Financial Resources for Families

Many programs and organizations provide financial support and additional information about infant hearing loss. Listed below are links to some of these groups.

Regional Resources

Blue Cross Blue Shield Caring for Children
HIKE Fund (Hearing Impaired Kids Endowment Fund, Inc.)
Medicaid and SSI (Contact your local county Social Services office)

North Dakota State Programs

Family Voices of North Dakota
Healthy Steps
North Dakota Association for the Disabled (NDAD)
North Dakota American Academy of Pediatrics (NDAAP)
North Dakota Children's Special Health Services

Local Service Organizations

Bismarck Sertoma Club
Fargo/Moorhead Sertoma Club
Grand Forks Sertoma Club
Minot Sertoma Club

Lions Club
Optimist Club
Quota Club
Rotary Club
Sertoma Club

NOTE: If you need financial assistance for hearing aids, a Parent-Infant Program for Deaf or Hard of Hearing Children Specialist can help you contact these agencies. Usually the agencies will want to hear from your child's audiologist and/or an early intervention specialist.