Fw: NEW FOUNDATION TO FUND PROJECTS

[Peg Lahey]

NEW PRIVATE FOUNDATION TO FUND PROJECTS RELATED TO DEVELOPMENTAL LANGUAGE DISORDERS


December 6, 2000

Roger Bamford and Denise Lahey today announce the formation of a private non-profit foundation, the Bamford-Lahey Children's Foundation, that will conduct and support programs designed to enhance the linguistic, cognitive, and social development of children.  For the next few years, the Foundation will focus on children with Developmental Language Disorders and will target projects designed to facilitate the language development of children with language problems.  To act as president and run the Foundation, Mr. and Mrs. Bamford have appointed Dr. Margaret Lahey, who is known for her research and writings about children's language disorders.

Objectives and Activities

The immediate objectives of the Foundation are to:
  a.. Develop and evaluate innovative strategies for enhancing language learning in children with developmental language disorders 
  b.. Stimulate research on the application of technology to language assessment and intervention 
  c.. Increase understanding of how certain aspects of health, particularly nutrition, may influence cognitive, linguistic, and social development.
To accomplish these objectives, the Foundation expects to:
  a.. Run conferences to disseminate information to professionals and parents 
  b.. Hold workshops to stimulate research in areas related to its objectives 
  c.. Conduct and fund research in areas related to its objectives
Many of these activities will be carried out with the assistance of independent contractors who will be paid by the Foundation.  for example, funding will be available for persons interested in initiating and directing a research or development project related to the Foundation's objectives.

Guidelines for Obtaining Funding

Detailed guidelines for obtaining funding are described on the Foundation web site www.Bamford-Lahey.org.  Qualified persons are encouraged to submit a letter-of-inquiry if they are interested in working for the Foundation on an activity related to its immediate objectives.  For the first year of operation, contracts will be considered for amounts of up to $50,000.  In addition, the foundation will consider making one or two small grants ($20,000 or less) a year through other non-profit organizations (e.g., universities, hospitals, public schools).  Questions, letters-of-inquiry, and comments can be sent to info at Bamford-Lahey.org

Advisory Panel

To provide input in various areas, Dr. Lahey as assembled an advisory panel with relevant expertise.  The panel includes Denise Lahey, Lois Bloom, Ph.D., Jan Edwards, Ph.D., Marc Fey, Ph.D., Henry Lahey, Ph.D., Julie Masterson, Ph.D., and Fred Pescatore, M.D., M.P.H..

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