All Abilities. Limitless Possibilities.

2019 Community Impact Report

…And Counting

CELEBRATING 100 YEARS

Dear Friends of Easterseals,

2019 was an exciting year for Easterseals as we celebrated the 100th anniversary of our national organization! While the Easterseals mission has expanded over the last century, one thing that will never change is how we make a difference in the lives of the people we serve. We will continue to champion the most effective ways to make a profound, positive difference in the lives of those who need it most.

Here at Easterseals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore, we provided direct care to 7,286 individuals last year. More than 26,000 individuals sought out Easterseals for information, referral and educational training. More than 95% of Easterseals’ revenue went directly to support the services for the people we serve.

HERE ARE SOME HIGHLIGHTS OF THE YEAR THAT YOUR SUPPORT MADE POSSIBLE:

• In April, we celebrated the 100th Anniversary by cutting the ribbon on an expanded center for our Salisbury Children’s Therapy Services. Last year, we served more than 500 children in this location alone, and anticipate serving even more thanks to the expansion.

• Volleyball Challenge Ambassadors, Jackie and Isaiah, raised awareness and helped raise nearly $300,000 at the 2019 Easterseals/CAI Volleyball Challenge. Our Title Sponsor, CAI, returned for the 15th year!

• Meeting an urgent need in the community, we launched a new Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy program for children under the age of three who have autism. This therapy can be life-changing in the daily life of the child and the family.

• Our Adult Day Care and Memory Care programs continued to grow – a sign of the growing need by caregivers of loved ones with dementia and early onset Alzheimer’s.

“The people who make the biggest difference in the world are the people who make small

ones each and every day.” -Robert Clancy

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• Children’s Therapy Services, serving our youngest clients ages birth to three, increased by 49%, indicating a growing demand for treatment of children at a younger age to improve their long term success in life.

• The annual Walk With Me Delmarva continued to break fundraising records, raising over $58,000.

• Our Annual Dinner celebrated 100 years as a national organization. We also honored Rotary District 7630 with the Drex Jones

Volunteer award for their incredible partnership and dedication to our local affiliate.

• Total operating revenue last year was $56,842,336. Underfunded services totaled $4,795,293, which is why additional support through foundation grants and corporate and individual donors is so critical to Easterseals’ ability to serve individuals and families who need our services.

Easterseals isn’t just about the legacy that is behind us – as rich as that is. We honor our legacy but always with an eye on the future. With your support, we are strategically positioned to meet the ever-growing needs of the community. Thank you for helping to ensure that Easterseals can continue to be a vital resource for people living with disabilities, seniors, caregivers and families.

Sincerely,

Kenan J. Sklenar President/CEO

Gary SpitzerChair, Board of Directors

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Easterseals has been a trusted provider of children’s therapy

in the Delmarva region for over 70 years. We specialize

in treating children ages birth through eighteen

years with a variety of challenges including

developmental delay, Autism Spectrum

Disorders, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy,

Speech-Language Delay, feeding and

swallowing difficulties, and many others.

Intervention services are provided in the

child’s home, as mandated by federal

requirements for children under three (3)

years old served under the Individuals with

Disabilities Education Act.

This year, Easterseals launched a new initiative

to address the growing need for early therapy

services for children diagnosed with autism. These

children will receive Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy as part of a comprehensive team approach, which may also

include Speech Language Pathology, Occupational and Physical Therapy, and Early Childhood Special

Education services. This intensive ABA Therapy will include parent education, support and training.

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy services help increase language and communication skills;

improve attention, focus, social skills, memory, and academics by focusing on teaching new skills.

Family education and support is also a critical component when working with very young children.

Studies show, when ABA therapy starts before the age of two, the therapy is even more successful.

Easterseals is grateful for the preliminary funding to launch this initiative being provided by the

Longwood Foundation, Welfare Foundation, Bank of America Neighborhood Builder, Discover Bank,

and the Laffey McHugh Foundation.

