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 to Resume Monthly Men’s Support Group Sessions in July

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Sights for Hope will resume monthly support group sessions for its male clients in July. The men’s group was discontinued in 2020 with the departure of its facilitator. The group’s new incarnation will be facilitated voluntarily by male clients. It will begin with meetings by phone, allowing easy access for clients from the Lehigh Valley […]

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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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Vibrant Client Artwork Featured on Cover of Sights for Hope’s 2024 Impact Report

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Artwork from Sights for Hope client Mary Ellen Stoyanov was chosen as the cover of the organization’s 2024 Impact Report, which was released this week. The cover shows Stoyanov’s painting of a vibrant bird sitting among purple flowers and green foliage to convey a sense of nature and growth. This is the second straight year […]

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Former President Rejoins Sights for Hope’s Board of Directors

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Former Sights for Hope Board President Linwood Gehris rejoined the organization’s Board of Directors on January 1 as its Endowment Foundation Director. Gehris – who served on board from 2014-2023 and as President from 2017-2021 – was elected by the affiliated Sights for Hope Endowment Foundation to be its representative to the Sights for Hope […]

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Donors Help Sights for Hope Earn More on Giving Tuesday

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Sights for Hope’s donors helped the organization earn a $1,000 match Tuesday during AllOne Charities’ Give Day 2024 event. Described as a “movement of radical generosity,” Give Day is held by AllOne Charities on Giving Tuesday – a global event on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving to promote philanthropy during the winter holiday season. By raising […]

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