Porto Charities, Inc. is dedicated to increasing the educational resources available to children with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the Catholic Diocese of Arlington, Virginia. 

As a result, one of our main focus areas in partnership with the Diocese of Arlington is providing grants to Catholic Schools to help them serve children with disabilities in our community.

Porto Charities awarded grants to the following Catholic Diocese organizations in 2022:

• Diocese of Arlington
• The Basilica School of St. Mary, Alexandria
• Bishop Ireton High School, Alexandria
• Bishop Denis J. O'Connell High School, Arlington
• Holy Family School, Dale City
• Holy Spirit School, Annandale
• St. Anthony of Padua School, Falls Church
• St. James Preschool, Falls Church
• St. John Paul the Great High School, Potomac Shores
• St. Leo the Great, Fairfax
• St. Mark Evangelist School, Vienna
• St. Paul IV High School, Chantilly
• St. Theresa School, Ashburn
• St. Thomas Aquinas Regional School, Woodbridge
• St. Thomas More School, Arlington
• St. Veronica School, Chantilly

It's possible that the Catholic Schools closest to you aren't listed above, but that doesn't mean they don't serve children with special needs. All Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Arlington accept children with disabilities. The type of support and accommodations each one provides for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities varies depending on enrollment. 

If you wish to find out more about what school in the Diocese of Arlington best fits your child's special needs, please contact:

Diane Elliott
Assistant Superintendent, Office of Catholic Schools
703-841-3818
diane.elliott@arlingtondiocese.org
Catholic Diocese of Arlington
200 North Glebe Road, Suite 503
Arlington, VA 22203
arlingtondiocese.org
 

If you wish to look at a list of all the Diocese's Catholic Schools, click here.

Please consider making a donation to our Grants fund to esure we can continue growing our list of Catholic Schools providing services for children with intellectual disabilities in the Diocese of Arlington.