Easterseals is part of a more than 100 year old network of disability service providers striving to build a world where all people have equal opportunities to realize their goals, dreams, and aspirations.
For more than 50 years, Easterseals Midwest has been providing essential services and on-the-ground supports to nearly 7,500 people each year across Illinois, Kansas, and Missouri through four divisions: Autism, Community Living, Early Childhood-Home Visiting, Health Home, and Employment Services.
Easterseals Midwest is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
for press inquiries:
Rachel McGlasson
Communications Coordinator
618.946.5541
rachel.mcglasson@esmw.org
What We Do
autism services
Autism is a complex neurobiological disorder that affects 1 in 36 children in the United States. We offer personalized support to individuals and families with autism through parent training, therapy, assessment, community integration, respite services, and more.
Early Childhood-Home Visitng services
Estimates show 1 in 6 children and teenagers live with one or more intellectual or developmental disabilities. We provide high-quality education for children of all abilities through state-of-the-art tools, learning plan, and home support programs to promote lifelong impact and bright futures.
Community Living Services
More than 20,000 individuals with developmental disabilities are living with a caregiver over the age of 60. We create personalized living arrangements and offer options that foster independence, community interaction, and support.
Employment services
93% of adults with IDD are unemployed or underemployed. 40.3% are living below the poverty line. Through occupational training, career exploration, job placement, workplace social skills, onsite training, and more, we help individuals with disabilities find and keep jobs in their communities.
HEARING AND SPEECH SERVICES services
The CDC estimates 15% of adults live with some level of hearing loss, and another 7.5% have reported trouble with their speech, voice, or language. Rural communities and lower-income families are less likely to be screened and receive interventions and treatment because they lack access to providers. The Center for Hearing and Speech Powered by Easterseals is committed to providing care for this underserved community.
HEALTH HOME services
In partnership with the Missouri Department of Mental Health, Division of Developmental Disabilities and Compass Health Network, Easterseals’ Health Home Services provides health management to assist 15,000+ individuals in meeting their health and wellness goals while ensuring they get the care they need.
“It’s difficult to find the words to describe our gratitude to you for helping us learn how to better help our son. That hopeless feeling is so much more hopeful now!”
— Easterseals Midwest Family | Caregiver training Participant
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Employment Services
Community Living Services
Autism Services
HEARING & SPEECH SERVICES
