ServiceSource Opens Disability Center in Chantilly
Nonprofit builds new center in response to increased need for disability resources in the area. Open house is today.
As the music plays, Dawn Van Kuren smiles and ducks her head as she dances to an upbeat tune. Dressed in a bright yellow shirt and with a beaded necklace around her neck, she takes the hands of a man laying in a wheelchair. He can't move on his own, but he seems to smile as she bops to the music. The parents of 37-year-old Van Kuren say she's blossomed in many ways lately. "I think she's much more outgoing than she used to be," said her mother, Sue Mobley, a Fairfax resident. "It used to be, 'Mom, Mom, Mom,' and now she's willing to go out." "She's grown by leaps and bounds," added her husband, Tom Mobley. Van Kuren spends many of her days at a new disability center in Chantilly, run by ServiceSource, a nonprofit organization. The …
james kuranda
4:53 pm on Thursday, September 13, 2012
My sister has attended the other facilities for many years. This is a tremendous addition and benefit to those with disabilities. Thank you to everyone who took part in its fruition. Jim more ›