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The eleventh annual World Autism Awareness Day is April 2, 2018. The international community is raising understanding and acceptance by lighting up hundreds of thousands of landmarks, buildings, homes and communities in blue in recognition of people living with autism. April is World Autism Month. #LightItUpBlue https://www.autismspeaks.org/what-autism/world-autism-awareness-day...

Congratulations to so many of our ECHO winners, celebrated for their dedication and hard work at this year's Annual Staff Dinner. ECHO's 2017 Award Recipients are Innovator: Toya Green-Mobley; Workhorse:Christianah Williams;Indirect Support Employee: Jenifer Liberi; Driver: George Doss; Employment Support: Karen Trout; Day Support: Maggie Waters; HERO of the Year Billy Gatewood. Thank you to...

ECHO's annual tennis tournament is a community outreach event and fundraiser to support adults with disabilities. Please help us reach our goal of $75,000 by sponsoring the Classic. This is a wonderful opportunity to gain visibility as a supporter of your community. View Sponsorship Opportunities and Become a Sponsor Today! https://echoworks.org/tennis/...

Today Kirsten, Mel and everyone else from Aramark and Oath took time to celebrate ECHO's Superheroes! The ECHO crew which works with Aramark at Oath in Sterling was delighted by the appreciation. We have truly awesome community partners!       ...

We all know how special a place ECHO is. Please help share those sentiments by voting for us in Loudoun’s Best Places to Work! ECHO is actually listed in three places for the Best Places to Work contest – Agriculture (!), Health and Wellness (Large), and Non-Profit. It takes less than a minute to visit...

ECHO, Public Employees Union, Teachers Ask for Budget Help  2018-02-28 Renss Greene The first of three public hearings on the county budget was quieter than years past, but people who serve other Loudouners came out to make their case. Several people—some teachers and some not—asked supervisors to adopt a tax rate that will let them fully fund the school...

Join Us for the 23rd Annual ECHO Tennis Classic Saturday, June 23, 2018 Ida Lee in Leesburg ECHO's annual tennis tournament is a one-day community outreach event as well as a fundraiser for our organization. Play in the tournament and help raise funds to fund quality services to empower adults with developmental disabilities in our community. Enjoy...

WOW! Thank you so much to our good friends at Blossom and Bloom Thrift Shop for their recent donation to ECHO. Blossom and Bloom Thrift Shop is a non-profit, all volunteer thrift shop and all proceeds benefit local adults and children with disabilities. Please visit them in downtown Leesburg, VA at 110 West Market Street. Don't forget to save...