With Mental Health Month around the corner, now is a great time for direct support professionals and caregivers to prioritize their own selfcare. Thanks to the Shrivastava Family, Community Fest 2026 caregivers who need it can enjoy a free, 10-minute chair massage given by a professional massage therapist. There will be three chair massage stations, so arrive at 11 am sharp on May 2 to ensure you’re able to enjoy the benefit. We expect this offering in the Quiet Space Pavilion to be very popular! 😊
Choosing a residential care program for someone you love is a big decision, and it can feel overwhelming. You just want to know they’re safe, supported, and truly cared for. 💕
Our latest blog shares a few key questions to help guide you and make the process a little easier!
Finding a quality residential care program is key. This guide helps you navigate the system with essential questions to ask about nursing and care.
04/14/2026
Put on your comfortable dancing shoes👟👟and join us on the dance floor at the 2026 Community Fest at Wolf Trap on May 2 from 11 am to 2pm.! Thank you, Clark Financial Consulting Group of Wells Fargo Advisors, sponsoring our audio/visual offerings for making it possible for us to provide attendees with great music and a welcoming atmosphere for all. ✨
💛 During Volunteer Appreciation Month, we want to recognize the youth volunteers who choose to spend their time serving others and making a positive impact in our community.
Organizations like Kids Give Back, Young Men’s Service League, John Champe PEER (Positive Experiences in Educational Relationships) and Junior Volunteer League continually show up with enthusiasm, compassion, and a genuine desire to help.
Whether supporting projects, lending extra hands, or bringing fresh energy to our work, your involvement truly matters. Thank you for your commitment to giving back and for being an important part of the community we serve!
04/09/2026
There’s something for everyone at the 2026 Community Fest, including the Quiet Space Pavilion thanks to the Shrivastava Family. In the Quiet Space, there are a range of quieter activities and mindfulness and sensory areas...making butterflies out of coffee filters, building with foam blocks, tackling large-piece puzzles, and more. We hope to see you, your family, and friends on May 2 from 11 am to 2pm.
Our generous sponsors help make the 2026 Community Fest possible, and the second annual event is bigger this year! At KPMG’s Activity Booth, there will be a face painter for everyone to enjoy with their families and friends. Register today for this free event at Wolf Trap on May 2 from 11 am to 2pm.
💛 During Volunteer Appreciation Month, we’re taking a moment to recognize the incredible corporate partners who show up, give back, and make a real impact in our community.
From hands-on projects to in-kind support and everything in between, we’re so grateful for the continued partnerships with groups like CGI, TEKsystems, Freddie Mac, The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City, Rackspace Technology, Mastercard, and Stewart Title.
Whether it’s annual projects, holiday support, painting homes, or helping bring new ideas to life, your generosity helps create meaningful experiences and stronger communities for the people we support.
04/03/2026
🎉Thanks, to CapitalServices, you and your family will have the opportunity to play a ring toss game at the 2026 Community Fest. This free event on May 2 from 11 am-2pm is a chance to enjoy a day of fun with our community of families, direct support professionals, caregivers, and advocates.
💛 April is Volunteer Appreciation Month, and at CRi, we’re celebrating the people who make our mission possible.
All month long, we’ll be spotlighting incredible volunteers who give their time, energy, and heart to our community. We’ll also be sharing and reposting moments from our volunteers to highlight the impact they’re making every day.
To every volunteer who shows up, supports others, and gives back to our community…thank you. You are a vital part of the CRi family!
Stay tuned and celebrate with us all month long.
03/31/2026
The 2026 Community Fest will have a balloon artist, thanks to Southern Pharmacy Services! Registration for CRi’s second annual celebration of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and mental health needs is free for members of our supportive community! 🎈
Join us for your favorite balloon sculpture and enjoy many other fun activities on May 2 from 11 am-2pm!
🧡 Many individuals with developmental disabilities work, volunteer, and actively contribute in meaningful ways, helping build stronger, more inclusive communities. At CRi, we’re proud to support that journey.
During this Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, please consider making a general operating support gift to CRi.
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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!
