Bob Marley Foundation Shows Support in Jamaica

Starkey Hearing Foundation is teaming up with one of the world’s greatest musical icons to expand access to hearing healthcare in Jamaica. The Bob Marley Foundation on Monday announced its support of Starkey Hearing Foundation’s efforts to bring the gift of hearing to people in Jamaica. Monday’s announcement came on what would have been Bob […]

Starkey Hearing Institute Graduates

The first cohort of students at the Starkey Hearing Institute in Zambia graduated Friday, marking a significant milestone in Starkey Hearing Foundation’s quest to train 300 community-based hearing healthcare workers in Africa before 2030. Graduates representing eight African nations received certification as Hearing Instrument Specialists. They are now qualified to practice community-based, primary, and secondary […]

Bill Austin Honored with UST Golden Cross Award

Today is an incredibly proud day for Starkey Hearing Foundation as Bill Austin has been honored with the UST Golden Cross Award from University of Santo Tomas (UST), the Catholic University of the Philippines.  The UST Golden Cross Award recognizes Bill for his tireless efforts to reflect caring and use hearing as a vehicle to […]

Helping Through the Hurricane

Hurricane Matthew has brought devastation and destruction through many parts of the Caribbean. It just so happens, that’s exactly where parts of our team happen to work right now. Our team set up a training to take place in St. Kitts and Nevis, and Dominica months ago. We were told this is the heart of […]

Local Support with the Sanneh Foundation

When a devastating earth quake hit Haiti in 2010, soccer star Tony Sanneh was playing for the LA Galaxy. Sanneh and a few other team members got together to go down for a relief mission. It was on that mission in Haiti that Sanneh discovered his passion for giving back, and much like Starkey Hearing […]

Partnership in Action

NEW YORK (September, 20, 2016) Bill Austin, founder Starkey Hearing Foundation (SHF), and Forest Whitaker, founder and CEO, Whitaker Peace & Development Initiative (WPDI) and U.N. Global Ambassador, connect at the 71st General Assembly of the United Nations to discuss sustainable development goals (SDG). The two foundations collaborate to advance peace and understanding through initiatives such […]

Larry Fitzgerald Interview

Before the start of the 2016 NFL season, Cardinals All-Pro receiver Larry Fitzgerald sat down with our team for an interview: How did you originally connect with Starkey Hearing Foundation? The Austins are my neighbors in the Twin Cities. One day I went over to their home and introduced myself. They invited me to go […]

Kentucky Hearing Mission

Starkey Hearing Foundation set up a hearing mission to take place in Lexington, Kentucky all along knowing there would be a looming threat of rain. Set up took place the days leading up to the mission with no weather problems, and even the morning of the hearing mission, the Kentucky skies remained clear. That is […]

Hearing Review Spotlights WFA® Fitting Method

In the midst of Gala week, the work of Starkey Hearing Foundation is showcased in The Hearing Review, the industry’s leading source for news in the hearing industry. The journal published, A Community-based Hearing Healthcare Model and the WFA® Method. The article details how the model works and the benefits to the people we serve. The timing and publication […]