Easter Seals Greater Houston

Holiday Toy Drive, Dynavox Seminars, Housing Seminars, AT Lab Seminars and Meetings, Financial Education Training, Parenting Workshops.

Founded in 1946, Easter Seals Greater Houston has a mission to serve individuals with cerebral palsy and all other types of disabilities living in the Greater Houston area. Easter Seals Greater Houston offers a wide variety of services to children and adults with all types of disabilities and to their families. Through a staff of 80+ full-time professionals, Easter Seals Greater Houston serves over 5,700 families annually in Houston and the ten surrounding counties.

SERVICES OFFERED – Easter Seals offers a full complement of services and plans to continue to expand its programs:

•    ECI/Infant Program provides comprehensive Early Childhood Intervention Services for children 0 to age thirty-six months including physical, occupational, speech and vision therapy as well as case management services, community resource referral services, and counseling.
•    Toy/Tech and Play Therapy offers a lending library of specially adapted toys and Assistive Technology Lab, Gymboree, yoga, pet therapy play groups, counseling, and other educational experiences to help the development and integration of children with disabilities into their families, school and the community.
•    Children’s Therapy Services are physical, occupational and speech therapy for children over the age of three including, intensive therapy for potentially life-changing results.
•    Camps, Counseling and Case Management includes day and sleepover camp options which provide recreation and socialization for the child as well as respite for the caregiver.  Support groups and case management provide community connection, referral to resources and emotional support for people with disabilities, their caregivers and siblings.
•    The Caroline School an option for parents of children with significant disabilities who are seeking availability of a private alternative to existing public school special education programs.  The focus will be on meeting the physical, cognitive and social needs of the child including available physical, occupational and speech therapy on site.
•    Respite Services provides relief options to parents who provide ongoing care of their family member who has a disability, through vouchers for in-home respite care, Family Day Out, and Respitality to reduce stress, abuse, family break down and institutionalization of individuals with disabilities.
•    High School/High Tech is a community-based partnership of parents, educators, rehabilitation professionals and business representatives working together to encourage high school students with disabilities to explore the fields of science, engineering and technology.
•    Housing Initiative / Home of Your Own (HOYO) assists low-income adults with disabilities or a family with a child with a disability realize the dream of owning their first home as well as assistance with rental properties.
•    Adult Services offers recreational opportunities to adults with disabilities.  This program offers many of its clients’ their only opportunity for socializing and provides respite for the adult participant’s caregivers.