Northern Virginia Training Center to Close
Virginia, U.S. Department of Justice reach settlement that will close four training centers and move most residents back into the community.
The Commonwealth of Virginia and the U.S. Department of Justice reached a settlement on Thursday in a three-year case finding Virginia needlessly housing some individuals with disabilities in institutions. Under the terms of the 10-year, $2 billion agreement, Virginia will close four of its five homes for the developmentally and intellectually disabled and instead provide services in local communities. The agreement would close the Northern Virginia Training Center in Fairfax by 2015. About 200 residents live at NVTC. Southeastern Virginia Training Center in Chesapeake, a 75-bed center, would remain open. "People with disabilities should be given the same opportunities to participate in community life as those without disabilities,” …
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Anna Gibson
6:41 pm on Saturday, January 28, 2012
So sad to hear this is closing. This facility provides terrific care for people with few options. Maybe Virginia should drop the Commonwealth from their name. Where is the interest in the common good here? more ›