The Helping Children See Program (HCS) is funded by the Hawaii Lions Foundation specifically to purchase eye examinations and eyeglass for needy children identified through a Lions Vision Screening Program.  HCS enables parents to better prepare their child for success in school.  Uncorrected vision can severely impact a child’s ability to learn.  The inability to benefit from classroom instruction can have life-altering consequences.  The Lions of Hawaii have had a long and proud history of Vision Screening. With HCS we can now close the circle by offering not only vision screening but also a referral to a professional eye care provider and ultimately fulfillment by providing glasses for those children that are underinsured or not insured at all.