United States

SightBuddies collaborates with school districts and local optometrists to provide accessible eye care for children in need. Together, we restore lives through sight!

US Vision Report 2024

16,738

147

Children Helped

Outreaches

Glasses Donated

  • ….

2,515

16

  • Alpine
    Granite
    Nebo
    Provo
    North Sanpete
    South Sanpete
    Wasatch

7

The Problem

It’s estimated that 15-25% of children in the United States can’t see the board or read without glasses. Additionally, 40% of all US children depend on free or reduced lunch at school. This same population of children struggles to get visual health services. Anywhere from 50-60% of children come back year after year with the same vision diagnosis and no glasses.

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Our Solutions

Our SightBuddies program partners with local schools and eye centers to provide glasses to K-12 students who cannot afford them. Our dedicated partners allow us to provide vision and education to over 3,000 kids each year.

What’s our cost?

With a $10 donation, CharityVision and partners cover the cost of an eye exam and a pair of glasses.

This program is run by volunteer doctors and nurses who generously give their time and talent to care for children in their community.

Be part of a SightBuddies family today!

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In Partnership With

  • Achieve Family Vision in American Fork, UT

    American Fork, UT

  • Provo, UT

  • Alpine School District works with CharityVision's Sight Buddies

    Alpine School District, UT

  • Utah Valley Eye Center hosts SightBuddies

    Provo, UT

  • SightBuddies works with the Provo School District

    Provo School District, UT

  • North Sanpete hosts SightBuddies in their schools

    North Sanpete School District

  • Norwalk hosts SightBuddies in California

    Norwalk, CA

  • Montebello Unified School District

    Montebello Unified School District, CA

  • Norwalk hosts the SightBuddies program

    La Mirada School District, CA

  • Essilor supports SightBuddies with glasses and grants

    Grantor

  • Granite School District partners with CharityVision's SightBuddies program

    Granite School District

  • Community Schools is supporting the SightBuddies program

    Salt Lake, UT

  • 100 Women Who Care gave a grant to SightBuddies

    Grantor

  • Eagle Vision has hosted the SightBuddies program for four years

    Eagle Mountain, UT

  • South Sanpete School District, UT

Stories from the field

Mason saw the Utah mountains clearly for the first time! During our SightBuddies event, Mason arrived with a blurry vision at the Utah Valley Eye Center in Provo. He received an eye exam, chose his frames, and walked out seeing clearly!

  • It’s been an honor to participate in the SightBuddies program. Thanks to all those involved, thousands of children have been screened, and countless have received free glasses. I’m always amazed at the number of students we see that have never had their eyes examined, but need glasses terribly. It’s very rewarding to see the smile on their faces as they put on their new glasses for the first time. SIGHTBUDDIES ROCK!!

    John Larcabal, OD

  • “I am self-conscious because I can’t see myself in the mirror. It’s blurry and I don’t know how I look. I don’t want anyone else to see me.”

    Amelia, Fourth Grader, Provo

  • “The kids walk out with their glasses and they can see the leaves and the details they haven’t been able to see. It almost makes you cry every time you see them coming out. It is so rewarding to be a part of it.”

    Heather Chadwick, Provo School Nurse

  • “We all know that vision can very much effect how well a student can succeed. If they can't see, how are they going to learn what is being taught?”

    Carissa Jensen, Alpine School Nurse

  • "Everyone is important: the schools, nurses, parents, students, and organizations like CharityVision. We really need everyone to work together to help our children succeed."

    Emily Finch, Provo School Nurse

Eagle Vision hosts a SightBuddies program

Contact Us

FAQ

  • If you're located in the United States, you will find SightBuddies in both Utah and California.
    Our program is expanding, and we aspire to collaborate with local doctors across the country. Internationally, SightBuddies operates in Indonesia, Pakistan, Peru, Colombia, El Salvador, Haiti, Guatemala, and the Dominican Republic.

  • We're eager to engage with local optometrists and ophthalmologists who have a passion for serving. Feel free to reach out to us directly at chelsea@charityvision.org or give us a call at (435) 200-4910.Your help ensures kids in the community get the eye care they deserve.

  • We are currently partnered with Nebo, Wasatch, North and South Sanpete, Provo, Granite, and Alpine school districts in Utah.