Kate McKearn

2021-01-10

Today my guest is Kate McKearn. She is the executive director of Eye Thrive, which removes barriers of access and expense of eye care that stands between too many poor children and a bright future. Things you will learn in this episode: [00:01 – 11:30] Making a difference with Eye Thrive I welcome Kate McKearn, to the show Kate talks about their mobile vision clinic How she found her way to Eye Thrive Pivoting and adjusting to the impact of COVID-19 Expanding their re...

Today my guest is Kate McKearn. She is the executive director of Eye Thrive, which removes barriers of access and expense of eye care that stands between too many poor children and a bright future.

Things you will learn in this episode:

[00:01 – 11:30] Making a difference with Eye Thrive

I welcome Kate McKearn, to the show
Kate talks about their mobile vision clinic
How she found her way to Eye Thrive
Pivoting and adjusting to the impact of COVID-19
Expanding their replacement glasses program to every child in their community
What a pair of glasses can do to help a child

[11:31 – 15:42] The Future of Eye Thrive

Kate talks about the next steps for Eye Thrive
Providing opportunities for underprivileged children
How to reach out to Eye Thrive and Kate
- See links below

[15:43 – 21:30] Learning More About Kate McKearn

Kate’s favorite color
If you could meet any fictional superhero, who would it be?
- Mrs. Incredible
Kate talks about the kindness she witnesses, receives and gives
Bringing out the goodness in our kids

Final Words

Tweetable Quotes:

"I’ve seen first hand the situations our kids live in. There’s a lot of circumstances that are out of their control and they have a lot of things on their plate already. So if they lose those glasses, let’s just get them a new pair.” - Kate McKearn

“It’s a simple thing, a simple tool that really does make a big difference. If we can get more of those tools in the hands of the kids that need them, they have an opportunity to thrive.” - Kate McKearn

“There’s so much goodness in our kids and when we look ahead to the future, it’s just about building experiences that continue to bring that out of them and showing them opportunities to use that.” - Kate McKearn

Resources Mentioned:

St. Louis County Library

Connect with Kate on LinkedIn and visit http://eyethrive.org/ to learn more.

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