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  • A camp director and counselor sit on either side of a man with a disability at a Campground

    For Many, Camp Fairlee is Spelled “R-E-L-I-E-F”

    Mark is a loving, funny, happy person and happens to have autism. However, some of the behaviors associated with his autism, like repetition and a regimented schedule, can be exhausting and stressful for his parents, Tom and Sally. Luckily, for at least one week of the year, they get a break from caregiving and enjoy a full night’s sleep thanks to Easterseals Camp Fairlee.

  • Easterseals Receives Autism Speaks Chapter Grant

    Easterseals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore is proud to announce that it has received a $5,000 Autism Speaks Chapter Grant to better serve children with autism at Easterseals Camp Fairlee. Children with autism are able to enjoy a typical camp experience, including swimming, canoeing and campfires, with one-to-one counselor support. Easterseals has been offering autism sessions for the past six years, and this grant will help ensure children continue to receive the highest level of care.
  • A man with a disability in a swimming pool with his counselor

    Easterseals Camp Fairlee is a Vacation for Campers and Their Families

    Tina was reluctant to leave her youngest son, Kyle, for the first time at Easterseals Camp Fairlee. Thanks to some gentle nudging from her daughter-in-law, she was finally persuaded to give it a chance. All that worry went away as soon as she opened the car door and saw Kyle’s smiling face.
  • headshot of a man with autism

    Easterseals: Trustworthy, Supportive, and Reliable

    Like any parent, Jeanne Eskridge, of Townsend, wanted it all for her son, Brian. After graduating from high school and completing a job-training program, Jeanne sought a future for him that would be engaging and challenge him to reach his potential. Easterseals day services for adults with intellectual disabilities coupled with a part-time job has been the solution to meeting his needs and hers.

  • 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.
  • Graphic showing two photographs. two people are talking to each other through a tablet.

    Easterseals Virtual Programming Keeps Participants Connected

    There is nothing better than being in a room full of friends and familiar faces – even if it is a virtual room. Although Easterseals adult day programs reopened in the fall, many of the participants have not been able to return due to health factors. However, Easterseals Direct Support Professionals have not let that stop them from connecting through virtual platforms with participants like Toni Parago.

  • 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 Receives Grant from Bank of America

    Easterseals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore announced that it has received a grant from Bank of America for its programs and services that benefit people with disabilities, seniors, veterans and their families.

  • Easterseals Receives Grant from Capital One

    Easterseals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore recently received a grant from Capital One to continue to support a financial empowerment program that benefits participants in Easterseals day programs for adults with physical and intellectual disabilities. The program is hosted virtually so all program participants and Capital One employee volunteers, who host the program, are able to participate in this interactive and fun class that supports the fundamentals of financial empowerment.
  • Logo graphic showing Easterseals and Dupont

    Easterseals Receives Grant from DuPont to Help Support Autism Therapy Program

    Easterseals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore announced that it has received a grant from DuPont to purchase tools for intervention kits for children under the age of three with autism participating in their Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Therapy. The grant will ensure that each child has their own kit with the consideration of not spreading the COVID virus.