SERTOMA SPEECH & HEARING FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA, INC.
Background:
The Children’s Hearing Aid Program is provided by the Florida Department of Health and managed by Sertoma Speech & Hearing Foundation of Florida. This program is designed to provide assistance in obtaining hearing aids and other hearing technologies for children residing in Florida aged 0-18 who do not have private insurance or have insurance that does not cover hearing technologies.
“We have worked extremely hard on this program and to see if come to fruition is so rewarding. Being able to provide children with hearing aids at an early age will make a huge difference in so many lives and allow children to succeed in life,” said Debra Golinski, President & CEO of Sertoma Speech & Hearing Foundation of Florida, Inc.
What:
Sertoma Speech & Hearing Foundation will be holding a ribbon cutting to celebrate the first child to receive a hearing aid under Florida’s new Children’s Hearing Aid Program. The 11-year old child and her Audiologist will be there along with executives from Sertoma Speech & Hearing Foundation, who administers the program.
Florida’s Children’s Hearing Aid Program (CHAP) provides free hearing aids and other hearing technologies for children residing in Florida aged 0-18 who do not have private insurance or have insurance that does not cover hearing technologies.
When: July 20, 2023 at 4:30pm
Where: Advance Audiology & Hearing Aids, LLC
Dr. Hyo Arnold, AuD, CCC-A
1860 SW Fountainview Blvd, Suite 100, Port St. Lucie, FL 34986
www.hearbetterlife.com
Who:
The 11-year old patient and parents, Audiologist Dr. Hyo Arnold, and Debra Golinski, President & CEO of Sertoma Speech & Hearing Foundation will be available for interviews and photos.
Sertoma Speech & Hearing Foundation of Florida, Inc. is a 501(c )3 charitable organization that provides quality developmental and rehabilitative services, products and education to the hard of hearing throughout Florida.
Sertoma Speech & Hearing Foundation of Florida, Inc.
5211 US Hwy 19, Ste 200, New Port Richey, FL 34652
(727) 312-3881
www.familyhearinghelp.org