Introducing the Hear and Say Foundation
Hear and Say needs to raise additional funds so that the future of deaf babies and children in Queensland can be sound
Hear and Say cannot continue to support current growth and demand for its services without moving to the next phase in its development. The vision is for an Early Childhood Centre of Excellence that will enable Hear and Say to provide state of the art high-tech facilities for every deaf child and their families.
The Centre of Excellence will be located in a central Brisbane location to meet Hear and Say’s future growth predictions with the ability to service up to 800 deaf children on site and remotely through state of the art technology. It will also be the place for Hear and Say’s Research and Innovation and WorldWide training arms as well as a Queensland Hearing Health Indigenous Program.
View our Hear and Say postcard which provides summary details on the Foundation
This is where the Hear and Say Foundation fits in
Two critical things stand in the way of guaranteeing a sound future for deaf babies and children in Queensland. They are Space and Resources.
In 2009 Hear and Say outgrew its Auchenflower premises resulting in all of our operational and fundraising and some aspects of the Auditory-Verbal Therapy program moving to dislocated rented premises away from the main centre. A $5 million capital investment is required to have a state of the art Early Childhood Centre of Excellence under one roof.
Ongoing demand for Hear and Say services and programs is estimated to grow from 500 in 2011 to 800 by 2015. Hear and Say requires additional clinical and support staff, state of the art equipment, services and programs to meet the immediate needs of our deaf children let alone their future needs. A further $5 million over 3-years will help secure our ongoing future resource needs and those babies that are yet to be born.
We want our benefactors to become a part of the Hear and Say family
As a member of the Hear and Say family your level of involvement is yours to choose; from visiting us during playgroup; to attending graduation ceremonies; to helping us to celebrate our achievements and milestones.
Of course we will speak to you about other more formal ways you would like us to acknowledge your investment. These may include ‘naming rights’, speaking at opening events and launches; and other forms of recognition. Our objective is to work with each benefactor to identify benefits that best reflect their needs.
To find out more about how you can help with the Hear and Say Foundation contact Dr Dimity Dornan or Chris McCarthy on 07 3870 221 or email mail@hearandsaycentre.com.au. You can also make an online donation by clicking here
Hear and Say is working harder and smarter to get there
Work has already started - Hear and Say has:
- The knowledge and the skills – they know what they need to do
- The full support of its Board and our Patrons
- Developed the Hear and Say Foundation and appointed a Foundation Leadership Committee
- Preparations are in place to raise significant funds
- Planning has commenced for its future including looking at land and a building
- The first $2 million needed for purchasing the building, provided by the State
Government has been provided
- The will to work hard but more importantly to work smart