The Hearing and Speech Foundation currently serves over 600 patients in 26 East Tennessee counties and depends on grants and civic contributions to help support our Hearing Aid Assistance Program. In 2009, donations from these civic supporters totaled $28,824.88, which helped purchase over 100 new hearing aids for patients.

The largest civic contribution came from the Monroe County Government and totaled $10,500. This grant helped us provide 21 Monroe County residents with the gift of sound in 2009. Currently, the Foundation has 55 Monroe County patients, which total nine percent of our total patient load.

Welcome to the new HSF Web site! We are very excited to launch this new site at the start of 2010, a year that promises to be full of growth for the Foundation. We are also releasing our new logo redesign; a waveform of the phrase “The Hearing and Speech Foundation.” Thanks to Bob McLean, HSF board member and researcher, to this great idea!

Over the past 28 years, HSF has provided the gift of sound for thousands of people across East Tennessee and beyond. Despite funding shortfalls, we have continued to serve those in need with the support from our community. Currently, we serve 627 people in 26 East Tennessee counties.