SAY: The Stuttering Association for the Young

Since 2001, SAY has offered comprehensive and innovative programs that address  the physical, social and emotional impact of stuttering. We began by offering a transformative performing arts after-school & weekend program. In 2008, we established Camp SAY, and in 2011, Speech Therapy was added, to address a crucial need voiced by so many parents, and children.

Seeing a child give up on communicating is a tragedy that we don’t accept at SAY, so in addition to evolving and growing these programs throughout our first 15 years,   SAY has continued to innovate – launching new programs, including SAY: Storytellers & Digital Storytelling – to provide even more opportunities for every voice to be heard!

We’ve enjoyed incredible growth at SAY!

2001

7 Program Enrollments

$15,000 Annual Budget

$7,500 in Financial Aid

1 Full-Time Staff

300 Audience Members

2016

250+ Program Enrollments

$1,820,583 Annual Budget

$478,000 in Financial Aid

9 Full-Time Staff

6,000 Audience Members

Since our founding in 2001, SAY presented hundreds of live performances, featuring over 1,000 original plays, songs & musicals created by and starring our young participants, & our performances impacted more than 40,000 people.

Click to read more about our 15th Anniversary celebration, including the inspiring words from some of our incredible Alumni!