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Community Supports

For adults who need support developing life skills, participating in community life, and engaging in satisfying activities of their own choosing.

Overview

Our Community Supports program enables adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to enrich their lives, enjoy a full range of activities in the community, and explore and engage in meaningful and purposeful activities based on personal preferences and needs.

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Participating in the program has transformed Brody from being nonverbal and timid to speaking up for himself and leading his peers in activities. Being exposed to new things has been life-changing for Brody and his true personality is now emerging.

Each participant receives individual assistance from a direct support professional to engage in a variety of activities, from performing the functions of daily living to volunteering and pursuing educational, social, and recreation opportunities. Participants are encouraged and supported in exercising self-direction within the program.

Service Area

Now serving residents of Berks, Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe, Northampton and Pike counties.

Only at Easterseals!

We offer an activity fund so that financial barriers will not prohibit you from achieving your aspirations or goals. Participants have used the fund to take classes, join the YMCA, attend a baseball game, visit a museum and more. Let us open doors to new opportunities for you.

Contact Us

Learn how we can create a plan that meets your needs.
Jen Repyneck
jrepyneck@esep.org
610-289-0114 x218

Activities and experiences

Here is a sampling of the many things participants in the program enjoy doing.

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Learn how to access your community by developing skills that support independence, like using public transportation, grocery shopping, managing a budget, doing laundry – or whatever else you want to learn!
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Volunteer to use your skills and talents to help nonprofit organizations with missions that align with your interests. Want to serve others? Join Matt at Meals on Wheels! Love pets? Help take care of them at the local shelter. The opportunities are endless.
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We organize group activities so you can socialize with friends and meet new people.
Two young women holding bowling balls with lanes of brightly colored pins, alleys and screens behind them.
Meet up with a friend or two for a round of bowling.
Four men sitting at a table in a restaurant, smiling and fist-bumping. There are plates and drinks on the table.
Meet up for lunch with friends after volunteering, going to the gym or doing your grocery shopping.
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Take cooking lessons!
A young man in a gray t-shirt sits at a table in an art classroom, painting with watercolors. He is surrounded by art supplies and colorful materials.
Take an art workshop!
  1. Learn how to access your community by developing skills that support independence, like using public transportation, grocery shopping, managing a budget, doing laundry – or whatever else you want to learn!
  2. Volunteer to use your skills and talents to help nonprofit organizations with missions that align with your interests. Want to serve others? Join Matt at Meals on Wheels! Love pets? Help take care of them at the local shelter. The opportunities are endless.
  3. We organize group activities so you can socialize with friends and meet new people.
  4. Meet up with a friend or two for a round of bowling.
  5. Meet up for lunch with friends after volunteering, going to the gym or doing your grocery shopping.
  6. Take cooking lessons!
  7. Take an art workshop!

Other Areas of Support

These other programs may be of interest to you.