Well, there is no doubt that CCSD has some incredible community partners whose mission is the health and well-being of our students.

One of those community partners is EyeCare4Kids.

What happens inside the EyeCare4Kids mobile vision clinic, aptly named Seemore... -Head goes in.

All right.

Try not to squint, okay, because that's gonna mess up your glasses.

-...life changing for CCSC students, like 3rd grader Elena Perdomo.

(Elena Perdomo) I need glasses because I can't really see from far away.

-Since 2014, the EyeCare4Kids mobile vision clinic has been making the rounds at CCSD schools like Helen Marie Smith Elementary School.

(Dawn Blinder) A lot of our parents, not all of them have transportation.

A lot of them work, so just finding time to make that eye appointment is very difficult.

So if I can help them with that and provide that resource and take that stress off their plates, it's just a win-win situation for everybody.

(student) She looks like a pirate.

(student) I am.

-Do you see that green line?

-Yeah.

-Go ahead and read the seven letters underneath the green line.

-EyeCare4Kids' Executive Director Stephanie Kirby shares why this program is so vital to our community.

(Stephanie Kirby) The statistics are alarming.

So 1 in 4 kids do need some type of corrective vision, and a lot of times they don't know that.

They don't know that not everybody may see blurry, or they can't see the leaves clearly on the trees.

And so they start to adapt.

They'll hold stuff closer.

They'll squint.

But that's really maladaptation, and that creates behaviors that you don't want to see in a child.

You don't want to see them struggle.

But it's not just academic, it's also social.

It's behavioral.

It's physical, and they get headaches, you know?

And so it's so incredibly important.

-The goal each school visit, offer eye care services free of charge to 28 to 30 students.

-If a student has failed their vision screening, then they are often referred.

Parents can refer if they're noticing that their kids are squinting.

Or teachers can refer as well.

Or sometimes a child might self-refer and say, I'm seeing blurry, can you help me?

Or what do I do with that?

-But not all screenings... -This machine is going to measure your reaction to an image, which is a hot air balloon.

And it's going to measure how your eyes react to that image.

-...and exams... -Two or three?

-They're both blurry.

-Equally blurry?

-...result in the need for eyeglasses.

[indistinct] -Nope.

You have perfect eyes.

You're right eye sees a little bit blurry, but not enough to need glasses yet.

-As for Elena... -There's one that I really like.

It's black and white!

-She did need new glasses and got to pick out her stylish frames.

-I picked these because I really like the color black, and I like how it blends in white, gray, and black.

And it really matches my style.

-...this grateful fashionista... -I like it.

I like it.

I'm very thankful for this, because I can finally wear glasses like I wanted to in 1st grade, because I really needed them.

-...has a very special message for the wonderful EyeCare4Kids team.

-I hope I see you next year, because all of you guys are really sweet and I really liked it here.

But now I think it's time for me to go, because I'm really hungry.

Thank you, EyeCare4Kids.

-Elena, I love those stylish glasses on you.

Good choice, by the way.

And listen to this: During the 2024-2025 school year, EyeCare4Kids visited 113 schools, providing nearly 5,300 pairs of eyeglasses.

Wonderful organization.

And for more information, just head to eyecare4kids.org.