FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 20, 2023
Media Contact: Susan Hancock
Abshire Public Relations
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SAVANNAH, Ga. – Savannah Speech and Hearing Center has been awarded a grant from the Emerging Leaders Committee of the Savannah Community Foundation to benefit our Speech-Language Pathology program, which provides comprehensive services that can improve nearly all aspects of communication, as well as cognition, feeding, oral-motor development, and overall quality of life for individuals of all ages. This grant will help the Savannah Speech and Hearing Center (SSHC) to maintain an adequate number of current assessments to serve our Savannah, Pooler and school locations. SSHC is a service award-winning, non-profit agency and the only one of its kind in this part of the state to provide services through scholarships and a sliding fee scale to individuals and families who need financial assistance.

The Savannah Community Foundation is an umbrella philanthropic organization through which individuals, families, businesses, and charities support the wellbeing of our community. Its Emerging Leaders Committee is composed of about 35 young professionals sponsored by their employers who meet twice a year to learn about charitable needs in our area. The ELC evaluates responses to the Foundation’s Request for ELC Proposals issued in the Spring and Fall of each year and distributes approximately $12,000 each cycle to local charities.

ABOUT SAVANNAH SPEECH AND HEARING:
Since 1954, Savannah Speech and Hearing has been committed to providing access to comprehensive speech, language, hearing, and other therapeutic services that empower and transform lives. Savannah Speech and Hearing offers a wide range of programs including Sound Start, our early intervention auditory/verbal program for children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, as well as audiology, speech, pediatric occupational therapy, hearing aids, cochlear implants, informational resources, a stroke and traumatic brain injury survivors’ support group and other specialized programs. SSHC speech-language pathologists and audiologists are certified by the American Speech Language Hearing Association (ASHA), our occupational therapists are certified by the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), and all are licensed by the Georgia State Professional Licensing Board. For more information, visit www.speechandhearingsav.org or call 912.355.4601.