Life Enrichment Awards Program (LEAP)

Educates parents, youth and the community about the laws governing public education, specifically for children with disabilities. AJE seeks to empower youth and parents to be effective advocates and youth to self-advocate to ensure that children receive an appropriate education.

The Arc provides service and education locally and on a state level, as well as, information and referral, special needs trust programs, self-advocacy empowerment opportunities and special events. Distributes weekly updates for families, professionals and individuals living in the cities and counties of Alexandria, Arlington and Fairfax.

Visit Arc of Northern Virginia website

A non-sectarian, non-public special education day school with an integrated approach to learning that includes educational programs and therapeutic services for more than 200 students, ages four through 21, whose disabilities include developmental delays, speech/language deficits, learning disabilities, health impairment, and autism/PDD. 

Visit the Ivymount School, Inc. website

High school program utilizing a multi-sensory, developmental and language-intensive curriculum tailored to students in grades nine through 12, with language and learning disabilities and/or autism that requires minimal or no special assistance.

Visit the Katherine Thomas School Treatment and Learning Centers website

Empowers a diverse population of under-resourced youth to achieve a successful transition to adulthood, through multi-cultural, comprehensive and innovative programs that address social, academic and career needs. 

Visit the Latin American Youth Center website

Montgomery College is a multi-campus institution that serves nearly 60,000 students a year, through both credit and noncredit programs, in more than 100 areas of study. The Graduate Transition Program is custom-tailored to help developmentally disabled students transition to greater independent living through developmentally appropriate educational employment training and life-skill services.

Visit the Montgomery College – Graduate Transition Program website

Serves hundreds of individuals with developmental differences, their families and involved professionals through therapeutic, recreational, social and respite care programs for teens and adults, as well as information about community resources for families. 

Visit the Potomac Community Resources, Inc. website