Atlanta, Ga. — U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff is increasing imaginative and prescient care for teenagers throughout Georgia.

In the present day, Sen. Ossoff introduced he’s delivering Federal funding to Imaginative and prescient To Study, a nonprofit charity that gives imaginative and prescient screenings, eye exams and glasses to youngsters in underserved communities throughout Georgia and nationwide, all for free of charge to the kid or their household.

With the funding, Imaginative and prescient To Study plans to buy and equip a cellular imaginative and prescient clinic that may broaden entry to eye exams and glasses to youngsters throughout Georgia.

Sen. Ossoff introduced Republicans and Democrats collectively to ship $400,000 for the challenge by means of this yr’s bipartisan authorities funding bundle.

“Each baby deserves the imaginative and prescient care they should see, to learn, and to take pleasure in life,” Sen. Ossoff stated. “That’s why I’ve appropriated funds to broaden cellular imaginative and prescient clinics for Georgia youngsters. I thank Imaginative and prescient To Study Founder Chair Austin Beutner for bringing this proposal to my workplace and for his management.”

“Greater than 3 million youngsters throughout the nation go to high school on daily basis with out the glasses they want,” stated Imaginative and prescient To Study Founder Austin Beutner. “Each baby in each college, all over the place within the nation, ought to have the glasses they want to reach college and in life. Senator Ossoff’s management helps to make sure youngsters in Georgia get the assistance they want.”

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