Participants in Warby Parker’s Pupils Project at a local school in Philadelphia. All three children in the photo are recipients of glasses provided by the program. Photo courtesy of Warby Parker.
Warby Parker Pupils Project expands the reach of its optometry charity
Sept. 4, 2024
Warby Parker expanded its Pupils Project program to Austin, Texas, and Las Vegas, Nevada.
Through Pupils Project, Warby Parker partners with government agencies and local organizations to provide free vision screenings, eye exams and glasses to schoolchildren across the country.
Eliminate Barriers to Access
The Pupils Project was designed to eliminate barriers to access by providing free prescription glasses.
The program reaches children at school, where teachers are often the first to spot vision issues.
Pupils Project has distributed over 270,000 pairs to children in need since it was founded in 2015.
With its expansion to Austin and Las Vegas, Pupils Project now operates in 42 cities across nine states throughout the country.
Partnering with Local Nonprofits
Warby Parker is partnering with local nonprofits in each city that have been in the local community for over a decade – half Helen in Austin and EyeCare4Kids in Las Vegas.
This coming school year, Warby Parker anticipates providing ~1,800 glasses to students throughout the Austin area (15 school districts/charter schools in the region) through its partnership with half Helen.
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Through its partnership with EyeCare4Kids, Warby Parker expects to provide between 8,000-11,000 glasses annually in the Clark County School District in Las Vegas.
Wide Assortment of Frames to Choose From
Warby Parker’s Design and Product Strategy teams compile an assortment of glasses that fit students’ preferences for fun styles, colors and shapes, while also offering enough options to serve students pre-kindergarten through grade 12.
For the 2024-25 school year, Warby Parker has more than 115 frame SKUs in its assortment–the most ever, and double the amount of options they offered just a few years ago.
Fun fact: blue and purple frames are the most popular amongst the students!
“We created Pupils Project in 2010 with the goal of eliminating barriers to vision care access in schools across the country, while also helping students feel excited by and confident in their glasses,” said Hannah Reeve Kowalski, Director of Social Innovation at Warby Parker. “We’re thrilled to now be partnering with organizations in Austin and Las Vegas to bring the program to local schools and support their long-standing work in the community.”
This article was created using several editorial tools, including AI, as part of the process. Human editors reviewed this content before publication.
