Sights for Hope’s progress toward its four Big Impact Goals for 2030 has exceeded expectations six months after they were established. Enacted in July with Sights for Hope’s current strategic plan, the goals reflect the work the organization does best, the services that its clients want most, and the opportunities to make the greatest impact […]
Sights for Hope will form a Beginning Braille course for its Monroe County clients in February. The first class will be held on February 10 at 10:30 a.m. at Sights for Hope’s Monroe Services Center near Stroudsburg, PA. Interested clients should call 570.992.7787, Ext. 224, to register and arrange transportation. Braille is a tactile representation […]
Sights for Hope announced the January 2023 winners of its C. Well Sweepstakes on Tuesday. The winners are Fred Folland of Germansville, PA; Marlene Kalman of Bethlehem, PA; Audrey Racines of Emmaus, PA; Nancy Ruhmel of Allentown, PA; and Daniel Topp of Schnecksville, PA. Fred Folland is Treasurer of Sights for Hope’s Board of Directors. All […]
Sights for Hope will be closed on Friday, December 30, and Monday, January 2, to observe the new year’s holidays and to give its team members an opportunity to spend time with their families and friends. No services will be available on those dates. Sights for Hope will re-open on Tuesday, January 3, at 8:30 […]
Sights for Hope will be closed on Friday, December 23, and Monday, December 26, to observe the Christmas holiday and to give its team members an opportunity to spend time with their families and friends. No services will be available on those dates. Sights for Hope will re-open on Tuesday, December 27, at 8:30 a.m. […]
Sights for Hope has formed key partnerships to boost its Focused Futures program – an effort to provide free eye exams and glasses to pre-kindergarten children. The Pennsylvania Vision Foundation, an affiliate of Vision Benefits of America (VBA), has agreed to provide these services free to 300 children ages 0-6 annually. Services must be provided […]
Sights for Hope marked a milestone this week by holding a graduation for the first clients in more than 40 years to complete its Advanced Braille life skills education program. The four graduates had been studying what is known as grade 2 Braille, or contracted Braille, for more than two years. When the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Seven Sights for Hope service providers have earned national certifications recently by meeting best practices for their disciplines. Vision Rehabilitation Therapist Dianne Michels earned five-year reaccreditations as both a Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist and a Certified Low Vision Therapist from the Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation & Education Professionals. Prevention Specialist Ruthie Asmus; Prevention Specialist Angela Hill; Prevention […]
The Sights for Hope Endowment Foundation Board of Directors elected John Sharkey to a new three-year term and elected its 2023 officers Monday night during its quarterly meeting. The endowment also saluted Gary Pave, who will retire from the board after his term ends on December 31. Pave is a retired accountant who has been […]
Sights for Hope announced the December 2022 winners of its C. Well Sweepstakes on Thursday. The winners are Terri Davis of Bethlehem, PA; Michele Engelsiepen of Milford, DE; Carolyn George of Schnecksville, PA; Stanley Saganowich of Coplay, PA; and the Slatington Lions Club of Slatington, PA. All sweepstakes proceeds benefit Sights for Hope and its services. […]