News Updates
Celebrating 45 years of Working with Purpose!
Wednesday, February 15 was a day of celebration at MVLE! It was a day to celebrate our 45th anniversary! On February 15, 1972, MVLE was incorporated as a nonprofit organization in Virginia. Over the past four decades, the external landscape has changed, but MVLE's...
Advocacy Alert
The Fiscal Year 2018 draft budget (which begins on July 1, 2017) was introduced today. For the first time in years, Fairfax County's proposed budget does NOT include our graduates with intellectual disabilities, nor does it add in the graduates with developmental...
Action Alert- Protect the Lifeline – Call to Save our Health Care
Action Alert- Protect the Lifeline – Call to Save our Health Care The Senate is planning to pass a budget that will begin the process of repealing of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on JANUARY 11. This is the first step in taking health care away before having a plan...
April Pinch-Keeler Keynote Speaker at “Lunch and Learn” Event co-hosted by Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. AbilityOne Commission
MVLE President and CEO April Pinch-Keeler was the keynote speaker at a well-attended seminar called "Lunch and Learn" at the esteemed Norfolk State University. This seminar was co-hosted by the Northrop Grumman Corporation and the U.S. AbilityOne Commission to provide...
Ashley Welch receives vaACCES Staff Recognition Award
Our own Ashley Welch, MVLE Transition Specialist, has been recognized by vaACCES for "Excellence in Services to Individuals with Disabilities" and received her staff award last night at the Collaborations Conference in Virginia Beach. Congratulations! Great...
2012 Annual Meeting and Dinner Celebrates “Our Voices Count”
MVLE's self-advocacy group "Our Voices Count" meets monthly and engages in a facilitated discussion about their needs and ideas how to improve the services and persona work situations at MVLE. It is this kind of involvement that makes people with a disability feel on...
Northrop Grumman Recognizes MVLE as World Class Supplier
Bill Ahlberg (NGC), April Pinch-Keeler, Ken Rush (both MVLE), Vic Obringer (NGC) Northrop Grumman Corporation recognized MVLE and 27 other suppliers at its annual Socio-Economic Business Programs (SEBP) awards luncheon held last week in Falls Church. The award...