Easter Seals Greater Houston, Inc.

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Phone: 713-838-9050

4500 Bissonnet
Ste 340
Bellaire
Texas 77401
USA
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Target demographics: Any child or adult with a diagnosed disability or who is at risk and can benefit from our programs. Easter Seals Greater Houston is the only organization in Houston providing services to ALL people with disabilities regardless of their ability to pay.

Direct beneficiaries per year: 2010 - 5,700 clients

Someone who had 3 hours of volunteer time could: clean toys, volunteer for Family Day Out, volunteer with the Adult Recreation and Leisure program - Saturday bowling, quarterly field trips or Mondays at Wednesdays during the day program, file and other office administration, assist during yoga and play therapy

Geographic areas served: the greater Houston area including Harris, Ft Bend, Montgomery and Galveston Counties

Mission:

Easter Seals provides exceptional services, education, outreach, and advocacy so that people living with autism and other disabilities can live, learn, work and play in our communities.

Results:

The agency has affirmed its commitment to strengthening our internal resources and expanding its capacity for service over the next three years during its strategic planning. In spite of our growing collaborations and our increased leverage of volunteer and in-kind resources, our capacity to serve and grow is limited. For over 60 years, the agency has been the only area organization that helps people with all types of disabilities, of all ages, regardless of their ability to pay for services. As part of our capacity building plan, we completed an intensive review of our brand. Effective 1/1/11, we changed our affiliation and became Easter Seals of Greater Houston, Inc. Easter Seals has broader brand recognition, greater depth of expertise, tools, resources and supports for its affiliates at the national level and has opportunities for corporate sponsorships. In addition, we have reestablished the Caroline School with the help of Elizabeth DeLuca and have taken on the programming of the Houston Area Respite Center which was in crisis – allowing us to continue to offer services that no other organization provides and allowing for longer-term sustainability of the services.

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Katherine

02/15/11

My son Robert is an Easter Seals client. He is 14 now and has been a client since he was 7. Easter Seals' Camp Smiles was a transformational experience for my son. He began seven years ago and has gained confidence, independence, comraderie and a "feeling of normalcy" there. We have found the ... more »

monica

02/14/11

Easter Seals Children's Therapy Program has the best staff! THey are professional , caring, hard working and love what they do... more »

Kelly K.

10/14/10

So excited to now be a part of Easter Seals! Easter Seals Greater Houston, Inc. is a non-profit corporation established to provide comprehensive services to individuals of all ages with all types of disabilities and their families. In order to continue to meet the growing needs of people with ... more »

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