Youth Programs
Texas Hearing Institute offers programs that provide children with hearing loss opportunities to make new friends and have fun while increasing their social, listening, and conversational skills. We can’t wait for you to become involved!
Project T.A.L.K. (Talking and Listening for Kids) is our annual summer camp for children with hearing loss between the ages of 4 and 10 years old.
Project T.A.L.K. is the only program of its kind in the region! Texas Hearing Institute created Project T.A.L.K. to help children with hearing loss make new friends while increasing social and conversational skills, interacting with kids who also have hearing loss, and sharpening their listening skills while partaking in fun, exciting activities. Project T.A.L.K. also serves as a training program for speech-language pathology graduate students who are interested in acquiring skills they will need to treat children with hearing loss.
Camp activities include:
- Relay races
- Reading
- Photography
- Obstacle courses
- Games
- Arts and crafts
- Scavenger hunts
For more information about how to register your child for Project T.A.L.K. 2023, click here.
Applications for Project T.A.L.K. volunteers will open April 17, 2023.
Our teen leadership program, known as Project L.E.A.D., is an exciting opportunity available to youth between the ages of 11 and 16 years old. Our teen leaders learn to advocate for themselves, communicate professionally, collaborate with peers and mentors, complete self-directed tasks, and act as role models for our younger Texas Hearing Institute children.
Project L.E.A.D participants complete four training modules and 15 hours of volunteer service. Upon graduation, Project L.E.A.D participants have an opportunity to volunteer as Project T.A.L.K. camp counselors.
2023 training modules schedule at Texas Hearing Institute:
- Module 1: February 22 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Personal/Professional Skills - Module 2: March 29 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Volunteering 101 - Module 3: April 26 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Writing a Resume and Cover Letter - Module 4: May 17 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Interview Skills and Mock Interviews
For details on how to graduate from Project L.E.A.D. and be eligible to volunteer at Project T.A.L.K. July 17-21, 2023, click here.
Complete the application TODAY! Download the application here and email it to ahuddleston@texashearing.org. The deadline to submit applications is Wednesday, February 1, 2023.
Buddies at Texas Hearing is a group for children with hearing loss who are 10-16 years old. The group hosts meetups throughout the year to facilitate friendships, self-advocacy skills and community. Buddies at Texas Hearing aims to connect children with hearing loss with others like themselves from throughout the greater Houston area. Past events have included bowling, escape room challenges and gingerbread building contests.
Join us for bowling and pizza! The next Buddies event will be on Sunday, March 26th from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Please click here to RSVP.
For additional questions, please contact Stacie Terhark at sterhark@texashearing.org.
