Langley In The News

In observance of Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, Langley Residential Support Services (Langley) has launched a campaign from March 17 – 21, 2025 to raise awareness and critical funding so those with developmental disabilities can continue to have a chance to live a rich, full life. For more than 40 years the Northern Virginia nonprofit has served adults with developmental disabilities and their families by providing quality, comprehensive residential and community support services.

Langley Residential Support Services is elated to share the news that our own Stephanie Davidson received the esteemed honor of being recognized by the Disability Services Board of Fairfax County with the 2022 Martha Glennan Disability Inclusion and Equality Award in the individual category. Davidson received the award in a ceremony Monday, Dec 12 with LRSS families, board, and staff there to cheer her on.

LRSS was featured in Kristen's Kudos on Great Day Washington showing our residents and program participants bouncing back to normal activities.

Langley Residential received a $1,000 grant from the Junior League of Washington to replace a refrigerator at a Fairfax County group home.

Vienna-based Langley Residential Support Services, a nonprofit serving adults with developmental disabilities, has named a new executive director. Langley Residential's board hired Maureen K. Gum as executive director after she served as interim executive director.

A donation from the Narang Foundation will cover the cost of critical repairs at group homes for people with developmental disabilities.

The McLean-based Narang Foundation has donated $15,000 to Langley Residential Support Services toward its operations to help Fairfax County adults with developmental disabilities.

A major gift from the Narang Foundation has jumpstarted a donation campaign to address critical needs in Langley Residential's group homes for adults with developmental disabilities.

"Great Day Washington" host Kristen Berset-Harris interviews a LRSS resident and our board chair a year later into the pandemic about all the challenges we've overcome.

A caring home for those with disabilities: Langley Residential Support Services is among the thousands of group homes in the DC, Maryland, and Virginia metro region for adults with developmental disabilities. "Hopefully, you'd never know that our house is a group home," Betsy Schatz told The Beacon during an interview earlier this year, because they're "regular houses in regular neighborhoods."

Langley Residential Executive Director Betsy Schatz is interviewed for fifteen minutes by the Democratic Business Council of Northern Virginia.

One of our residents, our executive director, our board chair, and one of our extremely generous donors are all interviewed in this Connection Newspapers story.

Langley Residential receives a very generous contribution from the McLean-based Narang Family Foundation. Foundation board member and local businessman RJ Narang and Langley Residential Executive Director Betsy Schatz are quoted. Also, read more on Tysons Reporter and InsideNOVA.

Langley Residential is profiled on the “Great Day Washington” morning show on WUSA-TV Channel 9. Anchor Kristen Berset interviews our Board Chair Doug Duvall, who is Assistant Vice President of Communications at Amtrak. It’s only a few minutes long, so we hope you will get a chance to check it out.