Audient

• Audient, launched by the Northwest Lions Foundation for Sight and Hearing, is a nonprofit organization that provides greatly discounted hearing aids to senior citizens. Candidates qualify based on their annual household income.
  Audient/EPIC Hearing Services
  17870 Castleton Street
  Suite 320
  City of Industry, CA 91748
  866-956-5400
  AudientAlliance.org
  
  

The Starkey Foundation

• The Starkey Foundation supports the Hear Now Program. The program provides hearing-aid assistance to those who have no other resources. Applicants must be approved permanent U.S. residents.
  Starkey Hearing Foundation
  6700 Washington Avenue South
  Eden Prairie, MN 55344
  800-328-8602
  StarkeyHearingFoundation.org
  
  

Better Hearing Institute

• The Better Hearing Institute offers a generous selection of articles concerning hearing loss, as well as a downloadable brochure---"Guide to Financial Assistance for Hearing Aids."
  Better Hearing Institute
  1444 I Street, NW
  Suite 700
  Washington, D.C. 20005
  202-449-1100
  BetterHearing.org
  
  

Chicago Hearing Society

• The Chicago Hearing Society has been helping senior citizens with hearing loss since 1916. Among other services, they offer hearing-aid assistance to the hearing impaired and deaf in the Chicago area.
  Chicago Hearing Society
  2001 North Clybourn Avenue
  Chicago, IL 60614
  773-248-9121 (voice)
  773-248-9174 (TTY)
  ChicagoHearingSociety.org
  
  

Deaf Friends International

• Deaf Friends International provides hearing-aid assistance to the needy around the world by matching donors and individuals.
  Deaf Friends International
  PO Box 13192
  Hamilton, OH 45013
  513-658-4879
  WorkersForJesus.com
  
  

Other Funding Sources

• Most states have an agency on aging. Many of these agencies can provide local sources for assistance in obtaining hearing aids. Medicaid, private insurance policies and the Veterans Administration may also provide assistance or information on grants.