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  • A group of people and dogs stand in an animal rescue center and smile at the camera.

    Paws Up for Developmental Disability Awareness Month

    When Easterseals Pre-Vocational Services group enters the room, it is all hands (and paws) on deck to help Faithful Friends stay in tip top shape so they can continue the great work they do in the community. While the Easterseals participants are helping Faithful Friends, they are also learning valuable job skills that can lead to full-time, paid employment.
  • A group of people stand in front of a building that says Milton Cheer

    Easterseals Participants Volunteer at CHEER

    It is hard to find a group of people who bring dedication and a hard-working attitude but also smiles with them. The CHEER Center, which serves seniors in the Sussex County Region, found that in a group of volunteers from Easterseals Pre-Vocational Services. Participants at Easterseals love volunteering in the community, and thanks to this partnership, they are able to do just that while learning valuable work
    skills.
  • A child touching numbered cards while a specialist looks after him

    Easterseals Celebrates Autism Acceptance Month

    Three-year-old twins Elijah and Lorenzo Erli, of Dover, DE, are thrilled when their school bus comes around the corner. It is time to go to school and they get to travel in one of their favorite vehicles. Double bonus! It was not that long ago that the twins’ parents, Angie and David, were concerned about their progress and worried about them going to school. Once the twins began Easterseals Children’s Therapy services, including Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) the worries melted away.
  • A child in feeding therapy being encouraged by therapist

    Easterseals Celebrates National Speech-Language-Hearing Month

    Most parents would agree that toddlers can be picky eaters. However, there is a difference between a selective eater and an outright aversion to eating. That was the case for two-year-old Isiro and his parents Xyare and Jordin Patrick. If it did not pass Isiro’s “smell, feel, and look” test, he would not even try it. This was a job for Easterseals Children’s Therapy Services.
  • A smiling child with blonde hair lays on her stomach in a colorful play room

    Easterseals Celebrates Physical Therapy Month

    Doctors may have painted a bleak picture for little Demi Rodgers, who was born without an esophagus, the part of the body that connects the throat to the stomach, and Spina Bifida. However, the team of therapists at Easterseals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore is working side-by-side with her family, offering support and encouragement to help Demi meet her milestones.
  • A child with autism play a drum with the assistance of a therapist

    Easterseals Applied Behavior Analysis Therapy Creates a Powerful Partnership!

    Easterseals is meeting the needs of their community through their life-changing Children’s Therapies, including Applied Behavior Analysis therapy (ABA). Before ABA, five-year-old Efe Ozer, of Wilmington, DE, was unable to communicate his needs and rightfully so, became frustrated. His mom, Sel Ozer, was so grateful to find Easterseals services to give their family the tools they needed to help Efe.
  • 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.
  • 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.

  • 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.