care and eyewear for 444 people in need at Cousins' annual Elite Skills Basketball Camps in Sacramento, CA; Mobile, AL, Cousins' hometown; and Lexington, KY, where Cousins went to college. We were in Mobile to provide disaster relief following Hurricane Katrina and we'll continue to explore how to close the community's gap in access to eye care.
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