![]() ![]() We are a board of all women and all volunteers! We all work full time, have families and do Small Steps in Speech each day and night on our own time, sometimes checking email in the middle of the night to make sure we get our mission accomplished. Everything I do as the executive director for Small Steps happens during my off time-as it does each of my board members. I currently work full time as an SLP in the New Jersey public schools. We provide funds for months of treatment to a child without insurance coverage, fees for intensive summer camps so children with a stutter can study and interact with peers, fund hippotherapy for children with autism, and provide augmentative and alternative communication devices for nonverbal children. As we celebrate this 10-year milestone, we’ll work to develop new partnerships with granting organizations to increase our reach.Įach quarter we receive testimonials from parents, SLPs and other professionals providing treatment-such as occupational therapists-sharing how they or their child benefited from a Small Steps grants. I learned to lean on others for help over the past decade…and the help is out there! Delegating my ideas and turning them into action for others is still tough but Small Steps in Speech wouldn’t be what it is today without a team of volunteers and board members helping me each small step of the way!Įven with our numerous success stories, we still turn away more than 50-percent of our applicants due to our limited funds. I started this organization not knowing anything about how nonprofits work purely motivated by keeping Marc’s legacy alive. Private donors, fundraisers and partnerships with like-minded organizations, such as the Prompt Institute, provide the majority of our revenue. Volunteers perform the vast majority of the work, so nearly all of the donations go to recipients. Since 2009, we awarded more than $1.3 million in grants to more than 900 families across the country. Our goal is to help children better express themselves in our world. Small Steps in Speech assists children with speech and language disorders by funding supplemental treatments not covered by insurance. the legacy of Marc Small has changed the lives of children and their families across the country. I shared the story of launching the organization in a Leader article, which also explains how Marc thought of the name originally for my future private practice. Instead of planning our wedding, I launched a nonprofit in his memory called Small Steps in Speech. On that day in 2009, Marc-then my fiancé-lost his life in Afghanistan serving our nation as an Army Special Forces medical sergeant. ![]() ![]() Spaces are limited.February 12 is a day anyone who was privileged to know Marc Small will never forget. This summer session is also a great opportunity to connect with other families of deaf or hard of hearing children and develop a network of support! This summer play group is only $125 (which includes all 8 sessions). ![]() Work with our expert team of teachers of the deaf and speech language pathologists and help your little listener develop the foundations of speech and language to succeed in the listening and speaking world. You and your baby/toddler (siblings under 5 years old are welcome too!) are in for a summer full of fun indoor and outdoor activities designed to develop listening and language skills! Led by a Teacher of the Deaf, Speech/Language Pathologist, and Audiologist, this relaxed music-social group meets monthly to focus on simple songs and tips that can help develop listening and spoken language skills. Connect with other parents and their children who have hearing loss while you sing, dance, play and socialize. ![]()
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