Guest Speaker: Doreen G. Fulton, Founder, Believe in a Ray of Hope, LLC

Presented for The Family Village: Transition Parents Support Group, The Arc of Northern Virginia

Your village is not a list of phone numbers. It’s five specific kinds of people who show up in five specific ways — your Knower, your Witness, your Doer, your Dreamer, your Restorer.

Doreen built her own village the hard way — after a Tuesday morning phone call, when Robert was twenty-one, and the wait for support could be years. That was the day she stopped waiting for the system to save her family, and started building the village that would.

This talk is for parents and families navigating transition and beyond — walking through exactly what a real support village looks like, how to find it before a crisis forces the question, and the one document every family needs and almost none of us have.

Staying Calm and Connected This School Year

FOR PARENTS & CAREGIVERS

of children and young adults with special needs

You’ll leave with:

• A concrete way to calm the back-to-school anxiety spiral

• A simple plan to confirm your child's services start on time

• The five kinds of support every caregiving family needs

• Three free tools to refuel when you're running on empty

• One small, doable step for your year — not just your child's

Presented by Doreen G. Fulton

Founder, Believe in a Ray of Hope • 30+ years navigating IEPs, transitions, and special needs advocacy

To reserve your seat, contact me:

doreenfulton@believeinarayofhope.com

You don't have to walk this road alone.