Assistive Tech

Goal

• To provide assistive technologies to 2,500 people with visual impairments and blindness.
• These devices boost their ability to interact with the people and environments around them.

Progress

• Sights for Hope provided assistive devices to 126 people from July 2022-April 2023.
• The organization also has begun to develop a new tech space at its Lehigh Valley Services Center in Allentown, PA, has held free consumer demonstrations of devices, and has solicited funding for future distributions.

Transports for Access

Goal

• To provide 25,000 guided transports to people with visual impairments.
• These transports increase access to medical care, food, life skills education, and critical wellness services.

Progress

• Sights for Hope provided 2,491 transports from July 2022-April 2023.
• Because Sights for Hope’s client population is expected to continue growing substantially, the organization is confident that it will surpass the 25,000 total over the eight-year period.

Life Skills

Goal

• To provide life skills education to 2,500 people with visual impairments.
• These educational opportunities enhance their ability to live independently.

Progress

• Sights for Hope provided life skills education to 130 clients from July 2022-April 2023.
• Sights for Hope has initiated efforts to conduct programs at locations in its communities. It also will work to develop large-scale public events and digital delivery options for future programs.

Solutions for Learning

Goal

• To ensure that 2,500 children ages 0-6 receive professional eye exams and glasses or equivalent solutions.
• These solutions advance their readiness to learn.

Progress

• A total of 52 children ages 0-6 who were screened by Sights for Hope received eye exams and glasses from July 2022-April 2023.
• Sights for Hope has formed its Focused Futures program to facilitate this work. It has received commitments from the Pennsylvania Vision Foundation and the VSP Eyes of Hope program to provide at least 300 free exams and glasses annually from physicians in their respective networks.
• St. Luke’s University Health Network will provide vouchers for free eye exams and glasses to children screened by Sights for Hope during the spring 2023 kindergarten registration at Marvine Elementary School in Bethlehem, PA.

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