Vision Care’s new brand and strategy launched on World Homeless Day
As the world marks World Sight Day (9 October) and World Homelessness Day (10 October), Vision Care (formerly Vision Care for Homeless People) has unveiled a new brand identity and strategy to strengthen our mission. Vision Care champions the right…
Kiki Soteri on volunteering with Vision Care
Q: How did you first hear about Vision Care?I’ve known about Vision Care for over 20 years. I used to work atMoorfields where I met one of the original founders, Elaine Styles, and responded to herrequest in 2003 to volunteer…
Thoughts on Volunteering with Vision Care – Zoe Haigh, Clinic Manager at Vision Care Exeter
‘I first heard about Vision Care through a colleague of my husband, who was working at theRoyal Devon and Exeter Hospital. They had set up the Exeter Vision Care clinic but found theyneeded someone to run it — and since…
Volunteering with our Brighton clinic
A short article from Bethany Fothergill, an optometrist with Vision Care, Brighton Clinic Vision Care is a fantastic and vital organisation that I’m proud to be a small part of. I decided to volunteer for Vision Care as I feel…
VCHP CLINICS VISITED BY CANADIAN COLLEAGUE
The VCHP team in Yorkshire has just welcomed a guest from the University of Montreal who is keen to learn more about the care delivery model for people experiencing homelessness. Dr Benoit Tousignant, Associate Professor from the Université de Montréal…
CRISIS COLLECTION DAY SEES VOLUNTEERS’ SUCCESS
Crisis at Christmas collection day this week saw 130 pairs of specs lined up to be dispensed to very grateful Londoners experiencing homelessness. Ranging in powers from +5D to -15.25D, the dispensing day brought together volunteers who have worked to…
VOLUNTEERS URGED TO CONSIDER VCHP IN 2025
Chair of VCHP Elaine Styles is urging the profession to get behind the charity in 2025 and put a few hours aside each month for volunteering “We have ambitious plans for the growth of our service. There is a bleak…
TEAMS START PREPARING FOR OPTOVERSITY CHALLENGE 2025
Out of the Box Optic’s Optoversity Challenge – the exciting student competition and fundraiser for Vision Care for Homeless People – has opened the 2025 registration. Optometry schools are invited to propose a team for this easy-to-enter challenge which brings…
Essential eye clinic to be launched in Plymouth for people in crisis
First-class eyecare is coming to Plymouth at a new clinic run by VCHP for people experiencing homelessness. Leading professionals will be volunteering in a fully equipped eye clinic at the Shekinah centre on Kings Road, where people in crisis can…
VCHP DOMICILIARY PROJECT REACHES OUT IN YORKSHIRE
Taking eyecare to people experiencing homelessness in Yorkshire is being stepped up thanks to the collaboration of Specsavers and VCHP. The one-year project is bringing a domiciliary service to some 20 locations across East and West Yorkshire and is expected…