VisionCorps recently announced receipt of a $3,000 Low Vision Devices Grant, as well as a $12,000 Vision Benefit Administration grant, from the Pennsylvania Vision Foundation to continue serving people with vision loss.
The Low Vision Devices Grant will help to provide products deemed essential to maintaining independence for individuals who are vision-impaired and have a low income. In its first year of partnering with Pennsylvania Vision Foundation on this initiative, VisionCorps assisted 41 individuals in southcentral Pennsylvania by purchasing products such as handheld magnifiers, stand magnifiers, glare shields, white canes, talking watches, monoculars, low vision lamps, and more. These are items that help individuals maintain independence in everyday tasks.
The Vision Benefit Administration grant will support a need-based voucher program, through which financially eligible individuals receive essential eye examinations and glasses at participating optometrists in their area. VisionCorps works closely with community partners to help identify those in need of vision care. Since beginning its partnership with Pennsylvania Vision Foundation two years ago, VisionCorps has provided 1,200 vouchers to people in 10 counties.
Those eligible for this program include low-income adults and children residing in Pennsylvania who do not have vision insurance. Eligible residents must first schedule an appointment with VisionCorps staff to complete the required verification paperwork. In affiliation with Pennsylvania Vision Foundation, Vision Benefits of America will then provide a printed voucher, accepted at any optometrist listed in their network.
To schedule an appointment with VisionCorps staff to verify program eligibility, readers may call 717-291-5951. To find a local optometrist in-network, readers may visit https://vbaplans.com/vision.
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