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  • A graphic with two photos. One features a senior with her direct support professional and the other is a smiling woman with intellectual disability

    Adult Services

    Easterseals provides a variety of center and community-based services for adults and seniors with disabilities.
  • Volunteer holds up a dog that licks the face of a participant. The volunteer is smiling to the camera.

    Easterseals Celebrates Volunteers – Both Two and Four-Legged

    Bill Sudell may be the ‘official’ volunteer when he signs in for duty at the Easterseals in New Castle but it’s his dog, Skipper, who is the star of the show. For the last six years Bill Sudell and Skipper, an eight-year-old Schnoodle, have brightened the days of the people who attend Easterseals day services.
  • Direct support professional painting with a participant with an intellectual disability

    Easterseals Introduces 2018 Volleyball Ambassador

    When Emily Hurst, of Hockessin, first walked through the doors of Easterseals she was very nervous, but little did she know how much she would grow to love the environment, the staff, new friends and, of course, the dance parties. As those nerves faded, Emily’s mom, Julia, has watched her grow into a more independent woman thanks to the skills she is learning at Easterseals.
  • Older couple sits at dining room table and hold hands

    Easterseals Celebrates Older Americans Month

    Caregiving responsibilities can be overwhelming at times but when a caregiver has someone sharing that weight, it does not feel as heavy. Easterseals is proud to come alongside caregivers, like Erika Carlson, who supports her husband, Chuck, with dementia.

  • 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.
  • Group of activists stands on the stairs at legislative hall, smiling to camera

    Easterseals Rallies at Leg Hall

    Easterseals was out in full force at the rally last week to support HB 104, the Michael McNesby Full Funding for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities. We are asking the State to keep its promise and approve $9 million in state funding as a first-year commitment to fully fund disability services.