Easterseals DuPage & Fox Valley

10/29/2025

What a fun and festive Halloween week! 🎃 Our Trunk or Treat was a big success — thank you to all the trick-or-treaters, volunteers, and friends from St. John's Lutheran School - Lombard, IL for making it such a special event. 🍬

Our Lily Garden teachers also brought the Halloween spirit to life with a joyful Fall Fest and costume parade for families!

And our staff has a pumpkin decorating competition this week! Vote for your two favorite pumpkins in the comments or families can vote in person at our Villa Park Center. Stay tuned tomorrow for some of our team costumes!

10/27/2025

Let’s connect! Join Care Coordinator, Annemarie LeCompte, for a virtual evening of connection and conversation on Wednesdays, October 29 and November 26, from 5:30–6:30 PM.

We’ll chat about helpful topics, share stories, and make space for questions, laughter, and support.

✨ Come to share, learn, and connect with others who understand the caregiving journey.

📧 For meeting links, please contact alecompte@eastersealsdfvr.org.

👥 Join our Caregiver Connections Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/215730265242776

10/25/2025

Experience the magic of our partner, The Morton Arboretum, in a sensory-friendly environment on November 18. This event features static lights and music at a lower volume. Tickets are limited due to the capacity of this event to ensure sensory friendliness.

To purchase tickets, visit: https://bit.ly/42PvWgR

10/24/2025

We’re so grateful to Grand Victoria Casino for your generous support of our Elgin Center, helping us add new therapy equipment including:

-LiteGait Postural Device
-Galileo® S25 Whole Body Vibration System
-Pediatric One-sided Therapy Stairs
-Tumble Forms Roll

These tools help children reach new milestones and achieve their therapy goals every day!

Support for this project has been provided by the Kane County Board, through its Office of Community Reinvestment, with funds from the Grand Victoria Riverboat Casino.

10/22/2025

Join us for our two FREE Early Intervention continuing education courses, — Led by experts Emily Muzzy, OTR/L & Savannah Shields, M.S. CCC-SLP, CLC, and Laura Basi, MPT, PCS & Jenna Georgacakis-Nurre, DPT, PCS, these courses are designed for PTs, OTs, Speech Therapists, Developmental Therapists, Service Coordinators, and other child health professionals.

Explore how water play and early AAC strategies can enhance therapeutic outcomes and support development in Early Intervention!

Don’t miss this chance to deepen your expertise and bring new techniques to your Early Intervention practice! Secure your spot at eastersealsdfvr.org/ce.

10/22/2025

It’s National Physical Therapy Month! This year’s theme, “PT For Future Me,” reminds us how therapy today builds strength and health for tomorrow.

We’re celebrating our dedicated Physical Therapists across our three locations who help children move, explore, and thrive!

Your expertise and compassion empower kids to grow stronger every day—thank you for all you do! 💪🧡

10/21/2025

Are you a Physical or Occupational therapist looking to make a difference while working alongside a passionate, expert team? Join Easterseals DuPage & Fox Valley and help children reach new milestones in a supportive, inclusive environment.

Enjoy competitive benefits, flexible scheduling, and ongoing professional development—all while changing lives every day.

Learn more and apply today: https://bit.ly/3L95Cbm

10/17/2025

Know the facts as we advocate for more employment opportunities, knowledge, and understanding of our disability community across the country with Easterseals.

18+ million working-age Americans are disabled. Yet only 7 million are employed—meaning talent is being left on the sidelines.

This National Disability Employment Awareness Month ( ), Know the Facts: employment barriers don’t just harm disabled workers—they hold back entire workplaces.

Easterseals’ employment programs connect people to job training and employers, because addressing workplace barriers benefits everyone.
Wear the message with Know the Facts merch:
https://hq.easterseals.com/418Bn9X

10/15/2025

Dawn Reiss with Chicago Health Magazine shares, "Feeding a child today can feel surprisingly complex. Between rising food costs, allergies (1 in 13 U.S. children has a food allergy), and time constraints, families are juggling a lot."

Dawn spoke with expert dietitians including Ginger Hagen, MS, RDN, LDN, from Easterseals DuPage & Fox Valley, to break through the online noise on how to make mealtimes easier, happier, and healthier for kids.

📰 Read the full article here: https://chicagohealthonline.com/full-plate/

We understand that feeding challenges can go far beyond “picky eating." If your child struggles at mealtimes, with their nutrition, or advancing to new textures, you’re not alone. Our speech-language and nutrition services, Feeding Clinic, and Fun with Food programs provide compassionate, individualized care to help every child thrive.
Learn more at: https://dfv.easterseals.com/get-support/areas-of-support/feeding-nutrition

10/14/2025

Congratulations to Developmental Therapist, Vickie Robinson, MS, I/ECMH-C, CCLS, DT, on receiving The Wehman Award of Excellence from the Illinois Developmental Therapy Association - "Fan" Page!

With 17 years of experience and her background as a Child Life Specialist, Vickie brings compassion and evidence-based expertise to every family she serves. Her efforts include completing the Infant Mental Health Certificate Program with the Erikson Institute and her respect for honoring each family’s culture and values, centering caregivers as the true experts on their child.

Thank you, Vickie, for your leadership, mentoring, and dedication to helping children and families thrive!

10/11/2025

Mark your calendars for our on October 28, from 5-7 PM at our Villa Park Center parking lot! Enjoy music, costumes, games, and treats with our friends from St. John's Lutheran Church and School, Lombard, Illinois. 🎃 🎶

Looking for a creative activity? Sign up to add your car to this event! Decorate your trunk and pass out treats. 🚗

Contact Gabrielle Nicastro at gnicastro@eastersealsdfvr.org to sign-up!