International Philanthropic Project of ESA
Chapter donations are sent directly to the Kansas Easter Seal Chairman-
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Easter seals makes a difference for clients throughout the state of Kansas, providing outpatient physical, occupational, speech, and behavioral therapy services to children with a wide variety of developmental delays and disabilities. Many of their pediatric therapists are specially trained to evaluate and provide individually designed interventions to address feeding and swallowing disorders. Some of the feeding challenges they address include oral motor and swallowing difficulties, mealtime routines, tube feeding weaning and transitioning to solid foods, oral aversions and defensiveness, and failure to thrive. 80% of children with special needs will have some type of feeding and swallowing disorder, compared to only 20% of typically developing children.
Epsilon Sigma Alpha has partnered with Easter Seals to help meet the needs of children and adults with disabilities in communities nationwide.
Members of Epsilon Sigma Alpha have generously raised funds and provided volunteer services to help assure that Easter Seals can continue to deliver services that help people with disabilities and their families live better lives. Easter Seals is the only national organization to serve people with disabilities—from birth throughout the lifespan—with emphasis and expertise in:
Easter Seals provides exceptional individualized services to ensure that people with disabilities and their families have opportunities to live, learn, work and play in their communities. |