Easterseals is first in the State of Delaware to offer this therapy at such an early age! Starting treatment through ABA therapy at this very young age will lead to major successes in the

future of the children and families we serve.

With New Services For Children with Autism

Creating Limitless Possibilities...

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The unemployment rate for individuals with disabilities is

more than double that of non-disabled workers. Many

people with disabilities want to work, but have not

been able to secure jobs because of accessibility

and attitudinal barriers.

Easterseals workforce development

services provide an individualized approach

to assisting persons with intellectual

disabilities, including autism, to help them

find their dream job. To do that, the

Easterseals Supported Employment program

assists individuals who want to secure and/or

maintain employment by providing support

services, like job coaching and training, that

optimize their abilities to secure steady and secure

employment.

After conducting an assessment of the person’s interests, skills and

knowledge that would be applicable to the workplace, Easterseals matches people and jobs so that

participants work for community employers at competitive wages. On-going supports of the employees

are maintained to increase individual success.

Last year alone, Easterseals worked with more than sixty-five various local businesses such as Grotto

Pizza, Capital One, CAI, Johnny Janosik Furniture, Willey Farms, Giant Food Stores, Safeway, Indian

River School District and many others, to support more than ninety people like Mikayla, pictured above,

in good jobs throughout the community.

Contact us if your business is looking for some dependable, hardworking employees!

Helping People with Disabilities Find their Dream Job

Creating Limitless Possibilities...

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Over the next decade, over 71 million Americans will be 65 years of

age and older. With the increasing numbers of older persons

and persons with lifelong disabilities living longer, we will

see a broader demand for home and community-based

services. These services will help manage activities

of daily living that may be limited because of

acute or chronic conditions, and will keep people

integrated in their communities.

In Delaware, the need for adult day care is

greater than ever before, especially when caring

for a spouse or elderly parent going through

the stages of Alzheimer’s disease or some other

form of dementia. It can be challenging and often

overwhelming.

To meet that growing need, the Easterseals Adult Day Care

Program in Georgetown and New Castle provides a center-based day

care for adults with all forms of dementia, and, in particular, persons with early and mid-stage

Alzheimer’s.  Providing caregivers with peace of mind and the knowledge that their loved-one is

receiving quality care and attention, in a safe and secure environment.

Last year alone, nearly 200 seniors throughout the State of Delaware were served by the program.

The Memory Care Program, partially funded by the Delaware Division of Services for Aging and Adults

with Physical Disabilities, includes modifications such as secured doors and special program areas

designed to better serve our families. While their loved one is being cared for by a staff consisting of

a full-time nurse, activity coordinators and persons who provide meals, caregivers can experience a

day of relief to catch up on sleep, shopping or other activities.

The Easterseals Memory Care program is only one of the many necessary services available through

Easterseals to meet the needs of aging citizens and their families.

Helping Seniors Remain at Home and in the Community

Creating Limitless Possibilities...

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From our beginnings when our founder, Edgar Allen,

worked to ensure services and supports were

available to children with disabilities and

throughout our 100-year history, Easterseals

has a legacy of championing issues to break

down barriers for people with disabilities.

Nationally, we have been a leading voice for

key disability rights laws like the Americans

with Disabilities Act, and the Rehabilitation

Act, and for protecting Medicaid-funded

services crucial to the families we serve.

Locally, most recently, Easterseals has worked

with our disability community to urge passage of the

Michael McNesby Full Funding for Adults with Intellectual/

Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Act, a groundbreaking piece of legislation

committing Delaware to fully fund adult services so the direct care staff can earn a livable wage.

Current State funding of I/DD services only supports a $9.50 wage for direct care staff – far below what

is required to attract and train the quality workforce needed

to do these demanding jobs. While progress has been made

in funding thanks to the strong advocacy of our supporters

and families, more work is to be done to make sure the

funding gap can be closed.

