Center for Hearing and Communication

Basic Information

Address: 50 Broadway, 6th Floor
Phone Number: 917/305-7701
Fax Number: 917/305-7705
Director: Laurie Hanin

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Additional Information

Causes Served: Hearing-impaired individuals of all ages
Population Served: Hearing impaired individuals of all ages
Ages for Volunteer: 16 +
Hours of Service: weekday only - no weekends
Minimum Hours Required: 4 hours/week
Days of Service: variable between Monday through Friday
Mission Statement:

The Center for Hearing and Communication’s mission is to improve the quality of life for infants, children, and adults with all degrees of hearing loss.

We accomplish our mission by providing hearing rehabilitation and human services for people who are hard of hearing or deaf, and their families, regardless of age, ability to pay, or mode of communication, and by striving to empower consumers to achieve their potential.

Our leadership is exemplified by adhering to the highest clinical standards, conducting extensive hearing conservation and public education programs about hearing, and developing best practice models for disciplines that relate to hearing and research.

Philosophy/Belief Statement:

The Center for Hearing and Communication is a premier center in New York City providing a wide range of clinical services to babies, children, and adults with hearing loss. These services include an outstanding auditory-oral program for children of all ages with all degrees of hearing loss as well, speechreading and auditory training for adults, very specialized pediatric audiological assessments, complete audiological assessments for adults, hearing aid evaluation and fitting of state-of-the-art amplification devices, a licensed mental health outpatient program for people with hearing loss, as well as various support groups.

Events:

Feast with Famous Faces - October

Additional Information:

 Utilize volunteers general in a clerical/administrative capacity:

Need to be familiar with basic pc - MS Word, Excel.  Sometimes need Access or ability to learn.

also request clear speaking voice if need to speak on the phone to clients.

Filing, copying, organizing information and other office duties as needed.