We’re so excited to celebrate with our amazing supporters and community champions at the Gala tomorrow! 🥂✨ There’s so much to honor today, tomorrow, and in the months ahead.
Our Gala is this Saturday! There is still time to select who you would like to be CRi's Champion of the Year: Dr. Amanda Carter-Blair, Cary Hatch, Tania Hammock, Tiffany Meehan, or Christine Plummer. To support one of their campaigns that supports CRi, visit mycri.org/donate, select "Program Specific", and then type the candidate's name who you would like to win.
This past Saturday, more than 150 volunteers from the Woodbridge Virginia Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints joined us at our Peachtree and Ponhill residential programs.
Together, this amazing group of all ages painted walls inside the houses, cleaned up the yards, and created arts and crafts for the individuals we support. Their kindness and teamwork left a lasting mark, and we are so grateful for their generosity! 💙
09/19/2025
Have you selected who you would like to be CRi's Champion of the Year yet? The candidate who raises the most awareness and funds for CRi's mission will win! 🏆
What are you doing on September 27 from 6:30-9:30 pm? CRi will be hosting its 50th Anniversary Gala & CRi Honors, and we'd love to see you there with our other friends and supporters.
Thank you so much for having us, Young Men's Service League Vienna-Oakton Chapter! It was such a pleasure meeting everyone and being part of such a wonderful, welcoming community. We’re looking forward to seeing you all again soon!
So many loving hearts and helpful hands in one room! ❤️💙👐 Our entire chapter gathered to kick off the fall service season and to reveal this year's Ultimate Gift. We started with a FANTASTIC educational panel with representatives from local philanthropies, CRi, A Purposeful Day, Special Olympics, and NVFS.
YMSLVO's chosen community of focus for the year is persons living with disabilities. Stay tuned for more about what we're planning for our Ultimate Gift!
09/15/2025
There's a seat at the table for you...at the 50th Anniversary Gala & CRi Honors on September 27. Purchase your tickets now and join us for an elegant wine dinner and awards ceremony at Capital One Hall. https://shorturl.at/hZMKT 🥳🎉
09/12/2025
We’re so proud of Brian Obungu with our Oak Street Program for receiving the DSPY Above & Beyond Award! Last night, Team CRi celebrated with Brian as he walked up to receive his award. Congratulations to all 21 CRi staff nominated for an award, including our other two Top 5 nominees: Wil Sydnor of the Newbrook Integrated Community Services and Mariama Cole of Ponhill.
What a wonderful way to wrap up Direct Support Professional Week! Our direct support staff show up every day with compassion and patience and we're thrilled to have their dedication recognized!
09/11/2025
Meet Tiffany Meehan, a CRi Champion of the Year Candidate! A trailblazer in accessibility, inclusive technology, and strategic marketing, Tiffany brings both professional expertise and lived experience to every initiative. Her work spans the U.S. Department of Labor, SiriusXM, Inclusively, and more, which you can learn more about on our event website.
Don’t miss an inspiring evening on September 27 of celebration, community, and change…Save the date and be part of CRi’s 50th Anniversary Gala!
Join us in celebrating amazing community heroes at our 50th Anniversary Gala--like Dr. Amanda Carter-Blair! She is a candidate for CRi Champion of the Year and is founder of Care and Recreational Activities for Autistic People (CARAFAP, LLC), an organization that creates a supportive and inclusive environment for individuals with autism.
Among her many accomplishments, Dr. Carter-Blair has been dedicated to raising awareness about autism internationally, including in Ghana, Singapore, and the United Kingdom.
Learn more about Dr. Carter-Blair and why you should join us on September 27.
A caring community is at the heart of CRi's mission. Togetherness is the key to success, and it wouldn't be possible without you, the everyday caregivers and champions of our communities!
Come to our 50th Anniversary Gala to meet some of our favorite champions who have made a lasting impact in our community!
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OUR NAME HAS CHANGED, BUT OUR STORY REMAINS THE SAME.
We are excited for change, but rooted in a deep history. As we grow & re-brand to be better for you, we pride ourselves on making sure that we never forget where we came from.
Community Residences began in 1975 when a group of Arlington families, faith groups and government leaders worked with Arlington County to charter an independent nonprofit agency that would bring together and expand efforts to help people with mental health and/or developmental disabilities.
At its outset, Arlington Community Residences (as it was initially known) stood at the forefront of the growing community integration movement. This grass-roots, family-driven effort sought to create community-based alternatives to the institutionalization of people with mental health or intellectual disabilities. Arlington Community Residences brought together a few existing group homes and started several new homes so that Arlington resident with disabilities could live close to and regularly interact with family, friends and and neighbors.
As the community integration movement grew and the demand for community-based alternatives expanded, Arlington Community Residences became Community Residences when services were initiated throughout Northern Virginia, the Richmond area, and in
Maryland. Expansion was not only geographic; CRi also began to offer case management and transitional support for people who were homeless, residential youth services, day programs for adult with developmental disabilities, and home-based clinical and practical support for people living on their own.
Over the past four decades, thousands of individuals have been supported by CRi. That tradition continues with individualized support providing for fulfilling, high-quality lives of maximum independence.
We look forward to the future & are excited to see just what we can accomplish, together!