Through Advocacy for People with Disabilities

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Creating Limitless Possibilities...

Little Isaiah (shown above with his therapist, Jen Twining) stole the show as his mom, Latoya

Romeus (below), shared how Easterseals has given her a positive vision for her

son’s future.

We honored Rotary District 7630 for their dedication to Easterseals, especially Camp Fairlee. A former camper and counselor at Camp Fairlee, Kathy McCool (pictured on the left with the Past Rotary District Governor Pete Booker, and Easterseals

Board Member and Past Rotary

District Governor Roger Harrell),

shared how Camp helped shape her life.

Easterseals celebrated 100 years of exceptional services as a national organization at our 2019 Annual Dinner

Celebrating 100 Yearsof Easterseals

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It was an inspiring evening!

The 2019 Easterseals/CAI Volleyball Challenge raised nearly $300,000 with the support of

approximately 200 volunteers, generous corporate sponsors like our title sponsor, CAI, and countless supporters who played volleyball.

Our Volleyball Challenge ambassador families, Jackie, and her husband Jack,

(shown on left) and Isaiah, and his mom Latoya, (right) brought our mission to life

through their stories.

Our Walk With Me Delmarva event surpassed its goal once again this year,

raising more than $58,000 to support local services at Easterseals.

Thanks to Community Support!

Thanks for supporting Walk With Me Delmarva

Thank you!

Creating Limitless Possibilities...

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PRESIDENTS’ COUNCIL MEMBERS

September 2018 through August 2019A special thanks is offered to members of the Presidents’ Council, Easterseals’ premier giving club

nationwide, who made leadership gifts of $1,000 or more during the year.

*Includes gift to Bill Adami Fund for Innovation#Includes gift to Sandy Tuttle Endowment Fund

Ms. Junis B. Adkins

Alice Warner Memorial Foundation

Beth and Greg Altemus*#

Mr. Pierre Anderson

Anonymous (3)

Manny and Sophia Arencibia

Mr. and Mrs. Gene A. Aucott

Missy and Kevin Baker

Mr. James Beach, Jr.

Sally and Craig Binetti*

Mr. and Mrs. Jay Birmingham

Ms. Claire Birney

Kathy & Ken Boehl

Mrs. Joan R. Bolling

Sandie and Mike Bowman

Mr. and Mrs. David C. Bramble

Ron and Kim Carrick

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Cassedy#

Mr. and Mrs. Luke R. Chapman

Mr. James F. Cloonan, Jr.

Mr. Christopher Clough

Mr. and Mrs. John R. Cochran, III

Ms. Danielle R. Cordrey

Tom and Leigh Corrigan

Alyce and Frank DeGennaro

Mrs. Stephanie DiMartine

Ms. Christie L. Dinatale

Mrs. Emily Dispo

David and Jamie Doane*

Ms. Kelly A. Doty*

Mr. and Mrs. David A. Dougherty

Mr. and Mrs. Martin Drumheller

Dr. and Mrs. Lanny Edelsohn

Mark and Patty Engberg

Mr. Michael Fell

Ms. Clairmarie Field

Mr. and Mrs. Robert J.A. Fraser*#

Mrs. Bianca Fraser-Johnson and Mr. Michael Johnson

William and Carol Ann Geissler

Ms. Dagmar D. Gipe

Mr. and Mrs. David P. Goodman

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffery Gosnear

Mr. and Mrs. Barry M. Granger

Chris and Julie Grilliot

Joe and Susan Guariano*

Ms. Shakti Harris

Ms. Verna W. Hensley*

Mr. Robert J. Hepp, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. W. Thomas Hershey

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hill*

Mrs. Brianne G. Jordan

Francis and Mary Julian

Mr. and Mrs. Daniel P. Katzin

Mr. and Mrs. Keith Kepplinger*

Mr. and Mrs. Roger D. Kirtley

Mr. and Mrs. F. James Knittle, Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew C. Koenings

Mr. and Mrs. George A. Kuttruff

Robert and Linda LaMantia

Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Larmore

Mr. and Mrs. Gregory F. Lavelle

Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Leitsch*

Alan and Ellen Levin

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew M. Lubin

Fred J. Maahs, Jr.

