Resources & References

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Contributions are tax deductible, 501(c)3 non-profits

(please mention The Time to Hear is Here(sm)with your donation)

 Hearing Charities of America, see their website: hearingcharities.org for more info and how to help.

 Donate your old hearing aids to someone who needs them but can’t afford them, hearingaiddonations.org

hearinghealthfoundation.org/: HHF is the largest nonprofit funder of hearing and balance research in the U.S.

Say What Club.org: an international nonprofit, tax exempt organization run by volunteers with hearing loss, offering peer-to-peer support to all people with hearing loss and deafness.

Hearing Loss Assoc of America (HLAA), https://www.hearingloss.org/ HLAA local chapter: There are several chapters in the Philadelphia suburbs. 

National Association of the Deaf (NAD): NAD.org, The nation’s premier civil rights organization of, by and for deaf and hard of hearing individuals in the USA. Proponents and defenders of the right to use sign language.

National Council on Aging: https://www.ncoa.org/search?q=hearing

HelpAmericaHear.org, provide NEW hearing aids to income/asset qualified, $600-1000

National Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders: www.nidcd.nih.gov,  government agency, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), conducts and supports research in hearing, balance, taste, smell, voice, speech, and language.

NJ Division of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing (DDHH): www.state.nj.us/humanservices/ddhh/, hearing aid programs (income qualified); tel: 1-800-792-8339, 609-588-2648

Help for veterans: William McDonnell, Veterans Service Officer, Division of Veterans Services, State of New Jersey Dept. of Military and Veteran Affairs, Burlington County, 555 High St., Suite 6A, Mt. Holly, NJ 08060, Tel: 609-518-2273; email: William.McDonnell@dmava.nj.gov; Burlington County VA Clinic: 3000 Lincoln Drive, Suite E, Marlton, NJ, 844-441-5499

www.hearingtracker.com, hearing aid brands & comparisons, hearing news, newsletter, guides, community; recommended.

soundprint.co/Discover quiet places and share them with others.

The Time to Hear is Here (sm): volunteer hearing health advocacy non-profit, not yet a 501(c)3, contact us if you are interested in helping form a local hearing health advocacy or a support group in your senior residence or 55+ community: Ron Gottardi, 856-608-7984, Ron.Gottardi@TheTimeToHearIsHere.org;  website: TheTimeToHearIsHere.org