Grants for Senior Citizens Needing Hearing Aids
One-third of Americans age 65 and over experience some hearing loss. Senior citizens who are living with a hearing loss miss many of life's most enjoyable moments. But purchasing hearing aids is beyond the financial reach of many senior citizens. Fortunately, there are organizations they can turn to for grants or financial assistance.
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Audient
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Audient, launched by the Northwest Lions Foundation for Sight and Hearing, is a nonprofit organization that provides greatly discounted hearing aids to senior citizens. Candidates qualify based on their annual household income.
Audient/EPIC Hearing Services
17870 Castleton Street
Suite 320
City of Industry, CA 91748
866-956-5400
AudientAlliance.org
The Starkey Foundation
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The Starkey Foundation supports the Hear Now Program. The program provides hearing-aid assistance to those who have no other resources. Applicants must be approved permanent U.S. residents.
Starkey Hearing Foundation
6700 Washington Avenue South
Eden Prairie, MN 55344
800-328-8602
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Better Hearing Institute
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The Better Hearing Institute offers a generous selection of articles concerning hearing loss, as well as a downloadable brochure---"Guide to Financial Assistance for Hearing Aids."
Better Hearing Institute
1444 I Street, NW
Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20005
202-449-1100
BetterHearing.org
Chicago Hearing Society
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The Chicago Hearing Society has been helping senior citizens with hearing loss since 1916. Among other services, they offer hearing-aid assistance to the hearing impaired and deaf in the Chicago area.
Chicago Hearing Society
2001 North Clybourn Avenue
Chicago, IL 60614
773-248-9121 (voice)
773-248-9174 (TTY)
ChicagoHearingSociety.org
Deaf Friends International
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Deaf Friends International provides hearing-aid assistance to the needy around the world by matching donors and individuals.
Deaf Friends International
PO Box 13192
Hamilton, OH 45013
513-658-4879
WorkersForJesus.com
Other Funding Sources
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Most states have an agency on aging. Many of these agencies can provide local sources for assistance in obtaining hearing aids. Medicaid, private insurance policies and the Veterans Administration may also provide assistance or information on grants.
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