The cost of educating young, deaf children is high due to individual sessions, small classes and the need for a variety of professionals including teachers of the deaf, speech and language therapists, and audiologists.

The happy, confident children you see at Clarke are the result of successful fundraising -- you might want to say successful fundraising helps provide the resources for the confident children at Clarke Jacksonville

In order to specifically replenish the Clarke Jacksonville Scholarship Fund on an annual basis to benefit the students, Clarke Jacksonville initiated the Celebration of Sound. This 8th annual event is a critical element to raise money and awareness for the school. The happy, confident children you see at Clarke are the result of successful fundraising projects such as Celebration of Sound, By sponsoring or attending this event, your support to Clarke will give a voice to children with hearing loss and will continue to make a difference in the lives of our students and our families.

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Support for Clarke Jacksonville is a sound investment in the independent and successful future of deaf children, Studies show that programs like ours save tax payers a significant amount of money over time. According to the National Center for Hearing Assessment and Management, by the time a child with hearing loss graduates high school. more than $400,000 per child can be saved in special education costs if the child is identified early and given appropriate educational, medical and audiological services. Since 12,000 babies are born deaf in the United States each year, programs like Clarke Jacksonville have the potential to save tax payers millions of dollars.