The Arc of Loudoun

The Arc of Loudoun The Arc of Loudoun's mission is to advocate for, educate, serve, and support people with disabilities.

We are the home of the Aurora School, Aurora Behavior Clinic, Ability Fitness Center, ALLY Advocacy Center, and Open Door Learning Center. Founded in 1967, The Arc of Loudoun advocates for, educates, serves, and supports people with disabilities and their families, serving more than 7,000 people each year including people with disabilities, their families, caregivers, educators, advocates; Arc vol

unteers; Veterans; members of the law enforcement, first responder and judicial system communities. Through its six primary programs—Ability Fitness Center, A Life Like Yours (ALLY) Advocacy Center, Aurora Behavior Clinic, The Aurora School, Open Door Learning Center preschool, and Project Horse—The Arc of Loudoun strives to bring about a just, equitable world for people with disabilities. With 24,416 people with disabilities in Loudoun, there is still much work to be done.

Look who dropped by our table at the Loudoun County Public Schools Mental Health and Wellness Conference! Thank you, Sup...
01/25/2025

Look who dropped by our table at the Loudoun County Public Schools Mental Health and Wellness Conference! Thank you, Supervisor Sylvia R. Glass!

This weekend! We'll be at the Loudoun County Public Schools Mental Health and Wellness Conference and Resource Fair at W...
01/23/2025

This weekend! We'll be at the Loudoun County Public Schools Mental Health and Wellness Conference and Resource Fair at Watson Mountain Middle School!

2025 LCPS Mental Health and Wellness Conference on Jan. 25, 2025

Has anyone been making snowmen? Thursday, Jan. 23, the Aurora School and Open Door Learning Center will open with a two-...
01/23/2025

Has anyone been making snowmen? Thursday, Jan. 23, the Aurora School and Open Door Learning Center will open with a two-hour delay. All our other programs will be open on their regular schedule. See you here!

Visit Loudoun donated 130 sensory comfort kits!!! THANK YOU!We're going to hand them out at You Belong Here training fo...
01/22/2025

Visit Loudoun donated 130 sensory comfort kits!!! THANK YOU!

We're going to hand them out at You Belong Here training for businesses, helping local businesses open their doors to people with disabilities of all kinds! (Did you know roughly a quarter of all US adults have some sort of disability?)

Email us at [email protected] for on-site training!

Our schedule for Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025!Aurora School: Two hour delayAurora Behavior Clinic: Regular scheduleAbility F...
01/21/2025

Our schedule for Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025!
Aurora School: Two hour delay
Aurora Behavior Clinic: Regular schedule
Ability Fitness Center: Regular schedule
Open Door Learning Center: Two hour delay
ALLY Advocacy Center: Regular schedule
Administration: Regular schedule

See you tomorrow!
(Pam told us we had to get the kids back on campus 😋)

Our guys are hard at work in the cold making campus safe in the snow! Thank you, Johnny and Drew! (And Mark and Greg!)
01/21/2025

Our guys are hard at work in the cold making campus safe in the snow! Thank you, Johnny and Drew! (And Mark and Greg!)

❄ Snow again!? Here's our schedule for Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025:Aurora School: ClosedAurora Behavior Clinic: ClosedAbility...
01/21/2025

❄ Snow again!? Here's our schedule for Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025:
Aurora School: Closed
Aurora Behavior Clinic: Closed
Ability Fitness Center: Regular schedule
Open Door Learning Center: Closed
ALLY Advocacy Center: Two hour delay
Administration: Two hour delay

01/17/2025
Our Aurora School students work on all kinds of skills! Great job helping out on the laundry, John!
01/15/2025

Our Aurora School students work on all kinds of skills! Great job helping out on the laundry, John!

Aurora Behavior Clinic welcomes children ages 6 to 15 to join the clinic’s 8-week Social Skills Group Therapy classes!Ea...
01/14/2025

Aurora Behavior Clinic welcomes children ages 6 to 15 to join the clinic’s 8-week Social Skills Group Therapy classes!

Each class is run by a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and each social skills topic is taught using Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy techniques and learning principles! Email [email protected] for more information or to register!

Aurora Behavior Clinic welcomes children ages 6 to 15 to join the clinic’s 8-week Social Skills Group Therapy classes! Each class is run by a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and […]

¿Tiene usted, su hijo/a o un miembro de su familia una discapacidad en el desarrollo?Esta presentación lo guiará a travé...
01/13/2025

¿Tiene usted, su hijo/a o un miembro de su familia una discapacidad en el desarrollo?

Esta presentación lo guiará a través del proceso de solicitud del programa de exenciones por discapacidad en el desarrollo (DD). Aprenderá sobre los requisitos de elegibilidad, como es el proceso de solicitud, los servicios que se ofrecen bajo las tres exenciones de Medicaid para atención a largo plazo (BI, FIS, CL) y qué hacer una vez que entra en lista de espera.

(This program is offered in Spanish only.)

Esta presentación lo guiará a través del proceso de solicitud del programa de exenciones por discapacidad en el desarrollo (DD). Aprenderá sobre los requisitos de elegibilidad, como es el proceso de solicitud, los servicios que se ofrecen bajo las tres exenciones de Medicaid para atención a lar...

