Every deaf child deserves the chance to hear, speak, and thrive.
Let Me Hear helps profoundly deaf children ages 1–5 access cochlear implants, speech therapy, and literacy programs — regardless of what their family can afford.
A family's finances should never decide whether a child can hear.
We exist to close the gap between what profoundly deaf children need and what their families can pay for.
Who we serve
Profoundly deaf children ages 1–5, during the critical window when hearing technology and spoken language make the greatest lifelong difference.
What we provide
Financing for cochlear implants and surgery, speech and listening therapy, spoken literacy curriculum, and age-appropriate learning programs — delivered directly to families in need.
How we choose
Support is awarded based on financial need, working alongside each family's audiologists and clinical team to fund what insurance and public programs cannot.
What your support makes possible
Cochlear Implants & Surgery
Financing for cochlear implant devices, surgery, and related medical costs for children whose families cannot afford the full expense.
Speech & Listening Therapy
Aural rehabilitation and speech therapy that teach a child how to listen with their new hearing and find their own voice.
Spoken Literacy Curriculum
Reading, writing, and spoken-language curriculum built for children who are learning to listen — so hearing and literacy grow together.
"Approach to Learning" Curriculum
An age-appropriate learning curriculum for children 1–5 that builds school readiness alongside listening and spoken language skills.
The first five years are a window that never reopens
The earlier a deaf child receives hearing technology and language support, the more of that window they get to use.
A critical period
The brain's window for learning spoken language is strongest in early childhood. Delays in access compound over a lifetime.
Early implantation works
Research consistently shows children who receive cochlear implants early in life have the best opportunity to develop listening and spoken language.
Therapy completes the picture
A device alone is not enough. Sustained speech therapy and literacy support turn new hearing into language, reading, and connection.
From first call to funded support
Reach out
Families tell us about their child through a simple form or a phone call. No jargon, no obligation.
Meet our team
We review your child's needs and financial situation, and coordinate with your audiologist and clinical team.
Receive support
Approved families receive direct funding for devices, surgery, therapy, and learning programs — paid to providers, never a burden.
Our first-year goals
We are a brand-new organization. Here is what we are committing to build in our first year.
Launch our first family cohort
Complete our program design and begin serving our first group of families with children ages 1–5.
Fund our first implants
Award our first round of cochlear implant, surgery, and therapy financing to families selected by financial need.
Build clinical partnerships
Establish working relationships with implant centers, audiologists, speech-language pathologists, and early-childhood programs.
This organization starts with people like you
Every gift, every volunteer hour, and every introduction helps a deaf child access hearing during the years that matter most.