Looking for Hearing Aid Assistance?

Sertoma is a civic service organization that is comprised over 600 clubs nationwide. These clubs function as their own entities within the national organization, and choose what local projects they support. Sertoma’s national mission is hearing and speech health and some of our clubs work with non-profit organizations, hospitals, or school districts within their area in order to fund hearing aids or other hearing and speech related needs. To find a club in your area, please go to "Find a Club" to find contact information. If there is no email, phone number, or website link listed, please email your request to infosertoma@sertomahq.org and a Sertoma representative will contact the club nearest you.

While Sertoma has grown quite a bit since its charter in 1912, we do not have a club in every city. If you do not have a club near you and you are a low-income individual looking for low-cost hearing aids, please contact the Northwest Lions Foundation regarding their AUDIENT program

Local SHARPS Programs:

Colorado
The H.E.A.R. Project provides financial assistance to Colorado children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and do not qualify for public funding. The H.E.A.R. Project provides funding for amplification, rehabilitation and associated services. Parents can apply for funding with the assistance of their audiologist. For more information visit www.hearproject.org.

Kansas/Missouri
The Sertoma Clubs in Kansas and Missouri collect used hearing aids to be refurbished and then provide them to needy elderly individuals in the area. For more information, contact : Dan Hejtmanek at (785) 235-5678

The Johnson County Sertoma Club supplies hearing aids for rent for infants in their first year of life. For more information contact: Carl Vineyard, cdvines@everestkc.net

Florida
Several Central Florida area Sertoma Clubs work together to collect used hearing aids to be repaired and distributed to local individuals in need.  Check back periodically for updates.

Oklahoma
With the support of the Tulsa Speech & Hearing Center (TSHA), the Oklahoma District Sertoma Hearing Aid Recycling Program assists Oklahoma residents who need hearing aids by refurbishing donated hearing aids and fitting them for the individual in need. While preference is given to applicants who are 65 years and older, applications for children and other adults are reviewed on an individual basis if funds are available. For more information, including an application, go to www.tsha.cc, click on “Services” then “Information and Referral and then SHARP.” If you have further questions, contact:

Marcia Boutwell
Oklahoma SHARPS Board
918-272-4966
mboutwell@cityofowasso.com

Nebraska
The Sertoma Clubs of Nebraska, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Speech & Hearing Clinic and the Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (NCDHH) work together to collect, repair and distribute hearing aids. The program is limited to low-income individuals who live in the state of Nebraska who are 65 years or older. For more information or to get an application, visit www.ncdhh.ne.gov/sertoma_hab.htm or contact:

Tayna Wendel
Executive Director of the Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Tanya.wendel@email.ncdhh.ne.gov

Pennsylvania
The Hear-Say Sertoma Club in south-central Pennsylvania (Adams, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Lancaster, Lebanon and York counties) collect used hearing aids to be refurbished and then provided to needy individuals in the area.  For more information contact sertoman@comcast.net. 

Wisconsin
The Sertoma Club of Madison and the University of Wisconsin Speech & hearing Clinic provide reconditioned hearing aids to low income individuals through their Sertoma Hearing Aid Recycling program.  Preference for assistance will be given to residents of Dane county and surrounding communities.  For guidelines and an application visit  http://www.sertomamadison.com/

Partnerships

Oticon, Inc.
www.oticonus.com
Oticon’s philosophy is “We put people first.” Oticon develops and creates hearing technology for the hard of hearing. Working with hearing care professionals, Oticon is able to focus on the needs of the hard of hearing, so they may live lives that reach their fullest potential, so they may make their own contributions to the world.

www.otikids.com
Especially for Kids

Northwest Lions Foundation for Hearing & Sight
www.nlfoundation.org

One of our newest partnerships is with the Northwest Lions Foundation. We have partnered with them to help communicate that digital hearing aids are available for purchase on a sliding scale program. Sertoma Clubs may have contact information, or you may contact the Foundation directly through their Web site for application.

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