What Happened Next? Access HEARS improves quality of life for low-income adults with hearing difficulties
In 2014, Carrie Nieman, an otolaryngology-head and neck surgery resident at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, started a nonprofit to provide affordable amplification devices to low-income older adults, then train those adults how to use the aids. The nonprofit, Access HEARS, drew on research Nieman and her team conducted at Hopkins — but she was wary of an […]
19 nonprofits receive grants from Johns Hopkins Neighborhood Fund
Nineteen local nonprofit organizations have received financial support from the Johns Hopkins Neighborhood Fund for 2018 in the form of grants totaling nearly $177,000. Seventy agencies applied for funding in February, with requests for projects that address the needs of communities around Johns Hopkins in the areas of public safety, health, employment, education, and community […]