Christy Vogel
Named a 2026 L’Oréal Paris Women of Worth Honoree
A personal journey.
A life-changing mission.
National recognition.
A life-changing mission.
National recognition.
Sounding Joy founder and executive director Christy Vogel is being honored for her work giving life-changing hearing aids, accessories and services to children whose families can’t afford them. Watch her story and discover the mission behind the recognition.
THE STORY BEHIND THE MISSION
Ignite Joy
At age 11, Christy Vogel learned she was hard of hearing and had taught herself to read lips without realizing it. Her family couldn’t afford hearing aids. It wasn’t until she was succeeding in the business world in her twenties that she could afford her first pair. It changed her world. Finally able to participate and contribute to her full potential, Christy’s career took off.
That experience gave Christy a passion for helping others get hearing aids. In March 2021, she founded Sounding Joy to help children with hearing loss whose families don’t qualify for financial assistance and can’t afford hearing aids.
Hearing aids, accessories and related services can cost families thousands of dollars, and hearing aids often aren’t covered by health insurance. For families who don’t qualify for assistance, that cost can put essential care out of reach.
We partner with audiologists to identify qualifying children and provide professionally fitted and programmed hearing aids, accessories and related services. Through our fundraising efforts, we cover these costs so families don’t have to.
WHY ACCESS MATTERS
Access to hearing aids can change the course of a child’s life.
The stakes are higher than most people realize. When a child can’t hear, they miss the conversation at the dinner table and the joke their friends are laughing at—and slowly they start to feel shut out.
CHILDREN WITH HEARING LOSS WHO GO WITHOUT HEARING AIDS ARE
2x
as likely to become addicted to drugs or alcohol
5x
as likely to have attempted suicide
OUR MISSION
To Ignite Joy by giving life-changing hearing aids, accessories, and services to children whose families can’t afford them—opening doors to confidence, connection and lifelong success.
WHAT THE RECOGNITION MEANS
One of ten women.
An extraordinary difference.
An extraordinary difference.
L’Oréal Paris Women of Worth honors ten women annually for making an extraordinary difference in their communities through charitable endeavors.
Selected from more than 5,000 nominations from across the United States, Christy is one of ten 2026 L’Oréal Paris Women of Worth Honorees. Sounding Joy will also receive a $25,000 charitable grant to support its work providing hearing aids, accessories and services to children whose families can’t afford them.
THE GRANT IN ACTION
This $25,000 grant will help Sounding Joy provide up to 25 hearing aids and related care for kids who need them.
This recognition brings new opportunities to share the mission and connect with people who can help it grow.
THE 2026 HONOREES
Meet the 2026 honorees
Ten women making an extraordinary difference in their communities.
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