Easterseals

Easterseals Southwest Florida, also known as Happiness House, has been serving the Sarasota-Manatee community since 1946, providing high-quality care and services to individuals of all ages with special needs. The organization is dedicated to enhancing the lives of its clients by offering a continuum of care that includes therapy, education, and support programs tailored to meet diverse needs. With programs such as Early Childhood Development, Adult Enrichment, and services for veterans and first responders, Easterseals Southwest Florida strives to ensure that individuals can access opportunities and make meaningful life choices. Their holistic approach, which includes innovative therapies like music therapy and hippotherapy, fosters development across multiple domains, supporting clients in living, learning, and playing within their communities. Generated from the website

Achievement Academy, established in 1955, offers educational programs to children with special needs and their families by providing early intervention through support, therapy and education, advocacy and resources. Formerly known as Child Development Center of Polk County, the academy serves children from birth through kindergarten by one-on-one early intervention sessions, weekly developmental playgroup sessions, and prekindergarten and developmental kindergarten classrooms. The academy provides free-of-charge services to families and receives funding from United Way and the Charter School to cover operational costs. Achievement Academy has charter schools throughout Florida, including Lakeland, Winter Haven and Bartow.