AllOne Charities recently presented The East Stroudsburg University (ESU) Foundation with a $17,000 grant to support hearing and speech/language screenings for at-risk children through the ESU Speech and Hearing Clinic.
The grant award will allow the clinic to purchase the necessary equipment to screen preschoolers for hearing loss and speech/language delays. The grant will also allow funding for a part-time staff member who will be certified in speech-language pathology or audiology to supervise the graduate students conducting the screenings. The screenings will identify children with hearing and speech/language problems at an early age. If these problems go undetected, they can lead to communication, reading, social, and academic issues throughout children’s lives. The clinic is committed to enhancing children’s wellbeing and healthy development.
“I am so thankful to AllOne Charities for supporting our mission of identifying at-risk children for hearing and speech/language delays. Early treatment will have a life-long positive impact on these children’s lives,” said Dr. Susan Dillmuth-Miller, ESU Associate Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders. “Without support, we would not be able to continue this service to our community.”
Pictured left to right: John Cosgrove, AllOne Foundation & Charities; Michelle Bisbing, AllOne Charities Board Member; Ken Long, ESU President; Paul J. Canevari, AllOne Foundation & Charities Board Member; Dr. Susan Dillmuth-Miller, Au.D., CCC-A, ESU Associate Professor, Clinical Audiologist; Rachel Wolf, Ph.D., CCC-SLP – ESU Professor of Communication Sciences & Disorders, Department Chair.
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