We are partnering with Volunteer Arlington to provide an opportunity for you to serve our community in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. through the 2026 MLK Day of Service! Join us on Monday, January 19 to participate in the national movement to volunteer.
Learn more and sign up to volunteer: volunteerarlington.org/mlk.
01/16/2026
As we head into the New Year, we want to extend a heartfelt thank-you to all of our holiday in-kind donors. Because of your generosity, every individual we serve received a holiday gift this season. đź’™
Thank you to RSVP-Northern Virginia for assembling 85 busy bins for our homes; Terraforma Church for creating paper spinners and magnetic activity trays; WeHero for decorating and donating 200 tambourines for music therapy; John Champe High School PEER and DECA groups for kindness cards and a sock drive; Rackspace Technology for 35 hygiene kits supporting our mental health programs; Jo Deckert for her beautiful, handcrafted magnetic activity trays; Bryant High School for kindness rocks and holiday cards; Christina Filipowski for so many incredible holiday items and decorations; and Danielle Stanford for the lovely handmade holiday cards.
We are also grateful to everyone who donated through our Amazon Wishlist. Your support helped make the holidays joyful, meaningful, and seamless for the people we serve.
With the season wrapped up, we are excited to turn our focus to what’s ahead, including Volunteer Arlington’s MLK Day of Service. We cannot wait to continue building community together.
01/14/2026
Talent Is Key to Our Future✨
At CRi, our people make everything possible. Of our 500 plus employees, 330 are Direct Support Professionals, representing 66% of our workforce. DSPs are the backbone of the care we provide, and their work is both physically and emotionally demanding.
Six years ago, the CRi Board of Directors launched the Jack Bruggeman Tuition Assistance Fund to support employees pursuing advanced education. Nearly $50,000 has been awarded to date, with almost half funded by individual donors.
Read Paula Bruggeman’s latest blog post to learn more about the fund and how you can help invest in the future of our workforce.
Investing in workforce development through the Jack Bruggeman Tuition Assistance Fund is crucial for CRi’s growth and high-quality care delivery.
01/07/2026
Did you know that Lila Corey’s late father inspired her managerial mindset, and that she's hosted Thanksgiving meals that have benefited mental health residents?
Lila Corey, Senior Clinical Director at CRi, enhances programs for vulnerable individuals while fostering a positive culture and supporting staff through empowerment and recognition.
01/02/2026
Wishing you a wonderful New Year!
CRi is excited for the year ahead. Stay tuned for our observances of Developmental Disabilities Month (March) and Mental Health Month (May). And mark your calendars for Community Fest 2026 at Wolf Trap on May 2.
12/31/2025
It’s the final hours of 2025! Thank you to everyone who has made celebrating our 50th birthday year so special. To our dedicated direct service professionals: thank you so much for the care and compassion you give individuals in CRi’s care all 365 days of the year.
If you would like to celebrate CRi’s 50th birthday, there is still time before the clock strikes 12 tonight. A general operating support gift in a multiple of $50 would be an ideal way to celebrate the 50 years to come.
We are incredibly grateful to the volunteers who helped decorate our CRi programs this holiday season. Your creativity, time, and cheerful spirit filled our homes with warmth, joy, and holiday magic. Thank you for helping make this season truly special for the individuals and families we support. 🎄✨
Volunteer groups:
Arlington Civitan Club
Young Men’s Service League – Hunter Mill
CGI
Junior Volunteer League
TEKsystems
Grace Community Churche Community Church
The Ritz-Carlton, Pentagon City
John Champe High School
…and many other groups, individuals, and families who generously shared their time and talents with our community.
12/25/2025
Happy Holidays from our family to yours!
12/17/2025
Our friends from CGI came to our Newbrook Day Program and Admin Office in Chantilly to spread some holiday cheer! From decorating trees, to hanging decorations from the ceiling, these awesome volunteers really did an incredible job and definitely brightened the place up! Thank you all so much! ❤️🎄
12/09/2025
We are still in need of volunteers to help us decorate our homes and spread some cheer with festive lights and more this holiday season! Consider adopting a home near you. Thank you in advance!
For more information, please contact our Volunteer Program Manager, Shannon White, at volunteer@mycri.org.
12/02/2025
A picture is worth a thousand words. If you have not made your gift to CRi today, please give a priceless gift of a smile this Giving Tuesday.
It’s Giving Tuesday, one of the final days of CRi’s 50th birthday year! A general operating support gift in a multiple of $50 would be such a meaningful way to celebrate the CRi caregivers that are the heartbeat of our mission.
A simple holiday activity can be challenging for people in our care with special needs. Even a simple outing might cost at least $250 to staff between travel to and from an event and hours at an activity.
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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!
