Beginnings MD is a 501 (c)3 nonprofit organization based in Maryland to provide parent education and support for families of children with a hearing status that may impact their language development. Beginnings MD uses a proven framework from the Beginnings program first started in North Carolina in the 1990s by a group of dedicated parents of children with hearing loss. These parents worked to develop a system designed to empower parents with unbiased information about hearing and hearing technology, communication, and language options for children with hearing loss. At the core of the program is the belief that parents who are provided with knowledge and options, make the best decisions for their child with hearing loss. Beginnings MD embraces this belief and works with each family to uphold this ideal.