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    Caregiver Conference

    Easterseals hosts the only conference in Delaware focused on family caregivers.
    Aug. 27-28, 2024
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  • A mother and a daughter hold hands and smile in a hallway

    Self-Directed Care

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

  • 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.
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    Delaware is Failing Adults with Disabilities — Like My daughter

    Verna Hensley is the mother of Julia Hensley and the vice president of public affairs at Easterseals Delaware and Maryland's Eastern Shore. "Most parents of children in their twenties are contemplating 'empty nest' syndrome, but it's a different syndrome that haunts me each day. Trisomy 9 Syndrome, a rare chromosome abnormality, entered my world almost 23 years ago when my daughter, Julia, was born."