Mr. Daniel J. MacLeish

Ms. Jennifer L. Mathews

Dr. Kathleen S. Matt and Mr. Michael Moore

Ernie and Elizabeth Matthews*#

Mr. and Mrs. Walter P. McEvilly, Jr.

Cynthia L. Morgan*#

Mrs. Renate Muendel

Mr. and Mrs. Terence R. Murphy

Mrs. LaChelle Newton-Pierce

Ginger and Steve Nobles and sons*

Nicholas and Dorothy Pappas

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Plummer

Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Ranalli*

Mr. and Mrs. George Rassias

Mr. Richard Reffuge

Pam and Kurt Reuther*

John and Sharon Riley

Mrs. Susan Rixham

Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey M. Rogers

Ms. Olivia Rosner

Mr. and Mrs. Christopher D. Saridakis

Mr. and Mrs. David A. Sauers

John and Marcia Scheflen

Mr. Scott W. Schoellkopf

Fritz and Anne Schumann

Dr. Kathleen A. Shelton and Mr. David C. Shelton

Kenneth A. and Ann Harrington Simpler

Mr. and Mrs. Kenan J. Sklenar

Cathryn Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Gary W. Spitzer

Susan Marie Stinson

Terry and Sandy Strine

Bill and Chris Sudell

Mr. Thomas P. Tufano, Sr.*

Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Tunnell, III

Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Tunnell, Jr.

Sam and Sandy Tuttle

Ms. Ruth Tyndall

Mr. and Mrs. Ford C. Waggoner, III

Ms. Amy M. Walls and Mr. Scott Bradley

Ms. Beverly Ward*#

Mrs. Maggie Webb

Mrs. Kelley C. Welch

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Welch

Larry and Mary Jane Wilcox

Mr. and Mrs. William H. Willis, Jr.

Samuel and Patricia Winder

Mr. and Mrs. John J. Witzman

Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Wolfs

Thomas and Diane Wren

Charles and Sandra Zeiler

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CORPORATE AND FOUNDATION PARTNERS

September 2018 through August 2019A special thank you to our Corporate and Foundation partners who made gifts and/or

gift-in-kind donations of $1,000 or more during the year.

A. C. Moore Arts & Crafts #8 (Wilmington, DE)AAA Mid-AtlanticAdams Radio Group of DelmarvaAlan E. Peters & Associates, Inc.Alfred I. duPont Educational Charitable Fund All Saints’ Parish Thrift ShopAmerican Legion C. Henry Price II Post 246AmeriHealth Caritas DelawareAnonymous (2)Artesian Water Company, Inc.Arthur H. Kudner Jr. FundAshland, LLCAT&TBank of AmericaBarclaysBaywood GreensBelfint, Lyons & Shuman, P.A.Brandywine Hundred Rotary ClubBrandywine Valley Baptist ChurchCAICanada Dry Distributing Co. of WilmingtonCapital One Centreville Rotary ClubCentury 21 - Home Team Real Estate LLCChesapeake Plumbing and Heating, Inc.Christiana Care Health SystemChristiana Rotary ClubThe Christmas Shop FoundationCiti CardsComcast CorporationCommunity Foundation of the Eastern Shore, Inc.Coventry Corporate PrintingCSC®

Delaware City Refining Company LLCDelaware Community FoundationDelaware Division of the ArtsDelaware Electric Cooperative, Inc.Delaware Shore Field Hockey, Inc.

