About Us

About The Holley Institute and The Holley Family Village, Inc

The Holley Institute and Holley Family Village, Inc work together to provide comprehensive services for the Hard of Hearing, Deaf and Deaf-Blind community 

The mission of The Holley Institute is to provide life-enhancing programs for those experiencing hearing loss, vision loss or deafness. We also provide programs for parents with children with hearing loss, vision loss or deafness. We screen all infants for hearing loss and provide outreach programs and services and education relating to hearing loss for the community at large. 

The Holley Institute screens all infants (approximately 3,500 per year) born at Henry Ford St. John for hearing loss and deafness. The Institute provides nearly 2,500 children and adults with comprehensive and critical hearing services annually made up of education, training and mentoring for Hard of Hearing, Deaf and Deaf-Blind children, adults and their family members. Our programs include the Community Health and Literacy Program and we also offer ASL classes. Audiology services offered include: diagnostic testing; hearing aid evaluations, fittings and follow-up; assistive listening devices; and custom hearing protection devices, and communication ear molds.

The Holley Family Village, Inc., is affiliated with The Holley Institute and we have been providing programs for parents with a child/children who are Hard of Hearing or Deaf for more than thirty-one years. We offer programs for Deaf-Blind , American Sign Language and Teen programs.

The Holley Family Village, Inc aka Carls Family Village is able to provide a safe, peaceful and comfortable environment where children, their parents and siblings can learn and grow together, overcoming and adapting to the challenges associated with hearing loss. It is the only center of its kind in the country that offers special programs and activities focused solely for the benefit of Hard of Hearing, Deaf and Deaf-Blind children, adults and their families. These programs include education for families with Deaf and Deaf-Blind children, self-advocacy workshops for Deaf/Blind adults, classes in American sign language, workshops and seminars for parents to ask questions and receive counseling and professional advice on how to best care for their child. 

When not in use for Family Programs it is available to non-profits for rent, for retreat, conferences, seminars and other similar meetings.

Our Staff

Ardis Gardella

President / Executive Director
ardis.gardella@ascension.org
313-343-7583


Olivia Abrahamian

Foundation Development Specialist
olivia.abrahamian@ascension.org
313-343-4803

Father Mike Depcik

Spiritual Director
depcik@oblates.us


Paul Kuplicki

Finance Manager
kup262@prodigy.net

Maryann Muller

Director of Village
Maryann@holleyfv.org
517-592-6283

Maria Klein

Community Health and Literacy Program Director


chlmeklein@gmail.com

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