More Families Served During 2021-22

The fiscal year 2021-22 certainly had some challenges, including the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact upon all families in North Carolina. However, BEGINNINGS' staff continued to deliver vitally important services to families of children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

We served 773 returning families and 496 new families, for a total of 1,269 families. This was an overall increase of 20 families over 2020-21. The map below shows our headquarters in Wake County as well as the family services in 90 of the state's counties.

Among the many services offered by BEGINNINGS this year were preschool transition, IEP planning, support at school meetings, and Transition to Adulthood.

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Meet 'n' Greet Planned for Asheville Area

Yes, BEGINNINGS serves families in western North Carolina whose children are deaf or hard of hearing! We will hold a free Meet 'n' Greet for our families, supporters, referral sources and the public, on Thursday, August 11 in Asheville.

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Q&A: Parent Educator Karen Thomas

Q: Tell us a little about your background.

A: I grew up interested in musical theater and originally thought that would be my career path. But after a summer performing in upstate New York, I learned I didn’t want that to be my lifestyle. It was fun, but not a life for me. So ultimately, I followed my other passion. I began to teach myself sign language in high school which led me to a college education in Speech Pathology and Audiology as well as ASL Interpreting and Deaf Studies. I worked as an Educational Interpreter for 5 years, with students ranging from pre-K through High School. I really adored working with the younger students and occasionally getting to meet with the parents at IEP meetings. It was those meetings that fueled my interest in working more directly with the families. I then worked in Early Intervention for 9 years as a Service Coordinator. Most of my caseload included families that had a child with hearing loss, though I also worked with families whose children had varying other needs.

Q: How did you first hear about BEGINNINGS?

A: It was through my work with Early Intervention that I developed relationships with BEGINNINGS' Parent Educators since we worked together to support families through the transition process as children turned 3 years old.

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