Financial Resources & Additional Information Contacts

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

• Regional Developmental Disabilities Resources e.g. Family Subsidy
• Medicaid and SSI (Contact your local county Social Services office)
• Blue Cross Blue Shield Caring Program 1-800-342-4718
• HIKE FUND (Hearing Impaired Kids Endowment Fund, Inc.)
  Supreme Council, IOJD
  233 W. 6th St.
  Papillion, NE 68046


• State of ND Programs:
• Healthy Steps (701) 328-4019
• Children's Special Health Services 1-800-755-2714
• ND Association for the Disabled (NDAD) (701) 838-8455
• North Dakota American Academy of Pediatrics
• Family Voices of North Dakota


• Local Service Clubs:
• Minot Sertoma Club
• Grand Forks Sertoma Club
• Bismarck Sertoma Club
• West Fargo Sertoma Club


• Organizations:
• Sertoma
• Quota
• Optimist
• Lions
• Rotary

*If you need financial assistance for hearing aids, a Parent-Infant Program for D/HH 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 who can specifically address how hearing aids will benefit your child.