Services
- Gestures of Love is now providing services in the Tidewater (Metropolitan) area of VA.
- Gestures of Love works in cooperation with local interpreter training programs located in Chesapeake, VA.
- Connecting with local interpreting programs throughout the Central Virginia, Mid Atlantic area
Programs
- Education (Teach Beginner Sign Language)
- Seminars (includes practical role play)
Future Programs
- ASL Club to promote cultural engagement
- Language Enrichment (Teach/Tutor: Spanish, ASL, and English)
- Interpreting Services (ASL, Spanish, and other minority languages)
- Gap Connectors - Support Group (Quarterly Subscription)
- HPODC - Hearing Parents of Deaf Children
- CODA – Children of Deaf Adults
- Cyber Sponsorship program (Bridgers can sponsor the class & cover the cost for a participant)
Funding
- Gestures of Love CEC is funded by tax deductible donations.
- There is a fee for 12 week classes; tax deductible.
- Grant: June 1, 2023 - May 15, 2024
Funding was made possible by OT21-2103 from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Initiative to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations at High Risk and Underserved, Including Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations and Rural Communities awarded to Virginia Department of Health (VDH) Office of Health Equity