Welcome to the final post in our first “Expansion Pilot Update” series, which shares stories from five Easterseals affiliates who are taking monthly classes on using our App Search Tool. Today’s material was contributed by Valerie Coles, Director of Program…
Fire drills, long a standard part of school days, date back at least to 1914. Depending on where you grew up, you may also remember other types of school drills—such as the “Cold War” drills of the 1950s–1970s, where students…
This is the fourth post in our “Expansion Pilot Update” series, which shares stories from five Easterseals affiliates who are taking monthly virtual classes on using our App Search Tool. Our contributors for today’s article are Sarah Parker and Lauren…
This is the second post in our “Expansion Pilot Update” series, featuring reports from five Easterseals affiliates who are learning the BridgingApps Search Tool via monthly virtual training. Today’s report is from Joy McGowan and Marcia Leinweber, of Easterseals Southeastern…
Last April, BridgingApps shared the basics on our two-year “expansion pilot project.” Through 2025 and 2026, we are hosting webinars for Easterseals affiliates in other cities, familiarizing them with our Search Tool database and favorite apps. Each program is shared…
Easter Seals Greater Houston’s BridgingApps Program is thrilled to announce that, thanks to a grant from family-empowerment nonprofit CHILDREN AT RISK, we have been accepted as a vendor for Harris County Department of Economic Equity and Opportunity’s Early Learning Quality Network (ELQN) project.…
When looking for a useful app for yourself, your child, or even your students, it is tough to find one that you can fully trust. Whether it is a learning-based app or an app helpful for thriving in everyday life,…
BridgingApps’ TexasYouth2Adult website got a major upgrade in 2024, thanks to a generous grant from UnitedHealthcare (UHC). UHC’s support has allowed us to make a number of much-needed site updates and other improvements to this unique resource for youth with…
When it comes to holiday travel, getting there is rarely half the fun. Not when you’re dealing with heavy luggage, winter driving, crowded roads and airports, security checks—and frustrated, bored, overstimulated children. Our BridgingApps for Traveling Over the Holidays list…
Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP) participants are facing an uncertain future with the possible end of ACP funding. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will stop accepting new applications after February 7, and BridgingApps has already paused Digital Navigator assistance filling out…
