Sights for Hope’s Lehigh Valley Services Center has become the fifth location overall, and the first social service organization serving people with vision loss, to serve as a host site for MABLE Maps – an innovative accessible navigation application being developed at Lehigh University. Now available for download on iOS devices, MABLE Maps helps people […]
Sights for Hope has opened rider registration for its 2026 Bikers for Sight Ride, presented by PABikerLawyer.com. Motorcyclists can register online in advance or register on the event day – Saturday, September 19. On-site registration will be open from 9-11 a.m., with kickstands up at 11 a.m. Registration is $20 per rider and $10 per […]
Sights for Hope has been named the charitable partner of the inaugural Lehigh Valley Intercollegiate Pickleball Tournament, hosted by Muhlenberg College. Organized and managed by the Muhlenberg Pickleball Club, the tournament will be held on Sunday, October 4, from 2-5 p.m., at Pickleball Kingdom in Whitehall, PA. Organizers hope to have approximately 150 players from […]
Lehigh University is seeking people with vision loss to test a new wayfinding app designed for indoor spaces. The study is part of the MABLE initiative, a joint project by Lehigh University and Good Shepherd Rehabilitation. MABLE stands for Mapping for Accessible Built Environments, and the MABLE app is being developed to optimize wayfinding assistance […]
A group of youngsters enjoyed an extra day of eggcellent fun on Monday thanks to the Allentown Fire Department Bomb Squad and the City of Allentown. The bomb squad and the city held a special Easter egg hunt for children from Sights for Hope’s Camp I CAN! program. The children also checked out the squad’s […]
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 […]
Every time the Lehigh Valley IronPigs take the field this season, Sights for Hope will be part of the action as the baseball team’s official sponsor of umpire introductions. At the start of each IronPigs home game, Sights for Hope will be promoted during umpire introductions inside Coca-Cola Park in Allentown, PA, and on the […]
After a successful launch of its Sips4Sight promotion, Sights for Hope will hold its next two events in partnership with Mojo 516 Café, the Delta Gamma sorority at Lafayette College, and McCall Collective Brewing Company. Guests at participating Sips4Sight restaurants, bars, and businesses can purchase a YETI tumbler emblazoned with the new Sights for Hope […]
John and Anthony Trapani – a father-and-son duo who are well known in the community for their restaurants, Zest Bar + Grille and Grille 3501 – are showing their support for Sights for Hope as the organization introduces its new name. Formerly known as Center for Vision Loss, the organization became Sights for Hope this […]
Fans of the Center for Vision Loss can support its mission by purchasing a new C. Well Bunny ornament and by taking advantage of exclusive offers from popular retailers during the agency’s first Virtual Holiday Bazaar from Monday, Dec. 7, through Friday, Dec. 11. Handcrafted by Sheena Annalise Atelier, the C. Well Bunny ornament comprises […]