Sixty years ago, Ruth Birch, a concerned mother whose child was turned away by the public school system due to a learning disability, founded Grafton. She began by teaching her… Read More
Maggie Hashemzadeh, Clinical Administrator Did you know that, of the 70 million people in the world who have autism, 85% live in developing countries, where they often lack the supports… Read More
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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