For four decades, the Institute for Stuttering Treatment and Research (ISTAR), has done something quite extraordinary: it has helped children, teens, and adults find their voices.

As a leading treatment and research clinic in Canada, ISTAR combines world-class clinical care with rigorous, evidence-based science — serving clients from across the country and around the world. Affiliated with the University of Alberta and operating as a self-sustaining not-for-profit, ISTAR supports hundreds of individuals every year. But access to life-changing speech therapy shouldn’t depend on a family’s finances, location or circumstances. Your donation helps make sure it doesn’t.

### Why your gift matters now

To mark our 40th anniversary, ISTAR is focused on what has always been at the heart of our mission: the children. Research consistently  shows that stuttering is most responsive to treatment during early childhood —and expanding our children’s treatment and research programs is our top priority during this milestone year.

Your contribution will help ISTAR:

* Expand children’s treatment programs, reaching more young people during the window when intervention matters most.
* Advance and publish research findings, ensuring our clients and others always have access to the most current, evidence-based care.
* Remove barriers to access, so that no family is turned away due to financial hardship or geography.
* **Maintain ISTAR’S leadership** in stuttering treatment and research on the world stage.