Community Stories

Easterseals NY’s New Space Adds Classrooms to Expand Its High-Quality Preschool to Children in Port Jervis Area as Well as To Better Serve Families in Need. Easterseals Has Been Serving the Port Jervis Community and Surrounding Region for More Than Two Decades.

When Melissa’s son, Nicolas, was diagnosed with autism in November, 2020, it wasn’t a surprise but still felt like a “gut punch,” Melissa said. That was two days after Nicolas enrolled in Project SOAR.

Easterseals New York is operating day care for children of first responders, health care workers, and other essential workers in Valhalla, New York.

Luke Parsons enrolled at Project Explore in Valhalla in September, 2016, after his parents toured every Preschool Special Education program in the region.

Discover Ryan's inspiring emergence from isolation with the support of Easterseals New York. A heartfelt story of connection and growth.