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EARLY INTERVENTION PROGRAM: EASTERSEALS HAWAII'S EARLY INTERVENTION (EI) PROGRAM, THE STATE'S LARGEST PROVIDER OF EI SERVICES, WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTINUITY OF CARE AND SUPPORT FOR ALL THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES ENROLLED IN THE EI PROGRAM - SERVING ON AVERAGE 690 CHILDREN PER MONTH - WITH MANY OF THOSE WHO OPTED TO PLACE THEIR SERVICES ON HOLD IN 2020 RESUMING THEIR SERVICES IN 2021. BY RE-INTRODUCING IN-PERSON SERVICES UNDER THE DEPARTMENT OF EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES GUIDELINES, ESH WAS ABLE TO ENSURE CHILDREN 0-3 YEARS OF AGE COULD CONTINUE TO CLOSE DEVELOPMENTAL GAPS VIA INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT PLANS THAT ADDRESS DELAYS IN OVERALL DEVELOPMENT, MOTOR SKILLS AND LANGUAGE. WHILE TELEHEALTH SERVICES WERE STILL AN OPTION FOR FAMILIES, ROUGHLY 60% OF FAMILIES ELECTED HYBRID SERVICES, RECEIVING BOTH TELEHEALTH AND IN-PERSON CARE. EARLY INTERVENTIONISTS CONTINUED TO HELP SUPPORT FAMILIES THROUGH EDUCATION AND COACHING, CONSULTATION WITH SCHOOLS, CHILDCARE AGENCIES AND OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS.

ADULT HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES: IN 2021, ESH'S ADULT HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES, A STATEWIDE MEDICAID WAIVER PROGRAM THAT SUPPORTS INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES AGE 18 AND BEYOND, WAS ABLE TO TRANSITION BACK TO IN-PERSON GROUP SERVICES, WITH MOST PARTICIPANTS ELECTING TO RECEIVE IN-PERSON CARE. WHILE THE RISE OF THE OMICRON VARIANT OF COVID-19 RESULTED IN THE REDUCTION OF SOME COMMUNITY OUTINGS FOR THE PARTICIPANT GROUPS, WE WERE STILL ABLE TO PROVIDE VITAL PROGRAMMING AT OUR CENTERS, ALLOWING PARTICIPANTS TO CONTINUE REACHING THEIR GOALS. IN 2021, ESH WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO OVER 175 PARTICIPANTS WHO REMAINED IN SERVICES, WITH AN AVERAGE OF 15,200 HOURS OF DIRECT SERVICE BEING PROVIDED EACH MONTH. ADDITIONALLY, SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENTS WERE MADE IN STAFF TRAINING TO EXPAND EXPERTISE IN THE CONTINUED DELIVERY OF REMOTE-BASED SERVICES TO THE PARTICIPANTS WHO REQUESTED IT, AND TO CONTINUE THEIR FOCUS ON EMPLOYMENT SERVICES FOR PARTICIPANTS IN 2022 AND BEYOND. ADULT HOME AND COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAMS OFFER PARTICIPANTS SOCIALIZATION WHILE FOCUSING ON INCREASING AND IMPROVING PARTICIPANTS' SKILLS AND INDEPENDENCE IN A VARIETY OF AREAS WHILE ACTIVELY ENGAGING AND INTEGRATING THEM IN THE COMMUNITY AND AMONG PEERS.

AUTISM SERVICES: IN 2021, AFTER ESTABLISHING SAFETY PROTOCOLS AND STAFF VACCINATION POLICIES, ESH'S AUTISM SERVICES PROGRAM TRANSITION TO A HYBRID SERVICE DELIVERY MODEL, PROVIDING CENTER-, HOME-, AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES IN PERSON AND REMOTELY.