Delmarva Power, An Exelon CompanyDel-One Federal Credit UnionDiscover BankDogfish Head Craft BreweryDover Colonial Rotary ClubDuPontEast Coast Plumbing & HVAC, Inc.Ellason Downs Perpetual Charitable TrustEmory Hill CompaniesFifth Generation Inc.Financial HouseForever MediaFrances Stevens FundFreeh Group International Solutions, LLCFroggy 99.9Georgetown-Millsboro Rotary ClubThe Glenmede Trust Company, N.A.The Graham CompanyGrotto Pizza, Inc.Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield DelawareHillside Oil Heating & CoolingHilyard’s Business SolutionsiHeart MediaIncyte CorporationIron Hill Brewery NewarkIron Hill Brewery WilmingtonJames McComb Sinclair TrustJefferson, Urian, Doane & Sterner, P. A.Johnny Janosik, Inc.JPMorgan ChaseLimestone BBQLong Neck AmvetsLongwood FoundationM&T BankMaryland Kent County Health DepartmentMid-Shore Community Foundation, Inc.Milford Rotary ClubNanticoke Seaford Rotary ClubNewark Morning Rotary Club

Newark Rotary ClubOcean City Elks Lodge #2645Ocean City-Berlin Rotary ClubPaulsboro Refinery CompayThe Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue FoundationP.J. Fitzpatrick, Inc.PNC BankPot-Nets CommunitiesThe Precisionists, Inc.Red Clay Consolidated School DistrictRichard A. Henson Foundation, Inc.Rotary International District 7630The Safegard Group, Inc.The Safeway FoundationSallie MaeSchell BrothersThe Schluderberg FoundationThe Southern Printing and Publishing Company, Inc.Southern Sussex Rotary ClubSSS Clutch Company, Inc.State of Delaware, Grant-In-AidSussex County CouncilSussex County Women’s JournalTD Charitable FoundationTidemark Federal Credit UnionTunnell Companies, L.P.Unique Image LLCUnited Way of Central MarylandUnited Way of Delaware, Inc.United Way of Kent County, Inc.United Way of the Lower Eastern ShoreUniversity of Delaware-College of Health SciencesW. L. Gore & AssociatesThe Wawa FoundationWawa Inc.Welfare Foundation, Inc.Wilmington Flower MarketWilmington UniversityWine Worx LLCWSFS BankYencer Builders, Inc.

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Pierre A. Anderson

Thomas L. Corrigan

Ernest J. Dianastasis

David C. Doane

David Dougherty

William R. Ferguson, Sr.

Robert J.A. Fraser

David Goodman

Mark L. Granger

Julie Master Grilliot

Roger L. Harrell

Paula L. Hill

Roger Kirtley

Klaus Liebig

Andrew M. Lubin

Jen Mathews

Kathleen S. Matt

Bryan L. Matthews

Walter P. McEvilly, Jr.

Cynthia Morgan

Terence M. Murphy

Skip Pennella

Brian J. Richards

John S. Riley

Christine Sauers

Ann H. Simpler

Susan M. Stinson

Mindi Moore Tunnell

Beverly Ward

Mary Jane Willis

Rudy Wolfs

Thomas D. Wren

Charmaine S. Wright

Board Members and Ex-Officios

OFFICERSGary W. Spitzer - Chair

Joseph A. Guariano - Vice Chair

Keith A. Kepplinger - Treasurer

Amy M. Walls - Secretary

Jeffrey C. Gosnear - Past Chair

Kenan J. Sklenar - President/CEO

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Creating Limitless Possibilities...

Through Dedicated Volunteer Leaders

EASTERSEALS PROGRAMS & SERVICES

Children’s Therapy Services

Year-Round Residential Respite & Recreational Camping

Day Services for Adults with Intellectual Disabilities

Adult Day Care Services

Services for Senior Citizens

Services for Caregivers

Assistive Technology Services

Personal Attendant Services

Easterseals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shorehas been awarded accreditation from the

Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilitiesin recognition of Quality Rehabilitation Services.

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