Easter Seals Greater Houston
Sarah Summers has over a decade of experience in early childhood development and education. Currently serving as an Early Intervention Specialist at Easter Seals Greater Houston since May 2010, Sarah has focused on supporting children and families in need. Prior to this role, Sarah worked as a Teacher at Fort Bend Independent School District from August 2007 to July 2009 and as a Barista at Starbucks from August 2009 to March 2011. Sarah obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Houston, where studies were completed between 2002 and 2005.
Easter Seals Greater Houston
Nationally, Easter Seals is the leading non-profit provider of services for individuals with autism, developmental disabilities, physical disabilities, other special needs, and disabled veterans. For more than 68 years, Easter Seals Greater Houston has been offering help, hope and answers to people of all ages with disabilities and their families.Through therapy, training, education and support services, Easter Seals creates life-changing solutions so that people with disabilities can live, learn, work and play in our community. Founded in Houston in 1947, Easter Seals Greater Houston provides a variety of needed services to individuals of all ages with all types of disabilities and their families in the five counties surrounding the Houston area. They are the only organization in the greater Houston area providing comprehensive services to individuals with all types of disabilities and their families. Originally called the Cerebral Palsy Treatment Center, the organization was started to provide services to individuals with disabilities living in Houston and Harris County. The Center served as a school and as a therapeutic service center over the years, and was briefly called the Children's Center for Developmental Therapy. In 1989, the organization changed its name once again and greatly expanded and reorganized it's services to meet the needs of its clientele. Today as Easter Seals Greater Houston, the organization provides multiple outstanding service programs (Adult Program, Camps & Case Management, BridgingApps, Social Motion Skills, The Caroline School, ECI Infant Program, Housing Initiative, High School / High Tech, Respite Services, Toy / Tech, the Assistive Technology Lab, Transition Services, and Veterans Services) to children and adults with all types of disabilities and their families.