Easter Seals Disability Services

Residential Services - Group Homes

Home is a special place to feel safe, secure, and comfortable, and to be accepted for who you are. For many local children and adults with multiple disabilities, that special place is a group home provided by the Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center.

Group Home News
Summer Day Camp
During their summer break from school, children and youth from the Powell and Fuquay group homes had fun while learning at day camp. Camp is in session each weekday at the Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center. Games, activities, and special guests enhance campers' physical and social development while also teaching new skills for daily living.                         

Maximizing independence, enhancing quality of life.
Six group households are located in residential neighborhoods in Evansville, IN, two in nearby Newburgh, IN. and one in Mt. Vernon, IN.

Eight children or eight adults live in each residence full time, generally for the long term. Homes are staffed around the clock. "We work with children and adults who have significant disabilities," said Kelly Schneider, vice president of residential services. "We really have two primary missions in our group home program.  One is to increase individuals' independence, and the other is to enhance their quality of life."

Staff members help to create a home-like atmosphere. They also assist residents in participating in recreational and social activities throughout the community.  In addition, transportation is provided to school or work daily.  It is the goal of the Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center to enable individuals to live meaningful, productive lives in the community. Individual goal plans help each person achieve his or her greatest potential for independence.

Services at the Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center - such as medical therapies, assistive technology, and fitness and recreation programs - are available as needed. Several group home residents also attend ASPIRE, our day program for adults with developmental disabilities.

Group home services are funded almost completely through Indiana's Medicaid program. Parents typically continue to act as legal guardians of children living in group residences, and family involvement is strongly encouraged.

For more information on Easter Seals Rehabilitation Center group homes, contact us online or call 812-437-2604.