Hearing Loss is America’s number one birth defect and leading disability! A startling 34 million Americans of all ages have some degree of hearing loss, from mild to severe, and the number is expected to soar in the coming years reaching an astounding 78 million by 2030!! With hearing loss increasingly recognized as a public health crisis, we count on philanthropy more than ever to enhance our research capabilities, expand our educational outreach, and further our innovative treatments for children.
As a not-for-profit organization, The Children’s Hearing Institute depends almost exclusively on the generosity of individuals, foundations and grantors to fund our work. We help provide a diverse portfolio of programs for deaf and hard of hearing children including:
- Educational support programs for children of all cultural and economic backgrounds
- Free social programs for deaf and hard of hearing children that help build social skills, teach leadership and advocacy, and help build a community of peers,
- Continuing education conferences for professionals who serve the hearing loss community