Easterseals Capital Region & Eastern Connecticut is a member of the Birdies for Charity program! We are excited to announce our 2026 partnership with the Travelers Championship. This unique program allows nonprofits to raise funds easily while receiving an additional 15% bonus on every dollar raised through June 28, 2026, thanks to the support of Webster Bank and Aetna. Your support helps us provide life-changing disability and Veterans' programs to our community!

Collage of Easterseals participants

Impact

Easterseals Capital Region & Eastern CT celebrates impacting our community for over 75 years.

"Your life and mine shall be valued not by what we take, but by what we give."
- Edgar F. Allen, 1922

Today, Easterseals carries our founder Edgar Allen’s vision forward, working with children and adults with disabilities to create solutions that change lives and to build a society where everyone is included. We depend on the generous support of individuals, corporations and foundations to fully fund our services.

How Our Organization Works

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Neuropsychological evaluations provided critical insights for personalized care in 2024
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Individuals with disabilities received mentorship in career and education in 2024
$538,000

Dollars were awarded by the VA Suicide Prevention Grant, securing Easterseals Veterans Rally point as leaders in Veteran suicide prevention

Edgar Allen

Celebrating over 75 years of community impact!

Day Support clients in Halloween Costumes

Women pushing man in wheel chair to trick or treat

Group of people cutting opening ribbon with big scissors

Women making funny face holding up plant to group of people above planter box

Group of people sitting in a pottery class

Group of adult day support clients in 4th of July themed parade indoors

Man and woman hugging

group of people on yoga mats in a class