Aid the Silent is a Texas-based nonprofit that helps deaf and hard-of-hearing children and teens receive equal access to opportunity by providing financial assistance to enhance communication methods; gain access to education resources; and to improve their overall health, both mental and physical, that leads to individual growth socially, educationally and spiritually. The 5k Race is built to raise awareness and funds to support the deaf and hard-of-hearing community. Of course with any Aid the Silent event, it is fully deaf and hard-of-hearing accessible with live captioning and interpreters onsite. Proceeds collected through the race go into assisting deaf and hard-of-hearing children/teens receive tools and resources to help them personally succeed. Whether that be through resources such as FM systems or hearing aids, through resources such as speech therapy or learning ASL, or through learning about the Gospel through Deaf Young Life events and camps.