Hopefully just one last snow day! Here's the schedule for Friday, Jan. 10, 2025:Aurora School: Two hour delayAurora Beha...
01/09/2025

Hopefully just one last snow day! Here's the schedule for Friday, Jan. 10, 2025:
Aurora School: Two hour delay
Aurora Behavior Clinic: Regular schedule
Ability Fitness Center: Regular schedule
Open Door Learning Center: Two hour delay
ALLY Advocacy Center: Two hour delay
Administration: Two hour delay

See you Friday morning!

01/09/2025

The Aurora School and Open Door Learning Center will be closed today, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025 due to inclement weather. Our other programs will open as normal. We'll see you soon!

01/08/2025

UPDATE: The Aurora School and Open Door Learning Center will CLOSE Thursday, January 9, 2025 due to inclement weather. (This is a change—we previously expected to be open on a delay.) Our other programs will open as normal. See you soon!

01/07/2025

Aurora School, Aurora Behavior Clinic and Open Door Learning Center will be closed Wednesday, Jan. 8 due to the weather. ALLY Advocacy Center and administration will open with a two hour delay. We'll see you soon! ❄️❄️❄️

01/07/2025

We'll be closed again Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025, due to the weather. (Except Ability Fitness Center, which will open at 10 am.) Stay warm out there! ⛄❄☕

On this chilly snow day we're just thinking back to our last potluck at Open Door Learning Center! We can't wait to all ...
01/06/2025

On this chilly snow day we're just thinking back to our last potluck at Open Door Learning Center! We can't wait to all be back together again! Stay warm! ⛄

Address

601 Catoctin Cir NE
Leesburg, VA
20176

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

Telephone

+17037771939

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Navigating Life with Disability Together at The Arc of Loudoun
Navigating Life with Disability Together at The Arc of Loudoun

For Giving Tuesday 2024, we brought three of our experts together for a panel discussion on navigating life with a disability, especially intellectual and developmental disabilities. It's Navigating Together, where we explore common challenges, practical solutions, what Applied Behavior Analysis does, and other tips. With Aurora School Principal Suhad Abdallah; Aurora Behavior Clinic Director Jennifer Burto; and Open Door Learning Center Director Rena Bates! Help us build a just, equitable world for people with disabilities. Today, we have a $3,000 matching gift, which means your donation goes twice as far! Give at thearcofloudoun.org/donate. THANK YOU!

Navigating Life with Disability at The Arc of Loudoun
Navigating Life with Disability at The Arc of Loudoun

For Giving Tuesday 2024, we brought three of our experts together for a panel discussion on navigating life with a disability, especially intellectual and developmental disabilities. It's Navigating Together, where we explore common challenges, practical solutions, what Applied Behavior Analysis does, and other tips. With Aurora School Principal Suhad Abdallah; Aurora Behavior Clinic Director Jennifer Burto; and Open Door Learning Center Director Rena Bates!

Tomorrow is a big day! It's Giving Tuesday! Our panel discussion with three of our directors publishes at 1 pm! And your donations make a big difference!

It's almost Giving Tuesday! Don't miss our special panel discussion--it publishes at 1pm on Tuesday, Dec. 3!

Don't miss our special panel on Giving Tuesday! It publishes at 1 pm this Tuesday on our Facebook and Youtube!

Aurora School students took a ride at Temple Hall Farm !

Lindsay got on a bike for the first time today! WAY TO GO!

You Belong Here swag is on its way! (Sign up to be notified about the next session at thearcofloudoun.org/youbelonghere!) @visitloudoun Visit Loudoun @bearchasebrew Bear Chase Brewing Company

Meet Kelly!
Meet Kelly!

Meet Kelly, an Ability Fitness Center client who has already achieved more since her injury than some thought possible—and she's still got huge goals! (Have you registed for AFC's Billy Grey Memorial Tournament yet? Sign up at birdease.com/abilityfitnessgolf2024!)

Congratulations Evan!
Congratulations Evan!

We're so proud of our Aurora School grads like Evan!

Bernie Boswell's Ability Fitness Center story
Bernie Boswell's Ability Fitness Center story

A story from one of our Ability Fitness Center clients, Bernie! We're getting ready for Ability Fitenss Center's annual Billy Grey Memorial Tournament next month--register at birdease.com/abilityfitnessgolf2024 and we'll see you there!

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Our Story

In 1967, parents of children with disabilities founded The Arc of Loudoun because they had a vision to help their family members live “a life like yours.” In December 2009, The Arc leased the Paxton Campus and, on this property, created a seven acre "safe-haven" for all people with disabilities and their families.

Today, The Arc of Loudoun, a local chapter of The Arc National, is home to five, integrated 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. We are the only community-based non-profit working for people with intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities throughout their lifetimes. We encompass all ages and all spectrums from autism, ASD, Down Syndrome, Fragile X, intellectual disabilities, various other developmental disabilities, and neurophysical disabilities including brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, effects from stroke, Parkinson’s disease, and cerebral palsy.

The Arc of Loudoun serves more than 6,000 people with disabilities and their families each year through its five, integrated programs:


  • Open Door Learning Center equips preschool children ages 2-7 of all abilities with the social and developmental skills they need to thrive in mainstream kindergarten.