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It's Time to Walk With Me!
Join us on October 18 for Walk With Me 2025! In addition to the 1- and 3-mile walking course, we'll have refreshments, entertainment, and lots of fun for your whole family. This fully accessible event welcomes wheelchairs, strollers and dogs (leashed). Sign up today!
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Community

People’s relationships and interactions with family, friends, co-workers, and community members can have a major impact on their health and well-being.

Easterseals keeps people connected and supported — to one another and to resources for healthful living.

 

Social & Community

Challenge: Relationships with family, friends, co-workers, and others can have a big effect on health and well-being.

Easterseals Impact: Easterseals helps people connect with others in their community. For people who take care of a loved one, these friendships reduce stress and anxiety.

 

Neighborhood and Environment

Challenge: Where people live has a big effect on their health and well-being. People with low incomes are more likely to live in places with high rates of violence, unsafe air, and other health risks.

Easterseals Impact: Easterseals 3 Head Start/Early Head Start centers offer no-cost, high-quality early education to children and housing, nutrition, and other support to qualifying families.

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Other Areas of Impact

  • Teacher and four children look at board with letters, numbers, and shapes.

    Education

    Early education pays big dividends later in life, with higher levels of college education and future earnings, and less likelihood of using illicit drugs and imprisonment.
  • A military veteran shakes a person's hand after receiving a job offer

    Economic Stability

    People with steady employment are less likely to live in poverty and more likely to be healthy.
  • Performer leads dance exercise

    Healthcare

    Access to basic health services provides a foundation for a longer, more fulfilling life.