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Thank you to the several hundred volunteers from Willowsford Cares of the Willowsford community for their willingness to give back and get dirty this weekend as part of their Big Give event. The ECHO facility for #PWD looks beautiful thanks to their landscaping! We also hosted Capital Caring so volunteers could put together care packages for people in palliative and hospice care. Thank you to Loudoun...

Thank you to United Bank for the generous $2,500 donation to ECHO! Your contribution will help provide skill building, job placement, day support and transportation to empower the individuals with disabilities whom we serve to be active members of the community. We appreciate your support of our community! https://www.bankwithunited.com/ ...

Did you know…that unemployment among people with disabilities who are seeking work is as high as 80 percent in some areas of the country? Without ECHO’s 37 buses and vans the people we serve couldn’t get to ECHO or their jobs. They might experience a loss of independence and social activities, or feel they can...

This year, we are only collecting items for Teens, Senior Citizens & Adults with Disabilities. HOLIDAY NEEDS Clothing for ages 13-17 both male and female Sporting items-basketballs, footballs $25 Gift Cards from Wal-Mart, Target, or grocery stores blankets, hats, gloves, scarves & socks, crossword puzzle/find-a-word books, personal items: shaving items, soaps, perfumes, shampoo, brushes, combs, etc. Last day to donate: December...

#GivingTuesday is a global movement by individuals, families, organizations, businesses and communities. Millions of people come together to support causes they believe in and communities they live in. Please give back to #PWD at ECHO now through Tuesday, Nov 27 at https://www.echoworks.org/donate    ...

Congratulations to Dave MacDonald and K2M for winning the Loudoun Human Services Network's 2018 Outstanding Business Partner (Large Business) Award! K2M, a global spinal technologies company which designs and commercializes products and techniques to treat patients suffering from spinal diseases, partners with ECHO to further the independence, promotion and upward mobility of individuals with significant disabilities....

In recognition of the contributions and talents of a workforce that is too often overlooked, ECHO is celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month throughout the month of October. ECHO serves 205 individuals with disabilities, with 135 of them in employment programs in a variety of roles, including Dishwashing and Restaurant Services with Compass Group USA...

Thank you to everyone at Pearson Smith Realty, particularly Eric Pearson and Chuck Smith (both pictured with ECHO CEO Paul Donohue, Jr.), for the $10,000 donation to ECHO! This will help empower individuals with disabilities to achieve their optimal level of personal, social and economic success. We are hugely grateful to this wonderful realty company...