The Needs Clearing House, Inc. of Greenwich is partnering with the Bridgeport Lions Club and the Connecticut Student Nurses’ Association to provide eye screenings, glasses and other vision services to women enrolled in the Mercy Learning Women’s Center in Urban Bridgeport.
The Mercy Learning Center helps over 850 low income women. The directors at the Center have found that many of the women set on bettering their life fall behind in courses because of vision problems.
The Needs Clearing House, Inc., and it’s partners, starting Monday, August 31, 2015, will provide free vouchers to uninsured women at the learning center for vision screenings and referrals to local eye doctors. Glasses will also be provided to those women free of charge.
So far, The Connecticut Student Nurses’ Association has screened 77 students, 12 of which required further examination via a referral. Eight of those students are uninsured and will qualify for vouchers and glasses. Many more women at the learning center will be prescreened by the student nurses this fall.
Anyone interested in donating to this program may send a check to “The Needs Clearing House”, PO Box 7621, Greenwich, CT 06836. Please write “Vision Project” in the memo section of your check. You may also visit us at www.theneedsclearinghouse.org and donate via PayPal.
The Needs Clearing House is a 501c3 Public Charity. For more information about this new program, contact:
The Needs Clearing House: Joe Kaliko, President 203-629-5555
The Connecticut Student Nursing Association Contact: Rose O’Halloran, 508-864-9548
Bridgeport Lions Club: Dot Pickens, 203-362-3332 x1390
