Vision Care for Homeless People
Poet John Hegley makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Vision Care for Homeless People.
Poet John Hegley, who is himself a glasses wearer, makes the Radio 4 Appeal on behalf of Vision Care for Homeless People.
To Give:
- Freephone 0800 404 8144
- Freepost BBC Radio 4 Appeal. (That’s the whole address. Please do not write anything else on the front of the envelope). Mark the back of the envelope ‘Vision Care for Homeless People’.
- Cheques should be made payable to ‘Vision Care for Homeless People’.
Registered Charity Number: 1118076
(Photo: BBC/Amanda Benson )
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What our patients say
Our clients say things like this to us: “Everyone should be able to see properly, shouldn’t they? In this day and age? It’s a nightmare when you’re squinting, trying to work things out all the time. I can hardly wait to see my daughter. She’s 12 and I haven’t seen her face clearly for five years.”
John Hegley with Linda Lucas, optometrist and volunteer
Why do they volunteer? Because they see tears of joy when a homeless woman who has not had a pair of glasses for years now finds the world has become a safer place. Because they witness the relief of a homeless man looking for work, who will finally be able to read the test questions at his job interview that day.
Dispensing new prescription glasses
When people are experiencing homelessness they need glasses to look for work, find accommodation or simply to keep themselves safe. Sadly, very few are able to get sight tests, glasses or eye care elsewhere, so it’s a great relief for them to be given spectacles at one of our clinics.
Broadcasts
- Sun 16 Jun 201907:54BBC Radio 4
- Sun 16 Jun 201921:25BBC Radio 4
- Thu 20 Jun 201915:27BBC Radio 4
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