20 Years of Clear Vision: An Anniversary Blog Series Celebrating RestoringVision’s Leaders, Partners, and Supporters
By Stephanie Godward, Director of Marketing and Communications, RestoringVision Chris Harris joined the RestoringVision Board of Directors in 2009. As he reflects on the journey from then to now, Chris is amazed by the organization’s transformation and the magnitude of impact from its efficient, cost-effective, and scalable model. “RestoringVision has been an incredibly dynamic organization […]
RestoringVision Continues Growth of its Leadership Team to Strengthen Response to the Global Vision Crisis
RestoringVision today announces the appointment of three directors to its leadership team to strengthen its impact in solving the global vision crisis. This follows a year of remarkable growth, in which RestoringVision expanded its reach by 48 percent in 2022. In 2023, the organization aims to reach over 4 million people living in extreme poverty with the vision services and eyeglasses they need to see clearly.
The Prioritization of Eye Health on the Global Agenda Supports Reduced Inequalities
2030 IN SIGHT LIVE is an annual, high-level meeting dedicated exclusively to the elimination of avoidable blindness and visual impairment worldwide. This meeting of the minds leads to action on 2030 In Sight – the sector-wide strategy for driving this ambitious, once-in-a-generation chance for change.
RestoringVision Expands its Senior Leadership to Accelerate Response to the Global Vision Crisis
RestoringVision today announces the appointment of two Vice Presidents to its newly formed leadership team to accelerate its impact in solving the global vision crisis.
Advocating to Advance Eye Health on the Global Agenda
As we now come together as a united global community determined to help all people to see clearly no matter their income or location in the world, a momentum is building to include vision and refractive error, an area in which RestoringVision has dedicated 2 decades of work, on to the global agenda.
20 Years of Clear Vision: A Blog Series Celebrating RestoringVision’s Leaders, Partners, and Supporters
By Stephanie Godward, Director of Marketing and Communications, RestoringVision RestoringVision is celebrating its 20th anniversary in 2023. As part of our celebration, we present a new blog series honoring and recognizing our board members, partners, and leaders who have helped to advance our mission to empower millions of people across the globe annually with clear […]
Meet RestoringVision’s Partner Relations Associate: Joan Hancock
Joan Hancock grew up in Queens, New York, attended Queens College, and had a successful career in cosmetics industry management before joining the RestoringVision team along with her husband, Steve Hancock. The couple had two boys before moving to Florida. Joan joined RestoringVision to have a positive impact on people in need. What do you enjoy […]
Delta Gamma Foundation Awards RestoringVision with Generous Grant to Serve People in Need of Vision Services and Eyeglasses in the United States
RestoringVision recently won its third Service for Sight grant from the Delta Gamma Foundation. The funding will support bringing vision services and eyeglasses to 270,000 low-income people in the United States.
RestoringVision Releases 2022 Annual Report Highlighting Impact and Growth: Helping Individuals, Families, and Communities Thrive
RestoringVision has released its 2022 Annual Report, highlighting its impact and growth as the organization served nearly 3.4 million people living in extreme poverty across the globe in a single year with the vision services and eyeglasses they need to see clearly.
April is National Volunteer Month: Recognizing Dr. David Curtis for Changing Lives with Clear Vision While Multiplying His Impact
This National Volunteer Month, we recognize Dr. Curtis for his 80 completed medical missions over the course of 24 years, helping to solve the global vision crisis while thinking “outside of the box” to create his Eye Doc in a Box program, which trains lay people to complete vision screenings in impoverished communities worldwide.
