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Free Eye, Hearing Screenings To Be Offered To Hillsborough County Kids

Tampa, FL — June 13, 2023

D’Ann Lawrence White, Patch Staff Posted Tue, Jun 13, 2023 at 10:47 am ET

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, FL — Hillsborough County Tax Collector Nancy C. Millan is partnering with the Lion’s World Vision Institute and the Sertoma Speech & Hearing Foundation to offer free eye exams and hearing tests to children at Tax Collector locations in the month of June.

The free vision and hearing screenings are part of the Tax Collector’s Annual Safety Awareness Month.

Free screenings will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on:

  • June 15 at 3030 N Falkenburg Road in Brandon.
  • June 16 at 4100 W Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. in Drew Park, Tampa.
  • June 22 at 2814 E Hillsborough Ave. in East Tampa.
  • June 23 at 4706 Sydney Road, Plant City.
  • June 29 at 406 30th St. SE, Ruskin.
  • June 30 at 2814 E Hillsborough Ave., East Tampa.

For an eye exam, families can sign up for their children ages 5 to 17 by visiting here.

BayCare Kids will also be at the events providing car seat safety checks and the city of Tampa will provide water safety information.

See the story from Patch here.