Arc of Loudoun

Goal: $20,000.00

Specific Need

The Arc of Loudoun advocates for, educates, serves, and supports people with disabilities, their families, and the professionals who work with them. Through our five integrated programs, The Arc serves more than 5,000 of our neighbors each year who face disabilities of all kinds.

Your Gift Brings Hope for a Brighter Future
No gift is too small—every contribution helps move us closer to a more just, equitable world for people with disabilities.

• Your gift of $50 helps people with disabilities to be treated fairly and given the opportunity to reach their full potential.
• Your gift of $100 helps people with disabilities and their families’ overcome barriers and gain access to essential services.
• Your gift of $250 provides Bridge the Gap funds for students, clients and families to attend our programs and support emergency assistance.
• Your gift of $1,000 supports early intervention services for children age 18 months to 8 years old.

Double Your Impact Today!
Today, your donation goes even further toward a lifetime of opportunities for people with disabilities. Thanks to a generous donors, every dollar you give can be doubled, up to $12,000!

Disability impacts all of us.
1 in 4 adults in the US have some type of disability and 1 in 36 children in the US is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (source CDC). According to the 2022 American Community Survey, 30,373 (7.1%) Loudoun County residents have at least one type of disability. People with disabilities often face many hurdles as they attempt to live their lives as fully engaged, active members of society. The Arc of Loudoun works to support individuals and families navigating overwhelming experiences.

Mission

Our mission is to advocate for, educate, serve, and support people with disabilities and their families. 

Our vision is a lifetime of opportunities for people with disabilities.

Our goal is  a just, equitable world for people with disabilities. 

Profile

The Arc of Loudoun serves the most vulnerable and underserved in our region children and adults with disabilities, their families and professionals who support their potential.

Five (5) Integrated Programs 
Our integrated programs challenge students and clients to achieve personal excellence and independence; deliver therapies to enhance movement, communication, daily living skills, and behavioral development, promoting greater independence and overall well-being; foster the essential skills that support academic achievement, social development, and overall health; and assure fair and equitable treatment of people with disabilities in their communities.

• Aurora K-12 School is a year-round K-12 Special Education Day school, accredited by VDOE and VAISEF, using applied behavior analysis (ABA) principles and a student-teacher ratio of 1:1.
• Open Door Learning Center Preschool is an inclusive preschool that prepares children and their parents for kindergarten. Full-time, part-time, and after-school schedules available. ODLC is a Virginia childcare subsidy provider.
• Aurora Behavior Clinic provides Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy, Occupational Therapy (OT), and Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) for all ages, offering individual and group sessions and accepts many insurance carriers. 
• Ability Fitness Center is a therapeutic fitness center providing access to innovative, customized, and activity-based interventions that increase functional ability for individuals with neurological disabilities.
• ALLY Advocacy Center provides free consultations, financial assistance, training and resources including: iCan Bike Camp and a region wide Disability Resource Fair, Wings for ALL, and Practice Traffic Stops.

The Arc of Loudoun Defines a Disability

A disability is 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 Advocates
As a member of The Arc of Virginia and The Arc of US as well close partners with The Arc of Northern Virginia we work to advocat ffor disability rights at the local, state, and national levels. Our goal is to secure the full range of human and civil rights for individuals with disabilities. Your donation fuels the fight to protect and expand critical disability supports to ensure a just, equitable world for people with disabilities.