ACNC Cares is dedicated to providing hearing devices to underserved individuals in our local community. With millions of Americans struggling with hearing loss and unable to afford devices due to limited or no insurance coverage, we’re here to help bridge that gap in Northern Colorado.
Through ACNC Cares, we offer refurbished, donated, and/or low cost hearing aids to approved applicants— at little to no cost. We believe the ability to hear clearly should not depend on income, age, or insurance status. Our recipients gain more than hearing—they gain connection, confidence, and community.
For those adults, hearing aids are not covered under Medicaid or Medicare.
who could benefit from hearing aids have ever used them. For adults aged 20–69, that number drops to just 16%.
We are currently focused on helping local individuals in Northern Colorado who fall through the cracks—those whose insurance doesn’t cover hearing aids or who can’t afford them out of pocket.
Our mission also expands to provide supplies to missions internationally, including outreach efforts in Guatemala.
Step 1
Individual in need completes an application (below).
Step 2
Application is reviewed by our Board of Directors and qualified candidates are contacted.
Step 3
Approved applicants may receive a hearing aid at little to no cost, aside from a nominal fitting fee, or volunteering with one of ACNC Cares local missions to pay it forward.
We also help supplement costs for those with partial insurance coverage.
Founder/Owner of Audiology Center of Northern Colorado
Dr. Galloway is a Missouri native, and relocated to Colorado after college for a taste of the mountains! She lives in Windsor with her husband, two children, and their trio of chocolate dogs: Harper, Murphy, and Remy.
Dr. Galloway’s passion areas in audiology are hearing aids and cochlear implants. She loves working with patients that transition from hearing aids to cochlear implants, and helping them with that process. Traveling to Guatemala for a medical mission in 2020 was the highlight of her career. She has joined the Faith in Practice team and plans to do a mission each year! Her experience was humbling and brought a fresh perspective to the way she practices audiology.
Founder/Owner of Audiology Center of Northern Colorado
Dr. Natalie Phillips grew up in Hawaii and has worked as an audiologist for more than 25 years in six states. In the clinic, she sees patients with hearing and balance difficulties and has a strong passion in working with patients who have tinnitus and sound sensitivity issues. She has traveled and given the gift of hearing to individuals who reside in India, Peru, Guyana, Mexico and within the United States.
Dr. Phillips has worked with neurotologists, otolaryngologists, and brain concussion specialists to help her patients. She has also set up newborn hearing screening programs and assisted in developing software and protocols for these programs. She has been involved in clinical trial research for implantable devices and cochlear implants, including working on the first single-channel cochlear implant with Dr. William House.
3rd/4th Grade Teacher – Immanuel Lutheran School
A native Michigander, Elizabeth Grimm has lived in Colorado since 1997. She started her teaching career in 1988 teaching grades 3-5. She has served as principal and assistant principal over the years. She is currently teaching 4th and 5th grades at Immanuel Lutheran School in Loveland. She truly loves being in the classroom, helping students grow in the love of Jesus, and using her creativity to teach all subjects.
She was born with a severe to profound hearing loss, grew up lipreading, learned ASL in college, and received a cochlear implant at age 49. She has been happily married to Larry since 2000. She loves musical theater, making scrapbooks, and spending time with family in her spare time.
Chief Innovation & Audiology Officer – Amplified Resource Group (ARG)
Dan Tibbs has over 18 years of experience in the hearing healthcare industry with clinical, field sales, education and specialty program roles. He worked as a clinical audiologist in Southern California and Ohio, as well as in the cochlear implant industry. In addition, Dan has held several positions at Widex USA, including overseeing Professional Education in the Western United States and Director of Product Management.
With over 40 years of personal experience with hearing instruments and technology, Dan understands the practical and technological issues many practitioners face daily. He also specializes in department analysis and planning for identification of growth areas and maximum ROI. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and received his Doctor of Audiology degree from the University of Louisville.
Your generous donation goes directly toward hearing aids, screening supplies, and mission support—helping people reconnect with their world through better hearing. ACNC Cares is a tax-exempt nonprofit, so every gift you give is not only meaningful but tax-deductible.
Through ACNC Cares, we offer refurbished or donated hearing aids to approved applicants— at little to no cost. Because our resources are limited, we collect information on an individual’s household income to ensure resources are being prioritized to those patients who have the greatest need for assistance. Patients who do not meet our financial needs requirements will be given other resources for hearing health services.
ACNC Cares does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations.
Please complete the following form to determine eligibility for services through ACNC Cares:
2001 South Shields Street, Bldg H102, Fort Collins, CO
(970) 893-7621
acnccares@gmail.com
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