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Easterseals Delaware & Maryland's Eastern Shore Press Releases

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    The Adami Fund for Innovation

    Former Easterseals President and CEO, Bill Adami, dedicated his life to improving the lives of individuals with disabilities. As a 14-year-old volunteer at a state institution for people with significant intellectual disabilities, Bill looked at the inhumane treatment at that time and it forged his passionate commitment to ensure that people with disabilities would be treated with dignity and respect.

  • Easterseals Named 2019 Bank of America Neighborhood Builders Awardee

    Easterseals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore announced that they were one of two organizations named as 2019 Bank of America Neighborhood Builders awardees for Delaware. The nonprofits were selected for their efforts to promote economic mobility through community revitalization and innovative services for children and adults with disabilities. Easterseals was chosen for their new Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Therapy for children under the age of three with autism.

  • Easterseals Offers Respite Grants to Families in Need

    Easterseals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore’s newest program will offer respite grants to families who are caring for a child under 18 with mental or behavioral health issues. The program is funded through the Division of Prevention and Behavioral Health Services (PBHS). The Child and Adolescent Caregiver Respite application period is open now along with their other respite grant programs.

  • Easterseals Welcomes New Board Members

    Easterseals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore recently welcomed Rotary District Governor, William Ferguson Sr., of Salisbury, MD, and Jen Mathews, of Hockessin, DE, to its Board of Directors.

  • Easterseals Receives Grant from Longwood Foundation

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

  • Adami Fund for Innovation Focuses on Keeping Memories Alive

    Easterseals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore has announced that the fifth annual “Bill Adami Fund for Innovation” award will be used to pilot a “It’s Never 2 Late” Technology System” for the adult day program at Easterseals in Georgetown. This technology is expected to be especially beneficial for Easterseals participants with dementia because the content is designed by experts and can be individualized for each person to help reduce anxiety, engage their focus, and stimulate their memories.

  • Easterseals Welcomes Dr. Charmaine Wright to the Board

    Easterseals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore recently welcomed Dr. Charmaine Wright, MD, of Media, PA, to its Board of Directors. As the Medical Director of the Center for Special Health Care Needs at Christiana Care Health Services, Dr. Wright oversees the department which is dedicated to providing primary and specialty care for adults with complex medical and social conditions such as those served by Easterseals.
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    Nickle Electrical Make Un-FORE-gettable Improvements at Easterseals

    Participants from the adult day programs at Easterseals in Georgetown will be able to enjoy their time on the green thanks to volunteers from Nickle Electrical Companies who recently brought the mini golf course “up to par” by rebuilding, expanding and painting the course.
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    Easterseals Artists to be Featured at Rehoboth Art League

    Easterseals participants and staff are excited to announce the opening of their Easterseals Sussex Family and Friends Artfulness Exhibition at the Rehoboth Art League at 12 Dodds Lane in Rehoboth, which will showcase the art created by Easterseals adult day services participants. The exhibit is made possible through the Easterseals “Artfulness” program.
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    Easterseals Celebrates Better Hearing and Speech Month

    When Valeriya learned her son, Edward, had a very rare genetic disorder, there were many questions but often few answers. For comfort and support, she reached out to other families from around the world who also had children with rare disorders. Here at home, she reached out to Easterseals, who brought critically needed services to help Edward meet his developmental milestones.