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HEAR Center

Not for profit 501 (c)(3): Affordable Hearing Aid Dispensing, Speech Therapy, & Audiology

03/09/2026

Dear HEAR Center Friends,

This March, HEAR Center is celebrating Share the Luck for speech—because every child deserves the chance to find their voice and be heard.

For children who struggle to communicate, speech therapy can be life-changing. With the right support, a child can go from frustration and silence to confidently sharing their thoughts, needs, and dreams.

Your support makes those breakthroughs possible.

When you give, you help provide essential speech therapy and communication support for children and families across our community.

There are two meaningful ways you can make a difference today:

Make a donation to help fund therapy sessions, specialized care, and life-changing speech services for children who need them most.

Send a therapy-friendly gift from our Amazon Wish List—items like toys, games, and learning tools our clinicians use every day to help children build speech, language, and confidence.

Every contribution—big or small—helps a child move one step closer to being heard.

Click link in our Bio to Shop the Amazon Wish List or Donate to HEAR Center and share the luck today.

Together, we can help more children find their voice.

HEAR Center Staff

03/04/2026

Partner With Us for Our Annual Golf Tournament on May 4

Tee off for a purpose and help change lives! We invite you to join Sika, our 2026 Title Sponsor, in supporting HEAR Center’s 45th Annual Golf Tournament on May 4, 2026, at Red Hill Country Club in Rancho Cucamonga. Your sponsorship helps create lasting, meaningful impact for children, adults, and seniors experiencing hearing and speech challenges.

For over 70 years, HEAR Center has provided comprehensive, affordable hearing and speech services to individuals of all ages—regardless of their financial circumstances. Whether it’s a child finding their voice for the first time or an older adult striving to remain connected and independent, your support ensures more people can fully engage in life’s most meaningful moments.

This year’s playful theme, “May the Foreth Be With You,” adds a fun, galaxy-inspired twist to an already unforgettable day. Guests will enjoy a dynamic experience on the course while championing clearer hearing, confident communication, and brighter futures.

We encourage you to explore the sponsorship and partnership opportunities available. Click the link in our Bio to join us in making a powerful difference.

Sincerely,
2026 Golf Committee

02/25/2026

Become a Sponsor of Our Annual Golf Tournament on May 4!

Step onto the course for a cause that makes a meaningful difference! Join forces with Sika, our 2026 Title Sponsor, in supporting HEAR Center’s 45th Annual Golf Tournament on May 4, 2026, at Red Hill Country Club in Rancho Cucamonga. Your sponsorship directly contributes to lasting, positive change for children, adults, and seniors facing hearing and speech challenges.

Embracing this year’s fun “May the Foreth Be With You” theme, the tournament offers your guests a truly memorable day—combining lighthearted, intergalactic-inspired excitement on the course with the powerful impact of supporting clearer hearing, confident communication, and fuller lives.

We invite you to explore the available sponsorship and partnership opportunities and help drive meaningful impact.

Sincerely,
2026 Golf Committee

Visit our Bio to register!

02/23/2026

Dear HEAR Center Friends,

This February, HEAR Center in Pasadena is celebrating Spread the Love of Speech—because every child deserves the chance to be heard.

Your support helps provide life-changing speech and hearing services for children and families across our community—especially when you send a therapy-friendly gift like toys, games, and developmentally appropriate tools from our Amazon Wish List that our clinicians use every day in speech therapy.

With gratitude,
HEAR Center Staff

Amazon Wish List on the Linktree in our bio.

01/29/2026

Swing for speech and hearing!

Join Sika, this year’s title sponsor, and become a sponsor of the HEAR Center’s 45th Annual Golf Tournament on May 4, 2026 at Red Hill Country Club in Rancho Cucamonga. Your contribution helps drive impact and change lives for children, adults, and older adults living with hearing and speech challenges.

For more than 70 years, HEAR Center has helped people at every stage of life be part of the hearing and speaking world by offering complete and affordable hearing and speech services, regardless of their ability to pay. From toddlers just discovering their first words to older adults hoping to stay independent and connected, your support ensures they don’t miss the conversations, laughter, and everyday moments that give life meaning.

This year’s “May the Foreth Be With You” theme makes the tournament an especially memorable experience for your clients, colleagues, and friends—a chance to enjoy a fun, galactic day of golf while knowing every swing helps someone hear more clearly, speak more confidently, and live more fully.

Please consider one of the sponsorship or underwriting opportunities here to drive impact.

Sincerely,

2026 Golf Committee

To REGISTER click the link below:

https://www.hearcenter.org/golf-tournament/?

01/26/2026

A New Chapter for HEAR Center Leadership

We are pleased to announce that the HEAR Center Board of Directors has appointed Marisol Barrios Perez, MSPA, APR as the next Executive Director of HEAR Center, effective this past Monday, January 19.

Marisol is an award-winning nonprofit executive with more than 25 years of leadership experience in fundraising, strategic communications, donor engagement, and community relations. Previously, she served as head of marketing, communications, and events and as senior director of communications and marketing for behavioral healthcare agencies, deepening her leadership experience in the human services sector. Marisol is also the founder and CEO of Mission Driven PR, where she has secured millions of dollars in public and private grants for nonprofit organizations and led multi-channel fundraising campaigns that strengthened donor engagement and brand visibility.

Marisol holds a Master of Science in Public Administration from California State University, Los Angeles, and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from Loyola Marymount University. She is Accredited in Public Relations (APR) and currently serves as Immediate Past President of the Public Relations Society of America, Los Angeles Chapter (PRSA-LA), underscoring her commitment to ethical, strategic, and impact-driven communications.

