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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: Hamel Easter Seals Final Evaluation, Principles and Practicies - National Movements How How are they funded: Easter Seals receives funding from a variety of sources, including private insurers, government agencies and fee-for-service. Easter Seals also relies on public contributions. Public contributions help cover the difference between actual program costs and what their clients can afford., Principles and Practicies - National Movements What Easter Seals' mission is to provide exceptional services to ensure all people with disabilities or special needs and their families have equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play in their communities., Principles and Practicies - National Movements Outcome/s Easter Seals is an enduring resource, providing exceptional services, offering help and hope to today’s families confronting disabilities. Services are provided at designated Easter Seals locations, family homes, and community and school sites. More than 2,400 individuals are directly served on an annual basis with countless others benefiting from the work of Easter Seals., Principles and Practicies - National Movements Who Easter Seals Every year, more than one million individuals benefit from Easter Seals services. Additionally, Easter Seals helps more than 100,000 physicians, therapists and other professionals learn ways to improve services for people with disabilities through professional education programs., Principles and Practicies - National Movements What Easter Seals offers help, hope and answers to more than a million children and adults living with autism and other disabilities or special needs and their families each year. Services and support are provided through a network of more than 550 sites in the U.S. and through Ability First Australia. Each center provides exceptional services that are individualized, innovative, family-focused and tailored to meet specific needs of the particular community served., Principles and Practicies - National Movements Outcome/s In 2008, Easter Seals influenced the lives of 54 million Americans with disabilities and their families. The program also engaged with more than 3.5 million volunteers, donors and the general public via face-to-face opportunities, Web site actions and online exchanges, mail and other correspondence. Also, they provided Direct Services to 1.6 million individuals with disabilities and their families in the United States, Puerto Rico, Australia and Canada, Principles and Practicies - National Movements Outcome/s Outpatient Rehabilitation 84% of goals were met in physical, occupational, and speech therapy. 97% of families reported that their child benefited from therapy. The average length of services was 9 months., Principles and Practicies - National Movements Outcome/s Early Intervention 80% of children reached 75% of their goals. 100% of families reported staff to be highly knowledgeable, courteous, and friendly. The average length of programming ranged from 4.5 months to 2.6 years., Principles and Practicies - National Movements Outcome/s Foster Care 18 children achieved permanency. 30 children achieved 100% of their goals. The average length of the stay in the program was 5 years., Principles and Practicies - National Movements Where 550 service sites in the United States and Puerto Rico. Easter Seals headquarters in Chicago. Represented in every state across the US. Easter Seals is also in Canada and Austrailia., Principles and Practicies - National Movements Outcome/s Residential Services 75% of consumers achieved at least 80% of their individual service plan goals. Objectives for community integration were achieved by 71% of program participants. 49 of the 56 individuals were enrolled in vocational programs., Principles and Practicies - National Movements Way Forward Families and individuals continue to be helped both through serivces and financially thanks to the Easter Seals program. I personally would add more offices and areas of coverage for Easter Seals. Mpre funding would allow for more gatherings and opportunities for people in the program to relate to people and families like their own. I would work with the program to place mor eof the foster care children in permanent residences., Principles and Practicies - National Movements Why While there are a number of organizations researching to find the cause and cure for autism and other disabilities, Easter Seals is unique as the nation’s leading provider of services and support for children and adults living with autism and their families. They are working internationally to provide children and adults with autism individualized treatment plans and comprehensive services., Principles and Practicies - National Movements How How is the money spent: More than 90 percent of Easter Seals’ revenue supports services in the area where funds are raised. Easter Seal is a grassroots,community-based organization. For more than 24 years, Easter Seals has ranked first among National Health Council members for the percentage (94 percent) of program dollars spent on direct client services., Principles and Practicies - National Movements What Provide Medical Rehabilitation, Employment & Training, Children's Services, Adult & Senior Services, and Camping & Recreation, Principles and Practicies - National Movements When The idea and effort has been here for over 85 years but it wasnt until 1967, the Easter "seal" was so well recognized, the organizationformally adopted the name "Easter Seals."