Advocate for SPARC

Your voice matters. Help us secure funding for community-based day services that serve adults with severe and multiple disabilities in Virginia.

Why This Matters Now

Virginia has a legal obligation to provide integrated, community-based services. SPARC is already delivering what the Commonwealth needs.

Legal Compliance

Virginia is under a Permanent Injunction in United States v. Virginia requiring the state to provide integrated, community-based services for people with disabilities.

Proven Model

SPARC is not a pilot or proposal - it's an established, fully operating program already delivering the exact services Virginia is legally required to provide.

Cost Effective

SPARC operates at substantially lower cost than Medicaid-funded day programs while providing significantly higher quality programming and community integration.

A Strategic Path to Compliance

Funding SPARC is a direct, measurable, and cost-effective way for Virginia to demonstrate progress toward compliance with the ADA and the Permanent Injunction. Our participants are the exact population Virginia has struggled - over decades - to serve appropriately.

Learn More About ADA Compliance →

Find Your State Senator & Delegate

Use Virginia's official "Who's My Legislator" tool to find your State Senator and Delegate based on your home address.

Who's My Legislator? Senate Email Directory House of Delegates Directory

Write to Your Legislators

Help us secure funding for community-based day services that serve adults with severe and multiple disabilities in Virginia by writing to your legislators.

Letter Template - Click fields to edit, then download

Dear , (e.g., Senator Smith, Delegate Jones)

I am writing as (e.g., "a parent of a SPARC participant," "a supporter of disability services," "a constituent who cares about disability rights") who lives in your district. I am asking you to support the SPARC budget amendments currently before the General Assembly:

House: HB30 Item 300 #7h - Specially Adapted Resources Clubs (SPARC)
Senate: SB30 Item 300 #8s - Specially Adapted Resources Clubs (SPARC)

SPARC provides integrated, community-based day services for adults with complex disabilities who are unable to work and require continuous one-to-one personal care support. This is the exact population Virginia has struggled - over decades - to serve in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Permanent Injunction issued against Virginia in United States v. Virginia.

SPARC is not a pilot or a proposal. It is an established, fully operating program already delivering the integrated services the Commonwealth is legally required to provide - at substantially lower cost than Medicaid-funded day programs and with a significantly higher level of programming, including richer community integration, individualized engagement, and meaningful daily activities that far exceed the programs currently serving adults with complex needs.

Funding SPARC is a strategic, direct, and cost effective way for Virginia to demonstrate measurable progress toward compliance with the Permanent Injunction.

I urge you to support these budget amendments and help ensure that adults with severe disabilities in Virginia have access to the quality community-based services they deserve.

Sincerely,

Find Your Legislators

Contact your local Board of Supervisors, State Senator, and Delegate to voice your support for SPARC.

Fairfax County

Board of Supervisors

Arlington County

County Board

Loudoun County

Board of Supervisors

City of Alexandria

City Council

Fairfax County Board of Supervisors

Jeffrey C. McKay

Chairman (At-Large)

Email: chairman@fairfaxcounty.gov

Phone: 703-324-2321

Address: 12000 Government Center Pkwy #530, Fairfax, VA 22035

Kathy L. Smith

Sully District (Vice-Chairman)

Email: sully@fairfaxcounty.gov

Phone: 703-814-7100

Address: 4900 Stonecroft Blvd, Chantilly, VA 20151

Walter L. Alcorn

Hunter Mill District

Email: huntermill@fairfaxcounty.gov

Phone: 703-478-0283

Address: 12000 Bowman Towne Dr, Reston, VA 20190

James N. Bierman Jr.

Dranesville District

Email: dranesville@fairfaxcounty.gov

Phone: 703-356-0551

Address: 1437 Balls Hill Rd, McLean, VA 22101

Pat Herrity

Springfield District

Email: springfield@fairfaxcounty.gov

Phone: 703-451-8873

Address: 6140 Rolling Rd, Springfield, VA 22152

Rodney L. Lusk

Franconia District

Email: franconia@fairfaxcounty.gov

Phone: 703-971-6262

Address: 6121 Franconia Rd, Alexandria, VA 22310

Daniel G. Storck

Mount Vernon District

Email: mtvernon@fairfaxcounty.gov

Phone: 703-780-7518

Address: 2511 Parkers Lane, Alexandria, VA 22306

Dalia A. Palchik

Providence District

Email: providence@fairfaxcounty.gov

Phone: 703-560-6946

Address: 8739 Lee Hwy, Fairfax, VA 22031

Rachna Sizemore Heizer

Braddock District

Email: braddock@fairfaxcounty.gov

Phone: 703-425-9300

Address: 9002 Burke Lake Rd, Burke, VA 22015

Andres F. Jimenez

Mason District

Email: mason@fairfaxcounty.gov

Phone: 703-256-7717

Address: 6507 Columbia Pike, Annandale, VA 22003

Arlington County Board

Arlington County Board members are elected at-large and can all be reached at the same address.

Matt de Ferranti

Chair

Email: Countyboard@arlingtonva.us

Phone: 703-228-3130

Address: 2100 Clarendon Blvd #300, Arlington, VA 22201

Maureen Coffey

Vice-Chair

Email: Countyboard@arlingtonva.us

Phone: 703-228-3130

Address: 2100 Clarendon Blvd #300, Arlington, VA 22201

Susan Cunningham

Member

Email: Countyboard@arlingtonva.us

Phone: 703-228-3130

Address: 2100 Clarendon Blvd #300, Arlington, VA 22201

Julius D. "JD" Spain Sr.

Member

Email: Countyboard@arlingtonva.us

Phone: 703-228-3130

Address: 2100 Clarendon Blvd #300, Arlington, VA 22201

Takis P. Karantonis

Member

Email: Countyboard@arlingtonva.us

Phone: 703-228-3130

Address: 2100 Clarendon Blvd #300, Arlington, VA 22201

Loudoun County Board of Supervisors