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Former NBA player visits Hampton University on Stuttering Advocacy Tour

Former NBA player visits Hampton University on Stuttering Advocacy Tour
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HAMPTON, Va. — Former NBA player Michael Kidd-Gilchrist made two stops on his foundation’s Stuttering Advocacy Tour.

Kidd-Gilchrist, who has a stutter, went to Peake Childhood Center to meet and mentor children who stutter. Then, he visited Hampton University to speak with grad students studying to be speech-language pathologists.

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His foundation, Change & Impact, donated $10,000 to HU in order to support access to speech therapy services for kids who stutter.

To learn more about Change & Impact Foundation’s work, click here.