Easterseals Military & Veteran Services

Happy birthday USCG.

Honoring our Vietnam War Veterans today. Welcome home.

Over the next few weeks we will be introducing our Military and Veteran Services team. Today we introduce you to Job Developer, Dorene Dillard, USAF veteran. Dorene has been a great addition to the team and would like to say “we are here for the vets.” Dorene, thank you for your service and taking care of our veterans.

Honoring our K9 Veterans today. They served too!

Happy Independence Day from Easterseals Redwood Military & Veteran Services. Wishing everyone a safe and joyful holiday!

Have you heard about Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio? It’s a free book gifting program for all kids between birth and age five years old. Every child in Ohio is eligible to receive a monthly book until their fifth birthday.

Home — Dolly Parton's Imagination Library of Ohio The Ohio Governor’s Imagination Library wants to ensure every child has access to books from the moment they are born so that kids are entering kindergarten prepared to succeed inside the classroom and beyond.

Today we honor our Gold Star Spouses.

Did you know that April is the month of the Military Child. Here are some facts about "Military Brats"
1. Military Brat is a term of endearment and might be at least 100 years old. It started as British Regiment Attached Travelers (as they were called at the time). BRAT stuck and was adopted in the U.S. Now it can stand for Brave, Resilient, Adaptable and Tenacious and is used as a term of pride for our military children.
2. Dandelions represent our Military Children because they can grow and bloom just about anywhere their roots are planted.
3. There are more children than service members by a ratio of 1.4 to 1. It's not a large margin, but military children and families are important to service.
4. Military children are twice as likely to join the military.
5. More than 900,000 children have experienced deployment of one or both parents.
Deployments are hard on children and can have long term consequences.
6. Military children are resilient and grow up to be resilient adults.
7. Military families relocate 10 times more often than civilian families -- typically every 2-3 years.

Join us in honoring our Military Children all over the world. The color purple represents all branches of the military, so remember to "Purple Up" to show your support for our Nation's Military Brats.

In honor of Vietnam Veterans Day, Military and Veteran Services hosted a lunch for Easterseals Redwood staff members who served our country in the military. Welcome home to our Vietnam Veterans.