Hopeful Ways

Hopeful Ways An ALL-VOLUNTEER 501c3 non-profit providing humanitarian services to disadvantaged people in Nicaragua and Costa Rica.

The group was formally founded during a 2012 eye care mission project to Nicaragua and the group's second project in Nicaragua. The warm, friendly and welcoming people captured our hearts, and we were impelled to continue the missions. Hopeful Ways was incorporated and granted 501c3 status in 2014.

Day 5 ends the Hopeful Ways Eye Care Clinic in Nicoya Costa Rica. During the week, 800 people received eye care services...
01/31/2026

Day 5 ends the Hopeful Ways Eye Care Clinic in Nicoya Costa Rica. During the week, 800 people received eye care services that improved the quality of
their lives. Many thanks to the Club De Leones Nicoya and Hospital de La Anexión for their tremendous support. Then came the less exciting task of carefully packing the medical instruments for the trip home.
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Day 4 of the Hopeful Ways Eye Care Clinic ran like a well oiked machine with another 190 people leaving the clinic with ...
01/30/2026

Day 4 of the Hopeful Ways Eye Care Clinic ran like a well oiked machine with another 190 people leaving the clinic with better vision or a treatment plan.

Day 3 of the Hopeful Ways Eye Care Clinic is in the books. Another 186 people with enhanced lives through improved visio...
01/29/2026

Day 3 of the Hopeful Ways Eye Care Clinic is in the books. Another 186 people with enhanced lives through improved vision. Great work by a dedicated team of volunteers.
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The team is ready to start Day 3 of the Hopeful Ways Eye Care Clinic.
01/28/2026

The team is ready to start Day 3 of the Hopeful Ways Eye Care Clinic.

Day 2 at Hopeful Ways Eye Care Clinic was very busy with 190 patients receiving services.
01/27/2026

Day 2 at Hopeful Ways Eye Care Clinic was very busy with 190 patients receiving services.

Clinic set up day provided some unexpected challenges that the team resolved with the hospital staff. Then a very produc...
01/26/2026

Clinic set up day provided some unexpected challenges that the team resolved with the hospital staff. Then a very productive team meeting over pizza to prepare for the clinic opening.

After a long day of travel, 17 volunteers have arrived in Costa Rica.
01/26/2026

After a long day of travel, 17 volunteers have arrived in Costa Rica.

The Rivas Lions held a vision screening clinic in conjuction with Hopeful Ways a d Clínica y Fundación Ojo Sano. Patient...
01/23/2026

The Rivas Lions held a vision screening clinic in conjuction with Hopeful Ways a d Clínica y Fundación Ojo Sano. Patients identified with severe cataracts will have their vision restored with eye surgery through the Hopeful Ways Gift of Sight Program.

Here is where it happens. 202 free cataract surgeries were performed during 2025 under the Hopeful Ways Gift of Sight Pr...
01/18/2026

Here is where it happens. 202 free cataract surgeries were performed during 2025 under the Hopeful Ways Gift of Sight Program to restore eyesight to over 200 people nearly blind with severe cataracts. Previously our annual record was 100 surgeries during 2023. That is twice as many people whose lives have been significantly enhanced!
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Cookie Decorating Fundraiser is now history as a huge success. Many thanks to the many volunteers for their time and eff...
12/24/2025

Cookie Decorating Fundraiser is now history as a huge success. Many thanks to the many volunteers for their time and efforts. Over $3,600 was raised which will be used for eye surgeries to restore vision to 18 people nearly blind with severe cataracts.
And a BIG shout out to Hofbrauhaus Buffalo for donating all the cookit kit supplies and their wonderful venue.

GIVING TUESDAY 2025 -- Support the Hopeful Ways Mission to improve and restore people's eyesight through free eye exams,...
12/02/2025

GIVING TUESDAY 2025 -- Support the Hopeful Ways Mission to improve and restore people's eyesight through free eye exams, eyeglasses and eye surgeries. Donate with credit card at: www.hopefulways.org, Venmo using the QR code below, or personal check to: Hopeful Ways, PO Box 1037 Getzville NY 14068. Every gift is important. No amount is too small. Thank you!

Another successful eye clinic that helped 105 people.
10/26/2025

Another successful eye clinic that helped 105 people.

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P. O. Box 1037
Getzville, NY
14068

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Restoring Vision to the Poor

Hopeful Ways was formally founded during a 2012 eye care mission project to Nicaragua and the group's second project in Nicaragua. The warm, friendly and welcoming people captured our hearts, and we were impelled to continue the missions. Hopeful Ways was incorporated and granted 501c3 status in 2014.

Hopeful Ways provides free medical and humanitarian services and educational opportunities to the needy in Nicaragua, the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere after Haiti. The people are hard working and welcoming, but have few resources and struggle to provide for their families. The Nicaraguan economy struggles resulting in an extremely high unemployment rate and the government provides for few social programs.

Hopeful Ways signature program has provided free eyecare services since 2011 with free care clinics and free eye surgeries. The clinics provide eye examinations, prescription and reading glasses, eye drops and medications, sunglasses and safety glasses. These services improve vision and provide education for healthy eye care and prevention of vision loss. Free eye surgeries restore eyesight to the nearly blind suffering from severe cataracts. Tears of joy are seen from post-surgery as patients can see again for the first time in years, possibly decades. Other free eye surgeries performed include: corneal transplants, pterygium, detached retinas and other abnormalities.

Hopeful Ways humanitarian projects have provided emergency relief supplies after hurricanes, mud slides, flooding and other natural disasters. Also adaptive equipment has been provided for handicapped people.