Programs

  • Camp Discover

    Camp Discover-We offer a fun educational experience for families with children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing to experience all of the communication opportunities available to Deaf and Hard of Hearing children. Classes are offered in ASL Cued Language and Listening and Spoken English for all levels to learn about or practice their skills. There are many opportunities for families to meet Deaf and Hard of Hearing adults to learn about their experiences and ask questions about what their children may experience through their lives. We also offer many fun camp activities to engage Deaf and Hard of Hearing children in new experiences new vocabulary and confidence building activities to help with self-advocacy. This year we had 115 people attend including staff mentors and interpreters with 38 kids and 22 adults attending classes. We also offered internship opportunities to local university students enrolled in Deaf education and audiology speech pathology studies.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
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    $15.2K

  • Annual Conference

    Annual conference: We offered our annual conference in 2024 but it had to be cancelled because of weather. This conference is free to families with children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing. The theme was Language Acquisition from birth to age 21 with a teen Deaf and Hard of Hearing panel and a parent panel. We had 119 people registered. We still incurred some expenses after the cancellation.
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
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    No populations provided
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    $4.3K

  • Guide By Your Side Program

    GBYS Program: Our chapter has a Guide By Your Side Program that supports families with children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing on an individual level with Parent Guides matched up with a particular family. We also offer Deaf and Hard of Hearing Guides to share their experiences with the families. The GBYS program offers events throughout the year for families to attend as well as personal visits in their homes when requested. 14 families have an individual guide come to their home and 50 families have been supported at our events.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $39.1K