June is National Aphasia Awareness Month and throughout the month, Voices of Hope for Aphasia will endeavor to increase public education about aphasia and to recognize the MILLIONS of people who are living with or caring for those who live with aphasia.
In the Tampa Bay area alone, there are over 23,000 people living with aphasia, but less than 14% of the population knows what aphasia is. Help us change these statistics!
How can you help?
- Follow us on Facebook and share our awareness posts with your friends! Each week, we will publish educational information, tips, videos, and more.
- Use the word “aphasia“ and let everyone know what it is. Every day, we hear people say things like, “Oh! My uncle had a stroke and had trouble speaking after that, but I didn’t know it was called aphasia.” Without a term associated with the condition, few people know that it is a condition that can be treated and for which resources exist (like us!).
- Share the importance of aphasia groups with your friends, medical professionals, neighbors, community members, and more. Watch our testimonial videos to hear about the impact we have on the families we serve.
- Please consider a donation to Voices of Hope for Aphasia to help us provide more services to more people living with aphasia. We can’t do this without your support. For a donation made during this campaign, you will receive a thank you gift that will help you continue to spread awareness and knowledge!
Your donation is especially important to us today. Like many small businesses and non-profits, COVID-19 has had a huge impact on our organization. Fundraising events have been postponed or canceled, program contributions have decreased, and other funding opportunities have, rightfully, been directed to those on the front lines. Your donation today will help us cover unexpected expenses related to ensuring our members continue to be safe and protected with sanitizing equipment and masks. Your donation can also help us expand our reach and help more people to recover from the isolation caused by aphasia and a global pandemic.
For a donation of:
| $25 or more you will receive a Voices of Hope for Aphasia wristband. Use it to start a conversation about aphasia! Donate now! |  |
| $50 or more you will receive a Voices of Hope for Aphasia car magnet. Continue spreading the word while parked at the grocery store or driving down the road. Donate now! |  |
| $100 or more you will receive a set of assorted notecards displaying artwork made by our members in our “Living with Aphasia” program. Sending greetings to friends and family while sharing information about aphasia and our organization. Donate now! |  |
| $500 or more, as a Voices of Hope for Aphasia Partner, your name will appear on a Silver Leaf on our Giving Tree plaque to be placed in the lobby of our new center. As a Partner, you will also receive the gifts listed above. Donate now! |  |
| $1,000 or more, as a Voices of Hope for Aphasia Ambassador, your name will appear on a Gold Leaf on our Giving Tree plaque to be placed in the lobby of our new center. As an Ambassador, you will also receive the gifts listed above. Donate now! | |
| $5,000 or more, as a Voices of Hope for Aphasia Champion, you will receive all the gifts listed above together with a special dedication at our new center. Donate now! |  |
 | Or become a member of our Hearts of Hope club with a monthly donation. Monthly donations of $25 or more per month will receive the gifts listed above and your name on our Hearts of Hope plaque in the lobby of our new center. Donate now! |