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We will be holding our very first Annual ECHO Bike Fundraiser on Saturday, September 9, 2017! We've decided to take advantage of our location right next to the W&OD Trail by holding a fun and exciting cycling fundraiser. This bike event will help raise money so we can continue to invest in our staff and our...

Thank you to St. Andrew Presbyterian Church for naming ECHO the beneficiary of their March 26, 4pm Music with a Cause concert! Jazz great Sara Jones, the winner of the 2004 Billie Holiday vocal competition, and her trio will feature jazz standards curated from the Great American Songbook, along with some Brazilian bossa-nova classics. Tickets...

ECHO was established to offer vocational training, community integration, and comprehensive, individual disability employment. Our mission is to empower individuals with disabilities to achieve their optimal level of personal, social and economic success. ECHO provides services from our Leesburg, Virginia facility, as well as on-site at businesses throughout Northern Virginia. Please click here to help us continue...

We are excited to announce that ECHO has recently expanded our employment services to accommodate a growing number of individuals from Northern Virginia waiting to participate in our programs. We have launched a new program, Individual Supported Employment (ISE), to provide assistance to participants by helping them secure employment through coaching, individual support and training....

Thank you Loudoun Valley Floors (Loudoun Carpet Care)​ for a top-notch job replacing the floors for our Medically Fragile program! We appreciate you generously donating the labor to beautify our facility for participants, guests and staff. www.loudounvalleyfloors.com...

Congratulations to Karen Russell on her retirement from ECHO after 40 years of service to our community. Well-deserved honors to Karen from Congresswoman Comstock's office, the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce, Blossom and Bloom and others this evening, including a beautiful tribute from Bernard, an ECHO employee - please check out the video! https://vimeo.com/206249620 ECHO will miss...

Thank you to John, Laurie and Jan of Allegra Print, Signs, & Design in Sterling for selecting ECHO once again as a Footprint Fund recipient! We appreciate their support of our marketing needs! Allegra is fantastic to work with and produces beautiful marketing pieces. Please check them out for all your marketing and printing needs!...

Fairfax County has proclaimed March Developmental Disabilities Inclusion Month in celebration of the contributions that individuals with disabilities make to our community. Thank you to our participants for enriching our lives....