The Arc of Loudoun is a lifelong partner for people with disabilities and their families, providing services, education, advocacy, and therapy.
We serve as a regional hub for support through three Centers of Excellence, reaching 5,000+ people each year. Founded in 1967, The Arc of Loudoun advocates for, educates, serves, and supports people with disabilities and their families, serving more than 7,000 people each year including people with disabilities, their families, caregivers, educators, advocates; Arc volunteers; Veterans; members of the law enforcement, first responder and judicial system communities. At The Arc of Loudoun, we believe in creating a just and equitable world for people with disabilities—and we work toward that goal every day through our three core centers:
Ability Fitness Center – Promoting strength and mobility through fitness-based therapy
ALLY Advocacy Center – Empowering individuals and families through advocacy and support
The Aurora School – Providing specialized education for students with developmental disabilities
With more than 24,000 people with disabilities in Loudoun County, our work is far from done. But with your support, we can continue building a more inclusive community—one where everyone belongs.
10/08/2025
On Monday, the Aurora School went on a field trip to Temple Hall Farm where they enjoyed a wagon ride, picked pumpkins, learned about daily farm life, and had a blast on the slides and jumping pillow.
It was the perfect fall adventure for our Aurora School family! 🍁
Did you know we’ve moved?
We are now located at The National Conference Center, and we’d love to show you our beautiful new space!
Big things are happening at Ability Fitness Center !
With our recent move to The National Conference Center, we’ve expanded to nearly SIX times the space—and we’re already putting it to great use!
We’re now proud to welcome pediatric clients alongside our adult clients. Under the direction of Dr. Katelyn Pomajzl, our new Pediatric Physical Therapist, children can enjoy therapy in our fun and interactive Kids Corner.
This space is designed to help children with developmental delays or neurological diagnoses build strength, confidence, and gross motor skills through individualized or small-group sessions.
Ability Fitness Center supports individuals with spinal cord injuries, brain injuries, stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, Cerebral Palsy, balance disorders, developmental disabilities, and other neurological conditions through innovative, activity-based recovery programs.
🌟 Meet Dr. Katelyn Pomajzl, Ability Fitness Center’s new Pediatric Physical Therapist!
Katelyn loves working with kids and can’t wait to bring energy, creativity, and care to AFC’s brand-new Kids Corner.
The Kids Corner is a fun, playful space designed for children with developmental delays or neurological diagnoses to build strength, confidence, and gross motor skills, whether through one-on-one activities or fun group sessions.
Katelyn is now accepting new pediatric clients, and scholarships are available!
Thank you to Loudoun Credit Union for supporting Ability Fitness Center’s very first Ability Games!
We are so grateful for your generosity and partnership in helping us celebrate inclusion, community, and empowerment.
10/01/2025
A big heartfelt thank you to Lindsay Volkswagen of Dulles for sponsoring Ability Fitness Center’s very first Ability Games!
Your support helped us create a day of fun, inclusion, and community while empowering the work we do every day.
09/30/2025
We wanted to share this video from Friday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony and once again express how grateful we are to our community for helping make our move to The National Conference Center possible, and for believing in brighter futures for children and adults with disabilities. 💙
09/29/2025
🎉 What an incredible day Friday was!
We celebrated the Grand Opening of The Arc of Loudoun’s new home at The National Conference Center and were overwhelmed by the amazing show of community support. 💙
Friends, families, government leaders, and community partners toured our new space, met our incredible team, and joined us in celebrating this exciting new chapter.
We are so thankful for everyone who helped make this move possible. Your generosity and encouragement remind us that together, we can create brighter futures for children and adults with disabilities.
09/26/2025
🎉 Today’s the day!
Join us at 3:00 p.m. at The National Conference Center for The Arc of Loudoun’s Grand Opening Celebration!
Come tour our beautiful new home, meet our incredible team, and celebrate this exciting new chapter with us. Light refreshments will be served! We can’t wait to welcome you.
This milestone was made possible by the immense generosity of our community. Our move has also inspired the launch of Empower Aurora: A Million Reasons to Believe, a $1 million campaign to cover the costs of the move, Aurora School set-up, and ensure the long-term sustainability of The Arc of Loudoun.
✨ We are so close to our goal—with only $220,000 left to raise!
💙 A huge THANK YOU to our incredible Ability Games sponsors! 💙�
Your generosity makes it possible for us to bring this fun and meaningful event to life.
🙏 Special thanks to:�
Old 690 Brewing Company �
Lindsay Volkswagen of Dulles
Loudoun Credit Union �
Wood and Emmy Parker�
Loudoun Lumber �
Jeffrey and Kathy Lubitz�
Loudoun Funeral Chapel & Crematory
Clover Leaf Wealth Strategies �
Valley Energy
Now it’s YOUR turn to join the fun! 🎉�
Sunday, Sept. 28 | 1–4 p.m.�Old 690 Brewing Co.
Come test your skills with unique challenges, celebrate inclusion in action, and support Ability Fitness Center.
Old 690 will be open to the public with food and drinks available for purchase with proceeds benefiting AFC.
Congratulations to the 20 graduates of Loudoun County’s 64th Basic Crisis Intervention Training (CIT)!
We are proud to partner with the Loudoun County Sheriff's Office, Loudoun County Mental Health, Substance Abuse & Developmental Health Services and so many others on this important program that equips first responders with the skills to respond with empathy, compassion, and care to those experiencing a crisis.
Your commitment helps ensure the safety and well-being of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and our broader community. 💙
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In 1967, parents of children with disabilities founded The Arc of Loudoun because they had a vision to help their family members live “a life like yours.” In December 2009, The Arc leased the Paxton Campus and, on this property, created a seven acre "safe-haven" for all people with disabilities and their families.
Today, The Arc of Loudoun, a local chapter of The Arc National, is home to five, integrated programs that serve the most vulnerable and underserved in Loudoun and the Greater DC Region—children and adults with disabilities, their families and caretakers, and the professionals who work to help them achieve their greatest potential. We are the only community-based non-profit working for people with intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities throughout their lifetimes. We encompass all ages and all spectrums from autism, ASD, Down Syndrome, Fragile X, intellectual disabilities, various other developmental disabilities, and neurophysical disabilities including brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, effects from stroke, Parkinson’s disease, and cerebral palsy.
The Arc of Loudoun serves more than 6,000 people with disabilities and their families each year through its five, integrated programs:
Open Door Learning Center equips preschool children ages 2-7 of all abilities with the social and developmental skills they need to thrive in mainstream kindergarten.
The Aurora School, a year-round private day school, helps significantly challenged students ages 5-22, primarily with autism, achieve personal excellence, gain independence and vocational skills to maximize their potential. Students come from nine different school systems including MD, VA, WV, and DC.
Ability Fitness Center is for people with neurological disorders—stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, parkinson's disease, down syndrome—giving them a one-of-a-kind place to workout using specialized equipment and expert clinicians.
Aurora Behavior Clinic provides individualized 1:1 Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy for children ages 2-22 with autism and other related disabilities, with a specialized curriculum focused on verbal behavior and increasing social interactions.
ALLY "A Life Like Yours" Advocacy Center fills the unmet needs of the community by providing free information on disability rights, guidance, support, events, and workshops to families and caretakers of those with disabilities and the professionals who work with them, plus social activities for adults with disabilities.
To learn more about how we can support you and your family, get involved, or other ways to donate, please visit www.thearcofloudoun.org. We welcome you to our Arc of Loudoun family!
