Below is a list of common questions we hear at Easterseals, and their answers. If you have another question or would like to request more information about Easterseals, feel free to use our online form to contact us. Thanks for your interest!
What is Easterseals?
Easterseals provides services to help children and adults with disabilities as well as support to their families. We've been helping families since 1948. Today, Easterseals reaches more than 50,000 individuals and their families annually at our 8 Easterseals service sites located in Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore.
What types of services does Easterseals provide?
Our primary Easterseals services include:
Children's Services
Adult Services
Senior Services
Military & Veterans Services
Employment & Training
Camping & Recreation
Caregiver Services
Are Easterseals services limited to specific types of disabilities?
No. Easterseals is committed to caring for children and adults with physical and intellectual disabilities resulting from any cause -- whether diagnosed at birth or incurred through disease, accidental injury, or the aging process.
How many people receive Easterseals services each year?
Every year, more than 50,000 individuals benefit from Easterseals' direct and indirect services. Additionally, Easterseals helps physicians, therapists, and other professionals learn ways to improve services for people with disabilities through professional education programs.
How is Easterseals supported financially?
Easterseals receives funding from a variety of sources, including private insurers, government agencies and fee-for-service. To make our services accessible to as many people as possible, Easterseals also relies on public support. Public contributions help cover the difference between actual program costs and what our clients can afford. Help us to continue to provide exceptional services by making an online donation.
How are the funds disseminated?
Easterseals is proud of putting your donations to work effectively. More than 90 percent of Easterseals' revenue supports services in our area. Easterseals is a grassroots, community-based organization.
How large is the Easterseals organization?
Easterseals Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore is one of more than 70 affiliates nationwide that is dedicated to providing quality services to children and adults with disabilities in our region.
Headquartered in Chicago, the National Easterseals assists affiliates through management training, implementation of best practices, and consultation services.
Is Easterseals a non-profit organization?
Yes. Easterseals is a non-profit provider of health and human services, incorporated under the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Does Easterseals have a religious affiliation?
No. Easterseals is not affiliated with any religion and does not discriminate. At the core of the Easterseals organization is a common passion for caring, shared by our staff and by those who support our mission.
What are Easter "seals"?
Easter "seals" are stamp-like seals that were first created in 1934 to raise money for services benefiting children with disabilities. Then known as the National Society for Crippled Children, the organization was re-named "Easterseals" in 1967, reflecting the public's awareness and acceptance of the campaign.
Do Easter "seals" still exist today?
Yes. In fact, Easterseals headquarters mail seals to more than 19 million households across the country every year, raising almost $14 million to support services to children and adults with disabilities and their families.
