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Do you have out-of-date, no-longer-used prescription glasses?

Do you have out-of-date, no-longer-used prescription glasses?Do you have out-of-date, no-longer-used prescription glasses?Do you have out-of-date, no-longer-used prescription glasses?

Consider donating them through SharingGlasses!

Do you have out-of-date, no-longer-used prescription glasses?

Do you have out-of-date, no-longer-used prescription glasses?Do you have out-of-date, no-longer-used prescription glasses?Do you have out-of-date, no-longer-used prescription glasses?

Consider donating them through SharingGlasses!

About

Sharing-glasses is a program run by Sofia Tello, a high school student, in collaboration with VISIONS/Services for the Blind & Visually Impaired. This program collects old, no-longer used prescription glasses to be recycled and donated to individuals who are visually impaired and cannot purchase their own. 

According to the World Health Organization there are approximately 2.2 billion people with visual impairment due to multiple diseases of the eye. Around 1 billion people are visually impaired because they don't have access to a pair of glasses for distance or reading.


Visual impairment not only impacts people socially and economically but also negatively affects childhood development. 


By providing a pair of glasses you can change a life!

You Can Drop Off Your Glasses At:

Scarsdale Ophthalmology Associates

Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital

Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital

14 Harwood Court Suite 209
Scarsdale, NY 10584

Directions

Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital

Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital

Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital

210 East 64th Street, 6th floor
Glaucoma Center
New York, NY 10065

Directions

Associates in Vision Rehabilitation

Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital

Associates in Vision Rehabilitation

30 East 40th Street, Suite 1204
New York, NY 10016

Directions

About VISIONS

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VISIONS Mission

VISIONS/Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired is a nonprofit vision rehabilitation and social service organization. VISIONS purpose is to develop and implement individualized programs to assist people who are blind and visually impaired of all ages to lead independent and active lives, and to educate the public to understand their capabilities and needs.

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How VISIONS Helps People With Visual Impairments

Whether working directly in the home or community; at VISIONS at Selis Manor in Manhattan; or at VISIONS Center on Blindness (VCB), its fully-accessible residential rehabilitation facility in Rockland County, legally blind participants of all ages living in the five boroughs of NYC, Long Island, Westchester, and the Lower Hudson Valley will receive the highest quality services from their licensed and certified staff. 


VISIONS free services include:

  • Vision Rehabilitation
  • Adjustment to Blindness Counseling
  • Job Training and Placement
  • Virtual Youth Programs
  • Assistive Technology Training
  • VISIONS Center on Aging, Their Accessible Older Adult Center in Manhattan

Support Sofia and VISIONS

Click the Donate button below to visit VISIONS website and make a donation in Sofia's honor, and to thank her for the amazing work she is doing! Donations are tax-deductible to the full extent allowed by law

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