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Eye Care 4 Kids
Eye Care 4 Kids (Established: 2001) Mission Statement: Eye Care 4 Kids provides professional eyecare to low income, visually impaired children and underserved families. Vision Statement: ''Our Vision... Is Their Vision.''

HISTORY
Eye Care 4 Kids is a 501(c)(3) charitable, not-for profit organization, that was founded in 2001 with the mission of providing professional eyecare to low-income, visually impaired children and underserved families. Since 2001, They have grown every year to meet the needs of the community. To date they have served almost 40,000 low-income patients. In 2011 they served 5,000 children and 1,000 adults with professional eyecare at their Midvale, Utah clinic. Their Eagle Eyecare program has also served over 1,000 low-income individuals living on Native American Reservations in Utah; and utilizing their mobile eyecare unit, "SEE-MORE," they give free vision screenings to thousands along the Wasatch Front. Eye Care 4 Kids is governed by an Executive Committee and a Board of Trustees.

PURPOSE

 * The National Commission on Vision and Health has reported that one in four children are visually impaired.
 * In a recent study by The Department of Health and Behavioral studies at Columbia University, "...early detection and treatment of vision disability needs to be a priority number one."
 * The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that vision disability is the single most prevalent disabling condition among children. Approximately 80% of what children learn in their early school years is visual.
 * CDC also stated that fewer than 15% of all preschool children receive an eye exam and fewer than 22 % receive any type of vision screening.
 * Research show that of the children in the 9 - 15 year old age group only 10% of those that needed glasses actually had them.
 * According to studies; 12.5 million children may be unable to see the blackboard or read their textbooks.
 * Studies done by both The Center for Disease Control and Prevention and The College of Optometrists have linked vision impairment to poverty, poor academic success and reduced quality of life.

EXPANSION
Eye Care 4 Kids has opened a new clinic in Park City, UT in partnership with The Peoples Health Clinic and is in the process of opening 3 new clinics in Las Vegas, Nevada in partnership with Clark County School District. Their plans are to open 5 new clinics in Salt Lake City and the surrounding areas. These new clinic will serve thousands of underprivileged children by 2014. Because the need is so great around the nation, Eye Care 4 Kids is working at expanding their program into additional cities where the need is greatest. Their goal is to open 100 new vision clinics across the United States by the end of 2020, serving an additional 1,500,000, each year.

CONTACT
Eye Care 4 Kids

6911 South State Street

Salt Lake City, Utah 84047

Clinic Phone: 801-255-8525

Corporate Phone: 801-285-5443

Email: info@eyecare4kids.org

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

 * Community Partners Help issue that those in need are being referred to the clinics.

Fourth Street Clinic, The People's Health Clinic,YWCA of Salt Lake City, Prevent Child Abuse Utah, Utah Legal Services, Utah Federation for Youth, Intermountain Specialized Abuse Treatment Center, Boys & Girls Clubs of South Valley, The Family Support Center, Inc., Catholic Community Services of Utah, Family Enrichment Center, Jewish Family Service, English Skills Learning Center, Hoskins Salt Lake Community Action Program, Children's Service Society of Utah, Women and Children's Consortium, UofU, Salt Lake Advocacy and Community Training, Utah Independent Living Center, Inc., Community Health Centers, Inc., The Children's Center, Indian Walk-In Center, Kostoulos Dream Foundation, Odyssey House, Inc., Centro de la Familia de Utah, Community Nursing Services, Rape Recovery Center, UCAPA, Neighborhood House Association, Youth Support Systems, Peace House, Inc., Family Promise - Salt Lake, Alliance House, Inc., Utah Food Bank Services, Project Reality, SPLORE, Voices for Utah Children, The Regence Caring Foundation, Family Counseling Center, Volunteers of America, Utah, Safe Harbor Domestic Violence Shelter, United Way of Salt Lake, Utah Partners for Health, KUED, American Red Cross of Northern Utah, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lake, Davis County Health Department, Salvation Army, Salt Lake Basin, Davis County Dental Health Program, Granite School District, The Road Home, American Red Cross Greater Salt Lake Area Chapter, The Haven, USU Extension, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah, Boys & Girls Clubs of Weber-Davis, Boy Scouts of America, Great Salt Lake Council, TURN Community Services, AAA Fair Credit Foundation, Park City School District, Pioneer Adult Rehabilitation Center, The Pete Suazo Business Center, UNP, Comunidades Unidas, Mountainlands Comm. Housing Trust, Utah ACORN, Family Connections Center, National Alliance on Mental Illness in Utah, Asian Association of Utah, Utah AIDS Foundation, Legal Aid Society of Salt Lake, Holy Cross Ministries, Norwegian Outdoor Exploration Center, YMCA of Greater Salt Lake, Guadalupe Schools, Cornerstone Counseling Center, Family Counseling Service of Northern Utah, South Summit Health Comm. Coalition