In 1967, parents of children with disabilities founded The Arc of Loudoun because they had a vision to help their family members.
Today, The Arc of Loudoun, a full-service 501c3, and local chapter of The Arc of the United States, is home to multiple direct-service programs that serve the most vulnerable and underserved in Loudoun and the Greater DC Region—children and adults with disabilities, their families and caretakers, and the professionals who work to help them achieve their ... Czytaj dalej
In 1967, parents of children with disabilities founded The Arc of Loudoun because they had a vision to help their family members.
Today, The Arc of Loudoun, a full-service 501c3, and local chapter of The Arc of the United States, is home to multiple direct-service programs that serve the most vulnerable and underserved in Loudoun and the Greater DC Region—children and adults with disabilities, their families and caretakers, and the professionals who work to help them achieve their greatest potential.
The Arc of Loudoun defines disability as any condition that prevents, delays, or interferes with a person’s typical development or optimal achievement. A disability may be classified as behavioral/emotional, developmental, intellectual, learning, physical, and/or sensory. Disabilities may be temporary–as when a person is healing from a broken bone, and disabilities may be invisible–as when someone is experiencing mental illness.
The Arc of Loudoun is the Washington, DC Region's premier resource for individuals with disabilities and their families, bringing together a full complement of professionally innovative and comprehensive approaches and services in support of this most deserving customer community. The Arc of Loudoun's programs strive to serve as distinguished role models that continually develop, test, and deploy methods and techniques to educational and rehabilitative organizations across the globe, while maintaining their primary focuses on the Region we supports and call home.
The Arc of Loudoun is a high-quality, compassionate, innovative place where individuals with disabilities and their families come to thrive. We support these people from infancy to adulthood, ensuring we assist them in navigating the system of services provided for them in Loudoun and surrounding areas.
The Arc of Loudoun, headquartered in Leesburg, VA, is comprised of the Ability Fitness Center, Ally Advocacy Center, and the Aurora School,
Where there's help, there's hope - and at The Arc of Loudoun, there's always hope!
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