Employee Spotlight: Katie Souders
Katie Souders is a behavior specialist in Berryville. She joined Grafton in the summer of 2018. Why did you want to work in behavioral healthcare? I have a bachelor’s in… Read More
September 9, 2019
August 14, 2019
Employee Spotlight: Kathy McDonald
Kathy McDonald works as an Instructional Assistant at the Ruth Birch Campus in Winchester. She has spent her entire career at Grafton and will celebrate her 36th year caring for… Read More
June 5, 2019
Employee Spotlight: Sonia Easter
Sonia Easter spent 20 years working as a part-time substitute at Grafton’s therapeutic community living options in the Richmond area. She retired in 2016, but still remembers her time at… Read More
April 22, 2019
The Door is Always Open at Grafton
In his short life, 12-year-old Mateo* has experienced a significant amount of trauma. He spent most of his childhood in El Salvador, where, like so many boys there, a gang… Read More
April 9, 2019
Employee Spotlight: Antoinette Comer
Antoinette Comer is a clinician for the Loudoun County Group Home, a new service for county residents who are connected with Loudoun’s human services agencies, which opened its doors earlier… Read More
March 29, 2019
Employee Spotlight: Josue Fred
Josue Fred joined Grafton last summer as maintenance supervisor – although his work on behalf of our consumers goes far beyond that! He not only keeps our facilities running smoothly –… Read More
March 18, 2019
Collaboration, Consistency, and a Trauma-Informed Approach
Hannah is a vivacious 8-year-old on the autism spectrum. She also has an intellectual disability and a seizure disorder. In her short life, Hannah has experienced a great deal of… Read More
February 27, 2019
Employee Spotlight: Chezia Calloway, Berryville Executive Director
Chezia Calloway recently rejoined Grafton as Berryville’s new Executive Director. In this role, Chezia is responsible for, among other things, ensuring quality programming and anticipating the needs of our community…. Read More
January 16, 2019
Benefitting from a Trauma-Informed Community
“It has been my experience, over the past 20 years, that I learn so much from other parents. I hope that they can learn from us as well. I… Read More
October 31, 2018
The Beginning of an Incredible Journey
Making the decision to place her son at Grafton was one of the hardest that Mary Anne has had to make as a parent. Kevin, a now 22-year-old young man… Read More