Paul Miller, founder of Lehigh Valley Martial Arts and Active Learning Centers, was featured by WFMZ 69 News this week for guiding Sights for Hope clients through a self-defense lesson focused on confidence, awareness, and the power within each individual to respond to danger. Miller, who also is Sights for Hope’s Board President, has dealt […]
Sights for Hope will be closed on Monday, January 19, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. No programs services will be available that day. Operations will resume on Tuesday, January 20, at 8:30 a.m. Image: Etched into the stone on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, a marker of the exact spot where […]
Thirteen-year-old Sights for Hope client Caroline Rach has been named Pennsylvania’s winner of the 2025–2026 Lions International Peace Essay Contest, and her winning essay will advance to the international competition. Caroline’s essay on this year’s contest theme – titled “Together As One” – imagined what could happen if a diverse group of people unites around […]
Elizabeth Santiago joined the Sights for Hope team on December 3 as a full-time Lehigh Valley Client Caseworker. Santiago was a caseworker for Northampton County Children & Youth Services from 2023-2025. She also credits her 10 years of medical industry experience for deepening her appreciation and understanding of people and their needs. During that decade, […]
Sights for Hope’s donors unlocked a bonus $1,000 contribution from AllOne Charities today through its annual Give Day 24-Hour Campaign. Supporters helped secure this bonus by contributing more than $1,000 through the online Give Day platform, marking the fifth straight year that Sights for Hope has reached this milestone. Donors also made this Sights for […]
Sights for Hope will be closed on Wednesday, December 24, and Thursday, December 25, to observe the Christmas holiday and to give its team members an opportunity to spend time with their families and friends. Sights for Hope also will be closed on Wednesday, December 31, and Thursday, January 1, in observance of New Year’s […]
Sights for Hope’s two client-led Lions Clubs will spend part of their holiday seasons giving back to their communities. The Monroe Sights for Hope Lions Club is compiling personal care items like toothbrushes, toothpaste, and shampoo for Monroe County Meals on Wheels; clean plastic bags of any kind to be recycled as a bench; and […]
The number that will matter most for Sights for Hope on Tuesday, December 2, is $1,000. That is because Sights for Hope will earn a $1,000 matching contribution if donors give $1,000 to it on Giving Tuesday through the AllOne Charities Give Day platform. The Give Day program draws nonprofits from across northeastern and northern […]
Sights for Hope topped its fundraising goal Saturday during its first Bikers for Sight ride, which was presented by PABikerLawyer.com and set against the autumn Pocono Mountain splendor. Led by the Northeast PA Inter Club, the Bikers for Sight event was inspired by Sights for Hope client Wendy Smentkowski, an avid motorcycle rider who recently […]
During an appearance on WVIA public radio’s Community Connection feature this week, Sights for Hope Associate Director Jennifer Pandolfo highlighted the organization’s individualized approach to its client and patient services. Pandolfo, who also is Sights for Hope’s Director of Services, explained that a client can first choose to deal with the emotional aspects of their […]