Miami Lighthouse and the Florida Panther’s Foundation join forces to provide financially disadvantaged Florida students the opportunity to have better vision at no cost. With the $25,000 donation from the Florida Panther’s Foundation, Miami Lighthouse’s Florida Heiken Children Vision Program can broaden its reach throughout South Florida and serve more students who are in dire need of eye care. The addition of the fifth mobile unit will allow the program to reach its goal of 800 schools and 24,000 students this year alone.
An estimated 14,000 Florida students will not have access to affordable eye care this year which can interfere with their school performance and their overall quality of life.