WEST ALABAMA MEMORIES 2024 ORNAMENT
Easterseals West Alabama began as the former Tuscaloosa Rehabilitation Facility, which opened in 1959 with only four staff members and ten clients. West Alabama Rehabilitation Center's Board of Directors was organized in October 1967, and began planning for a new building and program of services to meet the needs of six counties in West Alabama. In 1985, the facility became known as west Alabama Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center, and in 1999 the facility again changes its name to join a nationwide Easter Seals "brand" campaign to increase recognition about who Easter Seals is and what we do. We became Easter Seals West Alabama. In 2017, national branding was again updated to Easterseals (one word) and we moved into our new facility at 1400 James I. Harrison Jr. Parkway East in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. We house the following programs: Workforce/ Vocational Department, Supported Employment, Transportation Department, Parents As Teachers, and Nurse-Family Partners. Through all the changes, Easterseals West Alabama has remained true to its mission of serving children and adults with disabilities and other needs while maintaining a reputation for quality, comprehensive services. We provide individual family-focused, outcome-oriented, and cost-effective services that help individuals live, learn, work, and play in their communities.