Not 1 but 2 ECHO partners won esteemed SourceAmerica Awards! Congratulations to HHMI Janelia Research Campus and Eurest-USA, a division of Compass Group. These are 2 of 10 national awards available to over 1,200 nonprofit agencies in the SourceAmerica network of nonprofits which provides employment opportunities to over 45,000 people with significant disabilities by facilitating...
We're excited to announce the ECHO Blog. Check it out for access to new articles and insights about the people we serve from our staff. Visit www.echoworks.org/blog to read our first posts, and don't forget to check back frequently for new stories - we hope you're as inspired as we are!...
A young grade school girl comes home and asks her mother: “Mommy, where did I come from?” The mother is quite flustered and surprised that the inevitable question came so early in life. Having been asked though, she proceeds to “have the talk” as openly and as candidly as possible. When she is done the...
It has been known for some time that in the absence of human contact, for a period of time, an infant will develop easily recognizable signs of developmental stress. If left unaddressed these stress symptoms can become quite severe and may manifest in anti-social behavior, distrust of others and an inability to share. Human contact is...
I am a person with brown eyes – that doesn’t make me disabled; it’s a characteristic. You may be a person with red hair – that doesn’t make you disabled; it’s a characteristic. These are characteristics which make us easier to be identified and recognized. These characteristics don’t define us, or limit us; they just part of how...
Don't forget about gaining visibility while doing good with ECHO's Vehicle Advertising! Be seen by everyone throughout Loudoun and Fairfax Counties - our buses total over 400,000 miles a year. Contact Gregg Robinson at [email protected] or (571) 707-8255 for information! Advertise on one or all of ECHO’s fleet of over 30 buses and vans. Get your message...
The numbers are in! We raised a record $22,003.12 in just 1 day! Thank you to everyone who so generously gave to support ECHO. How It Works You choose your charity. You decide to give. The big day of giving is May 5, 2020. BUT . . . you can also make a schedule early giving during the...
The Rotary Club of Dulles International Airport has generously pledged to match Give Choose donations up to $10,000 to support men and women with disabilities. ECHO needs your support now more than ever to help us get through the COVID-19 crisis. 84% of our revenue is tied directly to government reimbursements for people served. Sadly, this...
Thank you to everyone who has scheduled their donations for Give Choose so far! Please help our participants, their families, and our staff weather this COVID-19 crisis. We need to get through these few months and Give Choose is the perfect opportunity to be part of that! We are under one week out from Give...
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