Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago
Cause Area
- Children & Youth
- Community
- Education & Literacy
- Health & Medicine
- People with Disabilities
Location
1939 West 13th StreetSuite 300Chicago, IL 60608 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago maximizes independence and creates opportunities for people with disabilities and other special needs to live, learn, work and play in their communities by providing a lifespan of premier services.
Description
Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago (ESMC) maximizes independence and creates opportunities for more than 30,000 people with disabilities and other special needs to live, learn, work, and play in their communities by providing a lifespan of premier services. Easter Seals Metropolitan Chicago has been one of the recognized leaders providing innovative services, creating solutions and changing lives of people with disabilities and other special needs since 1936. ESMC provides a wide-range of autism spectrum disorder services, which include three Autism Therapeutic Schools and two Adult Vocational Programs. ESMC has two locations for The Autism Program (TAP) Service Centers. Additionally, ESMC programs include a Military Veterans Program, four Early Childhood Programs, a Dental Program and an in house micro-enterprise entrepreneurial project called HarrysButtons.com.