Stuttering Foundation of America
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The Stuttering Foundation is a non-profit charitable organization working toward the prevention and improved treatment of stuttering
. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, The Stuttering Foundation was established by Malcolm Fraser
in 1947 in Memphis, Tennessee
The Stuttering Foundation provides a toll-free helpline and free online resources including referral services, support and information for people who stutter and their families, as well as research into the causes of stuttering.
Today, Malcolm Fraser's daughter, Jane Fraser
, is president of the Foundation. In 2008, Jane Fraser was named the Nonprofit Executive of the Year by The NonProfit Times
.
The Foundation sponsors educational conferences, workshops and symposia , and week-long intensive training workshops for speech-language pathologists.
Stuttering
Stuttering , also known as stammering , is a speech disorder in which the flow of speech is disrupted by involuntary repetitions and prolongations of sounds, syllables, words or phrases, and involuntary silent pauses or blocks in which the stutterer is unable to produce sounds...
. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, The Stuttering Foundation was established by Malcolm Fraser
Malcolm Fraser (philanthropist)
Malcolm Hough Fraser , was an American philanthropist and businessman. He founded the Genuine Parts Company with his brother in 1928 and the Stuttering Foundation of America in 1947, giving the latter most of its $10 million endowment...
in 1947 in Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
The Stuttering Foundation provides a toll-free helpline and free online resources including referral services, support and information for people who stutter and their families, as well as research into the causes of stuttering.
Today, Malcolm Fraser's daughter, Jane Fraser
Jane Fraser
Jane Fraser is an American philanthropist, author, editor, businesswoman and the President of The Stuttering Foundation of America, a non-profit charitable organization working toward the prevention and improved treatment of stuttering....
, is president of the Foundation. In 2008, Jane Fraser was named the Nonprofit Executive of the Year by The NonProfit Times
The NonProfit Times
The NonProfit Times is a newspaper based in Morris Plains, New Jersey, covering the business management of non-profit organizations in the United States. The first issue was published in April 1987. The newspaper covers fundraising, accounting, managerial issues and human resource management...
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The Foundation sponsors educational conferences, workshops and symposia , and week-long intensive training workshops for speech-language pathologists.