Several organizations, including Direct Relief International and the Lions Club, collect prescription eyeglasses from opticians and optometrists. The glasses are given to people who could not otherwise afford them, usually in other countries. Help your fellow "four-eyes" and donate old eyeglasses at the locations listed below.

Where to go

• All of Santa Barbara County (4)

  • Craigslist —
  • Direct Relief International — 27 South La Patera Lane
  • E-Bay —
  • Junk Recyclers — 6520 Platt Avenue #650

• Carpinteria Area (1)

  • Santa Barbara Public Library System – Carpinteria Branch — 5141 Carpinteria Avenue

• Santa Barbara Area (3)

  • Santa Barbara Public Library System – Central Library — 40 East Anapamu Street
  • Santa Barbara Public Library System – Montecito Branch — 1469 East Valley Road
  • Santa Barbara Public Library System Eastside Branch — 1102 East Montecito Street

• Goleta & UCSB Area (1)

  • Santa Barbara Public Library System – Goleta Branch — 500 North Fairview Ave

• Santa Ynez Valley (4)

  • Santa Barbara Public Library System – Buellton Branch — 140 West Highway 246
  • Santa Barbara Public Library System – Los Olivos Branch — 2374 Alamo Pintado Avenue
  • Santa Barbara Public Library System – Santa Ynez Branch — 3598 Sagunto
  • Santa Barbara Public Library System – Solvang Branch — 1745 Mission Drive

• Lompoc Valley & VAFB (1)

  • Lompoc Public Library — 501 East North Avenue

• Santa Maria Valley (2)

  • Heritage Oaks Bank — 1825 South Broadway
  • RaboBank — 720 North Broadway

• Outside Santa Barbara County (5)

  • Craigslist —
  • Earth911.com – Information Only — 3481 Plano Parkway
  • Freecycle — P.O. Box 294
  • New Eyes for the Needy — 549 Milburn Avenue
  • One Sight, Optical Village — 9924 International Boulevard