Easterseals Receives Grant from the Welfare Foundation

Easterseals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore announced that it has received a grant
from the Welfare Foundation to offer children under the age of three with autism Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Therapy. Easterseals was awarded this grant in the Welfare Foundation’s last grant cycle.

“Easterseals is pleased to partner with the Welfare Foundation to provide ABA therapy to children with
autism,” Easterseals President/CEO, Kenan Sklenar, says. “With this grant, we will be able to touch hundreds of lives through this therapy and hope to make a vast difference in their future. Thank you to the Welfare Foundation for giving us this opportunity to change lives.”

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy programs help increase language and communication skills;
improve attention, focus, social skills, memory, and academics by focusing on teaching new skills. Family education and support is also a critical component when working with very young children. Studies show, that when ABA therapy starts before the age of two, the therapy is even more successful.

Originally formed in 1930 by Pierre S. du Pont and headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the Welfare
Foundation is an IRS 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that uses its assets and the income it generates to promote the social welfare of people and communities across the state of Delaware and in southern Chester County, Pennsylvania.