Journey to Hear Foundation

VISION STATEMENT

Our vision is to build a beautiful, acoustically sound building that would serve as a preschool and center for services (auditory testing, various therapies) for children who are hearing impaired and their families. A place to gather.

The children served would be ages newborn to approximately 8 years old, or when they are successfully mainstreamed into elementary school. A place to learn and grow.

It would house a preschool with approximately six classrooms (including space for a hearing preschool) and office space for therapists and administrators. It would also house a library for reference materials for families who have children recently diagnosed with hearing loss. There
would also be a display area for hearing aids, cochlear implants and samples of other assistive devices. A place to discover what new technology is available to help modern deaf children.

An audiology suite would be located there so that children could be tested frequently and hearing aids and cochlear implants could be programmed or mapped for more accurate hearing and faster developmental progress. A place for timely neurological development.

An auditorium is central to this plan for the children to perform and for parents to gather and learn from professionals. A place for support, education and communication.