“Hear For You started as an organisation that ran mentoring programs for teenagers who are deaf or have hearing loss. It was founded by a graduate of The Shepherd Centre, Olivia Andersen.

When Olivia was growing up and attending a mainstream school, using spoken language, she didn’t get the opportunity to meet other teenagers in the same situation as her.

She realized that there was a need for those teenagers to have a place of their own where they could meet with young adult mentors who had been through the high school journey before. Deafness was and is removed as a point of difference at Hear For You.

Fast forward to 2025, we have now integrated with The Shepherd Centre to provide a pathway of supports all the way from the early intervention years to young adulthood.”

https://hearforyou.com.au/