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Nov
Diablo Valley – Volunteers Screen Preschoolers Eyesight
Since 2005, Prevent Blindness has trained Assistance League of Diablo Valley Foresight program volunteers, who in turn, have screened more than 13,000 preschoolers, resulting in 400 referrals for full vision exams and identifying 32 cases of amblyopia, commonly known as “lazy eye.”
Nov
Montgomery County – Passport for Good Health
Some may ask, and with good reason, what does the Passport for Good Health™ committee accomplish? Is it still a vital part of our philanthropic mission? The committee members believe it is, the members of the community who benefit from our efforts think it is and the directors of health clinics where we distribute the passports […]
Nov
A hygienist is seeing patients three days a week at the Redlands Assistance League’s dental clinic, thanks to a grant from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. “This has freed up the dentist to see many more patients,” said Beverly Sessums, dental center chairwoman. The dental facility provides low-cost dental care and oral hygiene […]
Nov
San Bernardino – Dental Clinic for Needy Children gets Makeover
Established in 1949, the Dr. Earl R. Crane Children’s Dental Center is a philanthropic endeavor of the Assistance League of San Bernardino. It underwent a make-over during the summer of 2013 and reopened that fall with a new look and new dentist, Dr. Anna Duong. “Thanks to Arrowhead United Way and dozens of volunteers, the center […]
Nov
Newport-Mesa – Dental Center Fills a Need
The Cheri Harris Children’s Dental Health Center has kept drilling and filling since it was established in 1952 by the Assistance League of Newport-Mesa. The center provides comprehensive, ongoing dental care to underserved children and young adults in the community, according to director Anne Wong. The care includes general and preventive dentistry, root canals, composite […]
Nov
Corvallis – Dental Education Program Keeps Local Kids Smiling
The Assistance League of Corvallis used to have a more broad program that matched up needy children with dentists. But Kuenzli said the implementation of the Boys and Girls Club’s dental program filled that need, so the ALC changed its focus to education. “We’ve been doing a dental education program in the sixth grades for […]
