Encircle Families
News & Updates
September 26, 2025
A Message From the Director – Fall 2025
Welcome to this edition of Connecting, Encircle Families’ newsletter. In this issue, you’ll find: As you read through these stories, I want to share a…
September 26, 2025
Founding Voice Leaves Lasting Legacy
Peggy’s legacy lives on in the lives she touched and the community she helped create.
September 25, 2025
Introducing Family Transition Navigation: Your Guide From School to Adulthood
The Family Transition Navigation Program provides personalized information, training, referrals, mentoring, and systems navigation support so families can move confidently from school-based services to adult…
July 21, 2025
In Memory of Peggy Storrs
Peggy’s legacy lives on in the lives she touched and the community she helped create.
June 24, 2025
What’s in a Name?
The Journey From Pilot Parents, to Raising Special Kids to Encircle Families In May 2025, we proudly unveiled our new name, Encircle Families. This change…
June 24, 2025
Staff Spotlight: Jessica Crain
With a degree in marketing, Jessica Crain worked in commercial real estate, product development and resort management. Jessica and her family also consider themselves among…
June 24, 2025
A Message From the Director – Summer 2025
As we step into this exciting new chapter as Encircle Families, I want to take a moment to reflect on the legacy that brought us here,…
April 18, 2025
Rejecting Harmful Misinformation: Autism Is Not an Epidemic
By framing autism solely as a tragedy, Kennedy dismisses the beautiful, complex identities and contributions of millions of people around the world.
April 10, 2025
ACTION ALERT!
Use your voice to oppose cuts to crucial programs and services for families of children with disabilities.
March 24, 2025
Parent Advocacy
“It’s important not to take these movements for granted. All these rights that we are used to in this society today came about because somebody…
March 24, 2025
Advocacy Skills Are a Family Affair
With guidance from Encircle Families, Susie Turrey and her son Levi learned to speak up for the supports he needed—transforming his education and building confidence…