by conexusvision | Jul 20, 2017 | VisioCheck
John Randolph Foundation awarded its latest grants on Thursday, July 20th in front of a crowd of 125 partners, donors, and grant recipients. Responsive grants totaling $403,369 from the Foundation’s Mission Fund were awarded to 17 nonprofits. Conexus was proud to be...
by conexusvision | Mar 13, 2017 | General News, VisioCheck
Today, Governor Terry McAuliffe signed HB1408 into law! HB1408 paves the way for schools to use outside resources at their choosing to improve vision outcomes for their students. As Conexus works to elevate vision as a health priority, this bill offers permissive...
by conexusvision | Feb 21, 2017 | General News, VisioCheck
On February 20, HB1408 passed the Senate on a 38-2 vote and was returned back to the House for a vote on the Senate amendments. Today, the Senate-amended HB1408 passed the House on a 98-0 vote! Virginia has taken the first step toward improving vision outcomes for...
by conexusvision | Jan 25, 2017 | General News, VisioCheck
§ 22.1-273 of the Code of Virginia requires school based vision screenings for students in K, 3rd, 7th, and 10th grades. The Code was first introduced in 1950 and, with only some minor changes in 1980, has had no substantial updates.HB1408 seeks to update...
by conexusvision | Jan 20, 2017 | General News, VisioCheck
On January 19th, Conexus delivered 20 pairs of glasses to students at Elizabeth Scott Elementary in Chesterfield County. Elizabeth Scott was one of 16 Title I Chesterfield County Elementary schools selected to participate in Conexus programming in conjunction...
