IMPORTANT: New Eyes for the Needy is unable to accept individual applications for eyeglass vouchers due to a decline in funding and an increase in requests for assistance.

If you have a social worker or agency that you work with, they may be able to help you submit an application.

New Eyes for the Needy purchases prescription eyeglasses for indigent people in the U.S. through a well-established voucher program. Eligible clients can receive a voucher through a social service agency or a school nurse. Clients can present a New Eyes voucher to any participating local optical dispenser, who fits the client with the proper prescription eyeglasses. The dispenser then receives reimbursement directly from New Eyes.

• We help individuals nationwide, in urban, suburban, and rural locations.
  
• We work through established channels of social workers, school nurses, and optical dispensers.
  
• Social service agencies pre-screen applicants for financial need.
  
  No corporate or organizational affiliation is required on the part of an individual, social service agency or optical dispenser in order to participate in New Eyes' program.