Sights for Hope to Premiere New Support Group and Reintroduce Men’s Client Group

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Sights for Hope will premiere a new peer support group on grief care and reintroduce its men’s client support group in July. Both groups will begin with phone sessions to offer easy access for clients from the Lehigh Valley and Monroe County. The grief care group will be for all clients who are dealing with […]

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Sights for Hope Earns NEPA Gives 2025 Match to Support Monroe County Services

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Sights for Hope has earned a matching contribution from NEPA Gives sponsors for the second straight year. By raising more than $1,000 during the crowdfunding event on Friday, Sights for Hope won an additional $1,000 from the Moses Taylor Foundation. The Moses Taylor Foundation also provided Sights for Hope’s NEPA Gives bonus in 2024. Led […]

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Sights for Hope’s Lions Campaign Tops $50,000 for Second Straight Year

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Sights for Hope’s Lions campaign has exceeded $50,000 for the second straight year, raising $50,130 for 2024-2025 as of June 3. The annual campaign calls for support from the more than 35 Lions clubs and district organizations in the Lehigh Valley and Monroe County. The campaign is highlighted yearly by the Lions4Sight Breakfast. This year’s […]

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New Sights for Hope Fundraiser to Throttle Up Among the Poconos’ Autumn Splendor

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Sights for Hope and motorcycle clubs from northeast Pennsylvania will throttle up for a new fundraiser among the Pocono Mountains’ autumn splendor. Created in partnership with the Northeast PA Inter Club, Bikers for Sight will be a poker run on the roads of Monroe County on Saturday, October 11. It will start at 9:30 a.m. […]

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Lehigh Valley Council of the Blind Grant Upgrades Kitchen for Life Skills Education

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A grant from the Lehigh Valley Council of the Blind has enabled Sights for Hope to upgrade the kitchen at its Lehigh Valley Services Center – the site of many of its most popular life skills lessons. Sights for Hope used the grant funds to buy a new refrigerator and a four-burner electric range. Sights […]

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Sights for Hope Makes it Simpler for Supporters to Make Stock Contributions

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Sights for Hope has made it simpler for supporters to make contributions of stocks. Appreciated stocks and other securities can now be contributed directly through Sights for Hope’s brokerage account, managed by Cornerstone Advisors Asset Management in Bethlehem, PA. Details and a stock contribution form can be found at SightsforHope.org/WaystoGive. Stock contributions typically provide savings […]

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Sights for Hope Serves Heightened Needs Among Monroe County Residents

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Monroe County has the sixth highest population of older adults with visual impairments and blindness among Pennsylvania’s 67 counties, and Sights for Hope has worked continually to serve its people since 2002. Among Monroe County adults ages 65 and up, 7.3% have difficulty seeing while wearing glasses or are blind, according to studies from The […]

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Sights for Hope Stands Among State Leaders in Rehabilitative and Preventive Services

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Despite being in just three Pennsylvania counties, Sights for Hope has established itself as one of the state’s leaders in rehabilitative and preventive services against visual impairments and blindness. Data from the Pennsylvania Association for the Blind (PAB), which supports services in 66 of the state’s 67 counties, shows that Sights for Hope provided nearly […]

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Sights for Hope Connects Clients with Smartphone Tools for Independence

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While 49% of Sights for Hope’s clients have incomes below or near the federal poverty line, its caseworkers connect them with free smartphones and affordable apps to live more independently. Sights for Hope caseworkers teach clients who have smartphones how to use apps such as Seeing AI, BlindSquare, Be My Eyes, and Cash App. Seeing […]

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