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Self-Directed Care

Take charge of your care by hiring a friend or family member as your caregiver.

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Personal Attendant Services (PAS) allows adults with disabilities or chronic health conditions to choose and hire their caregiver to help them with daily activities and personal care. Individuals qualify through the Delaware Vision of Services for the Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities (DSAAPD), or through the Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance (DMMA). Learn more about Adult Personal Attendant Services.

Pediatric Personal Attendant Services (Pediatric PAS) provides support services to children with disabilities or chronic health conditions that help them with daily activities and ensure their well-being by allowing them to hire their own attendants. Individuals qualify through the Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance (DMMA).  Learn more about Pediatric Personal Attendant Services.

Agency With Choice (AWC) gives people with disabilities more control over the hiring and management of their caregivers. Funds received through AWC can be used for respite services such as Camp or for personal care. Individuals qualify with the Medicaid Lifespan Waiver through the Division of Develomental Services (DDDS). Learn more about Agency With Choice.

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  • Two people with disabilities smile and pose in front of a Food Bank backdrop

    Empowering Careers: Reaching Culinary Goals with Easterseals & Food Bank of Delaware

    Through a partnership between Easterseals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore and the Food Bank of Delaware, Kristen and Shalanda, both supported by Easterseals’ Supported Employment Services, completed the Food Bank’s 12 week Kitchen School Program, gaining hands on culinary skills, confidence, and career momentum while continuing to work and moving closer to achieving their long term goals in the food service industry.
  • A man with a disability delivers meals on wheels to senior.

    More Than a Meal

    This Giving Tuesday, your donation helps adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities not only gain meaningful work and connection but also strengthen the community by delivering Meals on Wheels to neighbors in need. Every gift supports empowering people with I/DD to make a real difference in their communities.
  • A man in a wheelchair with an intellectual disability smiles at the camera

    A Place Where Dominick Can Grow

    When Dominick David, of Newark, is in his Easterseals day program for adults with intellectual disabilities, his mom, Lynne, knows he is engaged in activities, forming relationship bonds and staying connected to his community.

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