Sight Savers America has received a grant from the Tri-City Community Foundation, an affiliate of The Community Foundation of South Alabama, to provide comprehensive eye care to 40 preschool-age children in South Alabama.

The grant will help cover eye care services, including glasses and prescribed treatments, for children who need vision support, a news release said.

“At Sight Savers America, we know that healthy vision is fundamental to a child’s ability to learn, grow, and engage with the world around them. The earlier vision problems are detected and treated, the greater the opportunity to prevent long-term challenges and support positive outcomes. Every child deserves the chance to see clearly and thrive. We are deeply grateful to the Tri-City Community Foundation for their generous support, which is helping us reach more children and families across South Alabama,” said Dr. Dawn DeCarlo, Sight Savers America’s chief executive officer, in the release.

Sight Savers America is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to identify and secure treatment for unmet vision and health needs. The organization serves the eye care needs of 100,000 children each year across 16 states.

More information about Sight Savers America is available at www.sightsaversamerica.org.

The Community Foundation of South Alabama is a nonprofit charitable organization that works to address the needs of an eight-county region through leadership and grants. CFSA serves as a resource for donors, volunteers and community members to share ideas, identify issues and build the financial resources needed to improve the community and create positive change.

CFSA administers a collection of charitable funds established by members of the community. Since its founding in 1976, the organization has awarded more than $125 million in grants and scholarships to nonprofit organizations supporting programs designed to improve quality of life in the community.

CFSA also builds lasting endowments to ensure grants remain available to support the community in perpetuity.

More information is available at www.communityfoundation.org.