This important leadership transition comes as HEAR Center continues to advance its mission: to provide complete and affordable hearing and speech services at every stage of life, ensuring that children and adults have access to the care they need to communicate, learn, and thrive. With demand for high-quality, accessible services growing, the Board is confident that Marisol’s collaborative, data-informed, trauma-informed, and mission-driven leadership will help strengthen our programs, partnerships, and financial sustainability.

In her new role, Marisol will oversee all aspects of HEAR Center’s operations, including strategic planning, program operations, fundraising, communications, and financial oversight. She is particularly skilled at translating complex services into compelling stories that inspire action and at aligning fundraising, communications, and community engagement to support program growth. Her personal experiences also give her a deep appreciation for the life-changing impact of hearing and speech services on individuals and their families.

Marisol will succeed Ellen Simon, who is retiring after 19 years as Executive Director and 43 years of dedicated service to HEAR Center. We are profoundly grateful to Ellen for her extraordinary leadership, vision, and unwavering commitment to our patients and families. Ellen will work closely with Marisol to ensure a seamless and thoughtful transition in leadership.

We value your partnership in advancing our mission as it is instrumental to our ongoing services and outreach to clients, patients, and their families. Please join us in welcoming Marisol Barrios Perez to HEAR Center. We look forward to sharing opportunities to meet Marisol in the coming months.

With gratitude,

HEAR Center Board of Directors

01/12/2026

Today's Blog is: When and Why To Teach Your Baby How To Sign

Baby sign language is a trending topic with researchers, and many parents attempt to teach hand gestures to their children to improve speech and language development.

Link for full article: https://www.hearcenter.org/when-and-why-to-teach-your-baby-how-to-sign-2/

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12/17/2025

HEAR Center's Holiday Appeal 2025!

Dear Friends of HEAR Center,

December is now upon us, and I wanted to share with you that our annual holiday appeal is here once again!

Below is a story of a client who was helped by HEAR Center. We hope that this holiday season, you will consider giving a gift to HEAR Center.

To donate watch your mailbox, mail a check today or click the easy donate button below. Please make payable to HEAR Center and mail it to 301 E. Del Mar Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91101.

Thank you all for your generous donations; you really make a difference!

Warm regards,
Ellen Simon
Executive Director

To donate click on the link below:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=87HEV254ZCSWC

11/10/2025

Today's blog post is: Early Intervention for Hearing Loss Helps Prevent Speech Development Issues

Untreated hearing loss can have numerous negative effects, which is why early intervention is important. The Journal of Healthcare Communication estimates that between 1.5 and 3 million children have significant hearing loss that affects their development. Treating the issue early in life helps to prevent and manage these developmental delays and other potential disabilities.

READ MORE:
https://www.hearcenter.org/early-intervention-for-hearing-loss-helps-prevent-speech-development-issues/

10/16/2025

Today's Blog is: Types of Professionals Who May Attend To Your Ears

There are many types of medical professionals who specialize in hearing issues and treating ear conditions. Ear-nose-throat doctors, audiologists, and audiometrists all specialize in diagnosing and treating various ear ailments. However, there are distinct differences between these professions. Here is everything you need to know about audiologists, audiometrists, and ear, nose, and throat doctors.

For more information click the link below:
https://www.hearcenter.org/types-of-professionals-who-may-attend-to-your-ears-2/

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09/18/2025

Today's Article is: Hard of Hearing: Improving Your Listening Experience

If you or someone you know is hard of hearing, there are other factors besides hearing loss that can make communication difficult. Some of these include:

Hard to understand communication partners
Presence of background noise
Poor lighting on speaker’s face

How can we improve communication to help the hard of hearing? Check out this
Tips for Improving Conversation in Noisy Environments for tips to improve your listening experience.

You can also watch our webinar: “Best Practices for Communicating with the Hard of Hearing” on Youtube for additional information.

Source:
American Speech‑Language‑Hearing Association. (2022). Tips for improving conversation in noisy environments. Audiology Information Series.https://www.asha.org/siteassets/ais/ais‑tips‑for‑improving‑conversation‑in‑noisy‑environments.pdf

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09/10/2025

Today's Blog post is: How to Help Your Child's Speech Development at Home

Every person uses some form of expression to communicate. Pointing at an object, using sign language and verbal speaking are all forms of communication. For children who have hearing loss, speaking properly can be frustrating and challenging. One way you can help your child is to use some language-building strategies at home.

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Click link for full article:
https://www.hearcenter.org/help-your-childs-speech-development-at-home-2/

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Our History

The HEAR Center was founded in 1954 by Ciwa Griffiths, Ed.D. As a dedicated teacher of the deaf, she developed the Auditory Approach: helping hearing-impaired children gain the gift of speech through early identification of hearing loss, amplification with hearing aids and training in learning to listen and speak.

Close friends of Dr. Griffiths and true believers in her vision, Glen and Margaret Bollinger gave significant funding to the HEAR Center to expand her vision. In January of 1969 they broke ground on their headquarters in Pasadena, CA.

Dr. Griffiths promoted the idea that if you place hearing aids on children identified with hearing loss at a young age, the child could had a significantly increased chance of learning to speak normally. She had studied the specialized education of deaf children in London with educators who were performing ground-breaking research. It was there that Dr. Griffiths first observed the impact of early amplification.