Private funding

  • George Weeks Foundation

    George Weeks created a perpetual charitable Trust Foundation under his will in the 1930s, which provides assistance to persons who are blind or who have visual impairments and who live in Bourbon and Fayette Counties. This assistance can include the purchase of assistive devices.

  • Beth Joanna Habbert Memorial Fund

    The Habbert family established this fund as a memorial to their daughter. The Fund, which concentrates it’s giving in the greater Cincinnati area, primarily provides assistance to families with children with disabilities to enable the children to remain in the home. Assistive devices and equipment can be part of the assistance and awards typically range from $

  • Lexington Lions Club Hearing Screening and Assistance

    The Lexington Lions Club provides hundreds of free hearing screenings to adults and children each year. The Lexington Lions Club can provide financial assistance for hearing aids, if you meet the requirements. In the last two fiscal years to the present time, the Lexington Lions Club has provided hearing aids to eligible individuals. The club funds a special retreat each year for deaf individuals. Summer camps for deaf children are also funded.