El Paso Aphasia Connection Center
About El Paso Aphasia Connection Center
At El Paso Aphasia Connection Center, the work is deeply practical: bilingual communication groups, intensive speech therapy, education, resources, advocacy, and support for people with aphasia and their caregivers in the greater El Paso and Las Cruces area. The point is not just to practice language, but to help people re-enter everyday life after an acquired language disorder with real guidance along the way. For donors, that means supporting a place where communication is treated as something people can rebuild, share, and use again.
What makes El Paso Aphasia Connection Center stand out is how specifically it meets people where they are, with bilingual communication groups, an intensive aphasia therapy program, and a participant blog platform. That blog gives people with aphasia a place to write, educate others, and practice language skills, which makes the support feel personal as well as practical.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
Bilingual Communication Groups
Evidence-based virtual communication groups led by a licensed speech-language pathologist to improve communication skills and participation in life activities.
Intensive Aphasia Program
An intensive therapy program offering 3 hours of therapy, 5 days a week for 3 weeks, for a total of 45 therapy hours. It includes communication evaluations, quality of life assessment, functional skills assessment, evidence-based treatment in a community setting, caregiver and family coaching, and a daily home exercise plan.
Community Advocacy, Training & Research
Guest lectures for UTEP, NMSU, and LSU speech-language pathology graduate courses, and participation in a research study with NMSU on storytelling methods in the aphasia population.
About this work
In their own words — what they do, who it reaches, and what your dollars actually fund.
Mission
The Aphasia Connection Center’s mission is to provide people with aphasia and their caregivers living in the greater El Paso and Las Cruces area the education, resources, advocacy, and support to re-integrate into the community following their acquired language disorder through participation in group therapy programs and individual intensive speech therapy.
Who they serve
People with aphasia and their caregivers in the greater El Paso and Las Cruces area.
How your donation helps
- Help cover the cost of the Intensive Aphasia Therapy Program for participants when resources are available.
Our story
Jacqueline Alvarado founded El Paso Aphasia Connection Center to give people with aphasia and their caregivers education, resources, advocacy, support, group therapy, and individual intensive speech therapy. The center also created a participant blog platform so people with aphasia can express themselves, educate others about living with aphasia, and practice their writing skills.
Need help?
How someone in need can access El Paso Aphasia Connection Center’s services.
People with aphasia and their caregivers in the greater El Paso and Las Cruces area can participate in group therapy programs and individual intensive speech therapy. The communication groups are virtual and led by a licensed speech-language pathologist, and the intensive program includes evaluation, treatment, caregiver coaching, and a daily home exercise plan; the center may be able to assist with program cost depending on available resources.
Stories
The people behind the work.
In their words
We want to provide them with this platform to express themselves, educate others about living with aphasia, and practice their writing skills.
Partners & funders
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this nonprofit and how its work happens.
Who can participate in the center’s services?
People with aphasia and their caregivers who live in the greater El Paso and Las Cruces area can take part.
What do the bilingual communication groups offer?
They are evidence-based virtual communication groups led by a licensed speech-language pathologist, built to help people strengthen communication skills and take part more fully in everyday life.
What is included in the Intensive Aphasia Program?
It includes 3 hours of therapy a day, 5 days a week for 3 weeks, for a total of 45 therapy hours, along with communication evaluation, quality of life assessment, functional skills assessment, caregiver and family coaching, and a daily home exercise plan.
Does the center offer Spanish-language services?
Yes. The center presents its mission and communication-group information in both English and Spanish.
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