Stuttering Foundation of America

Stuttering Foundation of America

The Stuttering Foundation of America is a United States nonprofit charitable organization (501(c)(3), privately operated acc. to Section 4942(j)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code), which works towards the support of people who stutter. It was established in 1947, by Malcolm Fraser and Dr. Charles Van Riper, in Memphis, Tennessee. [http://www.stutteringhelp.org/ The Stuttering Foundation of America website] ]

In 1978 it received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

ee also

*International Stuttering Association
*National Stuttering Association

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